Leading in Context

JANUARY 2, 2013

As we think about how we want to lead this year, we need to recognize that it is tempting to make easy short-term decisions that end up having ethical consequences in the long run. Can people determine our values just by watching how we treat people?

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HR Digest

MAY 8, 2023

Attendance and punctuality also speak to an employee’s overall work ethic and dedication to their job. Displays a strong work ethic by always showing up to work on time. Maintains a consistent attendance record and has a positive impact on team morale. Balances short-term and long-term solutions when solving problems.

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Modern Servant Leader

MARCH 2, 2023

Obviously, Mr. Adams did not show ethical or moral behaviors in his actions and what he said or did. Thank you for liking, sharing, and subscribing. Until next time, keep serving. Next you have Virtuous. Then you’ve got Nonpartisanship. He gets a lot of his information from a clearly singular line.

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Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Although these clichés might serve short-term management objectives, they often hinder long-term innovation, suppress employee morale, and foster a culture of compliance over mutual growth. Journal of Business Ethics , 56 (3), 233–243. References Adams, J. Avoiding Accountability in Organizations.

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Leading with Trust

JANUARY 7, 2021

Although self-serving leadership may seem successful in the short-term, it can never sustain itself in the long run. Leading at a higher level looks like a leader acting in a moral and ethical manner. Self-serving leadership looks like citizens placing a higher priority on their own special interests— I’ve got rights!—

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Leadership Politics Short-term Teamwork 82

Leading Blog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If you haven’t created an underlying ecosystem of excellence, short-term success is all it will ever be.”. For starters, let’s be honest, there’s a sliding scale of morality in the NFL (as in every industry), in which the more talented a player is, the more he can get away with.” Work ethic. A winning way. A thick skin.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 6, 2010

Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin in Leadership , Operations & Strategy , Rants By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth I have read some interesting articles and blog posts of late on the subject of CEO term limits, and felt this topic worthy of discussion.

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Thin Difference

AUGUST 6, 2019

In his article The Compliance Trap: The Snare of Short-Term Results , Eric Torrence shared a leadership struggle he faces at home and work. A steamy weather forecast presents an ethical dilemma. However, it isn’t a way of life that is sustainable long term. Our Moral Compass. And July is peak tour season.

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Great Leadership By Dan

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Guest post from Bernie Swain : Leadership requires all sorts of qualities: judgment, character, confidence, an unshakeable commitment to a work ethic guided by a moral compass. He couldn’t walk, his short-term memory was gone, his speech was severely compromised. “We We willed ourselves to go on,” Judy recalls.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

This format of the performance review process might require more specific and brief feedback with short-term actionable points. These reviews can be as elaborate as desired, with more long-term goals laid out as the focal point of the review. Multiple formats can be explored, as well as multiple data sources identified.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

The short answer is yes…There are in fact a great number of tests that can quickly assess leadership ability. Poor Communication Skills : Show me a leader with poor communication skills and I’ll show you someone who will be short-lived in their position. Bottom line…unproven leaders come with a high risk premium.

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Coaching Tip

JANUARY 5, 2013

If you try to create profit in any other way, you may succeed in the short term, but in the end the natural movement of society will crush you and you are bound to lose. Managing Productivity and Morale. If you try to create wealth by being great to society, you will create the greatest level of profit. Related articles.

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Short-term Bottom-up Loyalty Morale 106

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

But as more organizations fall prey to complex intangible risks, from unwanted disclosure due to rampant cyber threats to breaches of conduct driven by skewed incentive systems, the aperture of risk management is expanding from protecting the balance sheet to promoting ethical leadership and values-based decision making.

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Ron Edmondson

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Someone in a job they love, but is working for a boss they aren’t sure they trust is completely ethical. They have moral implications to them, but they aren’t clearly answered for us in the Bible. It’s also where they consider what would be best in the short-term and long-term – for all parties involved.

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Short-term Long-term Ethics Morale 51

The Idolbuster

OCTOBER 26, 2012

Today we’ll take a break from Busting Your Corporate Idol for this timely guest post from Omer Soker, Founder of The Ethics Of Success. . In August 2012 he established The Ethics of Success Corporation to help companies and individuals create and sustain positive change. Follow Omer on Twitter: @ethicsofsuccess or LinkedIn.

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Cooper Motivation Herzberg Maslow 48

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 6, 2016

A well-known theory in moral psychology called “moral licensing” suggests that the latter might be true. Moral licensing essentially means that when people do something good—such as donating to a charitable cause—they feel subsequently free or licensed to act in a more negative or morally ambiguous way.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The reason this is such a great question is that I’ve witnessed far too many executives confuse vision and mission in terms of both definition and application. Our responsibility is to respect the ethic. Furthermore, the enduring anchor of an organization is found in its values and ethics, not its mission.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

Ethical consumerism is the broad label for companies providing products that appeal to people’s best selves (for example, fair trade coffee or a purchase that includes a donation to a charitable cause). This pessimistic stance stems primarily from the lower sales of ethical brands. We cannot shop our way to a better world.”

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CO2

APRIL 20, 2012

With organizations across the nation trying to build more transparent and ethical leadership strategies in the wake of numerous scandals, this theory of leadership has received increased attention and should be something every well-rounded leader learns more about. CHARISMATIC LEADERSHIP THEORY.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 5, 2010

I don’t know about you, but it’s almost as if we have raised a generation of leaders who feel they have a moral and ethical obligation to be politically correct – WRONG. Even the term change, a concept once reserved for the innovative and revolutionary, has been hi-jacked by the politically correct.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

AUGUST 17, 2021

Long story short, depending on a person’s short-term goals and long-term aspirations, money isn’t always the primary factor motivating them at work. These employees want more than a paycheck because they’re taking a long-term view. Do You Have a Strong Work Ethic? Invest in yourself. Counterfeit Leadership.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

JUNE 21, 2022

Some folks let bad habits, low personal standards, or weak moral character rub off on them. Even though a group may provide comfort and security, it doesn’t guarantee that their motives are pure or that they’re thinking rationally or ethically. Exhibit a poor work ethic. That includes cheating a customer for short-term gain.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Legacy building in business contexts can take the form of working to ensure the long-term viability of the organization and leaving it stronger, more productive, and more valuable than it was before. Or, in more dramatic scenarios led by entrepreneurs, creating an entirely new organization. Focus on the burdens rather than the benefits.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2011

Michael Porter and Mark Kramer's article in January's HBR tries to advance our world's shared values by arguing that doing right is the best long-term business strategy. They would also see that generous and effective employee health programs result in healthier profits long-term.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2016

Statements of purpose often float upward into fluffy, generic moral injunctions, or land heavily as marketing slogans and value propositions. What’s your plan for defending your purpose despite short-term temptations? Short-term pressures are inevitable.

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Frank Sonnenberg Online

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Just as the countryman killed the goose, selfish people are so greedy and short-sighted that they make decisions against their own interests every day. Maximizing short-term profits. Instead of focusing on long-term customer relationships, you try to make a quick buck, and jeopardize future business. Selling your soul.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Studies show that it’s also counterproductive resulting in lower profit margins, return on equity , and employee morale ; costly delays as players haggle over the size of the kickback; and poverty and poor governance in the markets where they’re paid. ” Identify “moon markets” and walk away.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Listen in on MBA classes and corporate conferences and you will hear a lot of talk about the need for inspiring missions, ethical behavior and transcendent purpose. Our system of financial accounting rewards quarterly profits, but struggles mightily to place a value on ethical behavior. Bettinger is not alone.

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Intangible Assets Ethics Short-term Reputation 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2011

Integrity in all dealings means taking the interests of other parties taken into account, operating with a long-term perspective rather than short-term greed or sensationalism. Anything for a deal or anything for an advantage is just as bad as anything for a story, even if it violates moral, ethical, and legal standards.

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Long-term Short-term CEO Ethics 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2017

” Even with the consequences so brutally apparent, this executive felt so strongly that speaking up was the morally right choice that he could not have lived with himself had he stayed silent. People often have an exaggerated fear of the consequences of speaking up, and so we tend to prefer the short-term security of staying silent.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2016

In fact, Holmes is set to be played by Jennifer Lawrence in a film written and directed by Adam McKay of The Big Short.). The Theranos debacle shows how important it is to build this culture on a rock-solid ethical foundation. “Fiction,” as Albert Camus put it, “is the lie through which we tell the truth.”

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Storytelling Open-book Technology Morale 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

This time, the results were more specific: Morale was a significant issue, and the majority of people, including members of the senior leadership team, identified Vince as the root cause. Another study , published in the Journal of Business Ethics, looked at the results of more than 5,000 CEOs and came to a similar conclusion.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

It’s what we call “listening softer&# in asset-based thinking terms. However, I am extremely grateful for the knowledge I have gained in the short period of time. Ethical leadership calls for morals, fairness, caring, sharing, no false promises or unreasonable demands on others, etc. Happy New Year.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Competition drives us toward our goals and motivates us to improve our performance, while the prestige and power that come from winning can provide a powerful morale booster. At the same time, the need to win can blind us to ethical considerations. We investigated people’s ethical behavior in self-reporting their performance.

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Ethics Comparison Participative Banking 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

This isn't a new challenge, but it's more urgent than ever, not just as an effort to escape reform and regulation from the outside, but to restore the public trust, to repair the moral fabric of the system, and to unleash the innovation required to tackle the world's most pressing and important challenges.

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Short-term Long-term Ethics Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2017

This point was underscored by Unilever CEO Paul Polman when he courageously told short-term investors who did not support sustainability efforts not to buy his company’s shares. The Moral Frame. Whether in politics, finance, or business, there is growing concern that many leaders have lost their moral compass.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

And that's just the very short list of my intellectual heroes and their findings. A vision is meaningless in human terms, but an ambition is only meaningful in human terms. Here's what we already know. How do you want the world to differ — how do you want life to be meaningfully wholer, richer, better?

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