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5 Convincing Benefits of Sustainable Business Practices

Strategy Driven

Modern-age consumers favor businesses that promote social and ethical values and support the marginalized. It instills the consumers with a sense of affiliation or positive associations with the company, boosting the brand image and customer loyalty. Whether in fashion, beauty, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, or other industries.

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Don’t Coach Integrity Violations – Fire Them!

Marshall Goldsmith

I’m in the 90%, and what we do is help leaders achieve positive, lasting change in behavior. For example, a pharmaceutical company called me recently. The second question I ask is: are the client’s issues integrity or ethical issues? It was about people who, instead of being fired for ethics violations, got coaches.

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When Leadership Coaching Works (And When It Doesn't)

Marshall Goldsmith

A: In my work as an executive coach, I only get paid if my clients achieve a positive, lasting change in behavior - not as judged by themselves, but as determined by their key stakeholders. One pharmaceutical company called and asked me to coach "Dr. Second, when leaders commit an ethical violation they should be fired - not coached.

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Veterans Among the Best Civilian Leaders

Strategy Driven

When it’s time to hire for critical positions within your company, consider the training and certification in military systems offered to service men and women. As we’ve seen, these men and women possess a great deal of learning agility, an indication that they can adapt quickly in new situations.

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Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business Review

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. So how do you know whether your company is positioned to help you­ — or hurt you — as you encounter gray-area decisions in your work? Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. If there is a disconnect, that is a red flag.

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Guest Post: Talk is Cheap!

Lead on Purpose

You too can leverage economic adversity to strengthen and revitalize your business so that you’ll be well positioned when financial prosperity once again returns, which I’m confident it will. Filed under: Integrity , Leadership , Purpose , Team Building , Trust Tagged: | Albert J.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Former HR director with Pepsi Central Eastern Europe, and gained HR expertise at PLIVA Pharmaceutical Company (now part of Teva Group). Sanyin Siang – Executive Director of the Duke University Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE). Executive position with CityNet. Led Leadership Department at West Point.