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		<title>Complexity and Childhood Education</title>
		<link>http://leadingincontext.com/2012/01/25/responsible-educational-leadership-is-attainable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Fisher Thornton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are Beginning to Understand the Kind of Educational Leadership that Prepares Young Students for Success in Our Complex World. 

Forward-thinking leaders are advocating  these educational approaches and roles that lead to creativity, learning, growth and innovation:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadingincontext.com&amp;blog=6464022&amp;post=1681&amp;subd=lindafisherthornton&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Trustworthy Business Behavior</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Fisher Thornton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trust Across America has published its list of "The Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior 2012." <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadingincontext.com&amp;blog=6464022&amp;post=7778&amp;subd=lindafisherthornton&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Responsible Management Education: UN Principles</title>
		<link>http://leadingincontext.com/2012/01/11/responsible-management-education-un-principles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Fisher Thornton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is the Purpose of Management Education? 
The purpose of management education is obviously to develop capable and responsible managers. But what does that mean? <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadingincontext.com&amp;blog=6464022&amp;post=7639&amp;subd=lindafisherthornton&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Use the Leading in Context® Website</title>
		<link>http://leadingincontext.com/2012/01/04/how-to-use-the-leading-in-context-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Fisher Thornton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Context]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ethical leadership in a global society]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[leading responsibly]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How to Use The Leading in Context® Website

Consider how you want to find information and then click on the link below:

◊ To understand the evolving definition of "leading ethically" in a global society    (Review Selected Posts)

◊ To follow my curiosity    (Scan the Blog Index for titles that interest you!)<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadingincontext.com&amp;blog=6464022&amp;post=7645&amp;subd=lindafisherthornton&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Years 2012: Questions For Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:49:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Fisher Thornton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethical Leader]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leadership development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[what is leadership? What is leadership development? What are leadership skills?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As we head into the New Year, here are some questions for us to ask ourselves as leaders: <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadingincontext.com&amp;blog=6464022&amp;post=7342&amp;subd=lindafisherthornton&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>100 Trends to Watch in 2012</title>
		<link>http://leadingincontext.com/2011/12/22/100-trends-to-watch-in-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Fisher Thornton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we enter 2012, these trend reports will give you a sense of where the world is going in a variety of different areas, from responsible leadership to social media, branding, consumerism, mobile apps and web design, food and color trends.  Enjoy!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadingincontext.com&amp;blog=6464022&amp;post=7281&amp;subd=lindafisherthornton&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is Social Media Leadership?</title>
		<link>http://leadingincontext.com/2011/12/14/social-media-leadership/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 10:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Fisher Thornton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea for this post came from a reader's comment about how new the area of social media leadership is to the leadership community (Thanks Justin!).

Here are some resources that will help you lead others through engagement with social media engagement and the new ways we communicate in business today:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadingincontext.com&amp;blog=6464022&amp;post=7187&amp;subd=lindafisherthornton&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking Ethically: 5 Sources</title>
		<link>http://leadingincontext.com/2011/12/07/thinking-ethically-5-sources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Fisher Thornton</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ethical Thinking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How Will People Learn to Think Ethically if We Don't Teach Them?

While we place a heavy emphasis on corporate education and childhood education as a nation, we don't often see "learning to think ethically" on the classroom agenda or the corporate training schedule. How can people be expected to navigate the complexities of life and work responsibly without learning how to think ethically?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadingincontext.com&amp;blog=6464022&amp;post=6960&amp;subd=lindafisherthornton&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Most Ethical Companies</title>
		<link>http://leadingincontext.com/2011/11/30/most-ethical-companies-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Fisher Thornton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which companies are the world's most ethical? It depends on who you ask! Three reports posted at Ethisphere.com, MillwardBrown.com  and Forbes.com reveal their rankings.

Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies 2011 at Ethisphere.com organizes the mostethical companies by industry and country.

Ethics Impacts Top Brand Value

The Forbes Top Brands Report at Forbes.com lets us choose how you want to see the rankings by clicking the term at the top of the table. You may choose to rank based on Trust, Ethical Leadership, Innovation, Revenue, Advertising Spending or Industry. It's interesting to see the names change when you compare the revenue rankings to the ethical leadership rankings.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadingincontext.com&amp;blog=6464022&amp;post=6922&amp;subd=lindafisherthornton&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking Beyond Disciplines: Why We Need it</title>
		<link>http://leadingincontext.com/2011/11/23/thinking-beyond-disciplines-why-we-need-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:21:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Fisher Thornton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Transdiciplinarity?

The Institute for the Future and the University of Phoenix Research Institute list transdisciplinarity as #7 in a list of skills critical for Workforce 2020. They define it as "understanding concepts across multiple disciplines."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=leadingincontext.com&amp;blog=6464022&amp;post=6267&amp;subd=lindafisherthornton&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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