10 Posts to Inspire Leaders in 2026 (Part 2)

By Linda Fisher Thornton

Part 1 of this series included the first 5 Quotes to Inspire Leaders in 2026. This week I’m sharing 5 more thought provoking quotes and posts that will help you refine your leadership thinking in 2026:

Ethical thinking means we never lose sight of our positive purpose. We choose to be the sum of our values, not our challenges. Linda Fisher Thornton in How Do Ethical Leaders Think?

While it’s tempting to over simplify leadership and think about it as any one thing, good leadership can only be fully understood by thinking about it in multiple ways. Here is a starter list of 16 defining characteristics of good leadership. Linda Fisher Thornton in 6 Answers to “What is Good Leadership?”

At a high level of understanding of issues, we are seeing many of the facets of the issues, not just fixating on one or two facets. We are intentionally listening to people we don’t agree with to understand their points. Linda Fisher Thornton in Seeing The Facets of Facts (Part 1)

For ethical leadership to stick, the culture needs an infrastructure that consistently supports acting on stated values…Ethical cultures treat ethical thinking as something that must be cultivated, demonstrated, and practiced over time. Linda Fisher Thornton in 5 Common Culture Gaps That Erode Ethical Leadership

We can help our young people build a scaffolding for thinking through ethical challenges. We can help them learn that ethics is about positive actions, not the ethical mistakes often covered in the news. Linda Fisher Thornton in Ethical Leaders: 10 Behaviors to Avoid

Make time to uncover your best leadership. Reflect on what it means to live and lead ethically every day, and practice staying grounded in ethical thinking.