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Civility and Openness to Learning

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By Linda Fisher Thornton

Author’s Note: In a previous post, Civility is an Ethical Issue, I explained why civility is an ethical issue. In this post I’ll explore the connection between civility and openness to learning.

Moving From Tolerance to Civility in Conversation

It seems that “civility” has come to mean something closer to the word “tolerance” in everyday conversation. Civil behavior now seems to imply an aloof stance that doesn’t step directly on anyone’s toes, but that is not nearly enough. According to W. Jason Wallace, we should be “moral agents” who “share moral relationships.”

Beyond Civility

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By Linda Fisher Thornton Civility seems like a minimum standard or a fallback position, certainly not a desired end. We expect so much more from ethical leaders. Without civility, communication is chaotic and difficult (if not impossible). Civility adds choosing…

What is Ethical Leadership?

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By Linda Fisher Thornton

This collection from reader favorites on the Leading in Context Blog will help you explore the scope and dimensions of today’s ethical leadership. As you will see, ethical leadership requires much more than following laws and regulations. We have to take on a global mindset and an openness to learning, and much more.

5 More Ways to Avoid the “Rightness” Trap

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By Linda Fisher Thornton

5 More Ways to Avoid the “Rightness” Trap

The comments kept coming! Here here are 5 More Ways to Avoid the “Rightness” Trap based on social media responses to Is Needing to Be “Right” Unethical? They are each illustrated here with quotes.

Is Needing to Be “Right” Unethical?

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by Linda Fisher Thornton

We Like to be “Right”

Why do we sometimes abandon civility? One reason is that when the discussion gets heated, sometimes we just like to be “right.” And sometimes we abandon civility to try to prove that we are.