Human Leadership is the Leadership We Need
As we struggle with compounding challenges around the world, people are more and more frequently seeking information about human or humane leadership. Why is the topic so timely?
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Leadership Isn’t Cushy (Human Development Required)
By Linda Fisher Thornton
There’s a powerful connection between responsible leadership and human growth and development. It’s not easily visible to leaders, so today I’m digging into how these important variables intersect and how they should inform our approach to leadership development.
Leadership and…Human Rights
Honoring Human Rights
As business leaders, it is our responsibility to honor human rights in all that we do. Article 1 of the The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights says that:
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Unethical Leadership: Selective Inclusion
By Linda Fisher Thornton
I previously wrote about the problem of selective respect and today I’ll address it’s evil twin. It has been happening right in front of us and has been amplified by social media – leaders speaking from a perspective of selective inclusion. This week, I’m sharing a collection of posts that explain the importance of full inclusion and how to recognize examples that stray from it.
Conquer These Leadership Temptations In The New Year
By Linda Fisher Thornton
We’re starting a new year, with fresh possibilities, and it is a good time to think about our leadership values. What do we believe? How do we treat others? What matters to us? Can people determine our values by watching how we treat people?
The Human Journey
By Linda Fisher Thornton
The human journey. We’re all taking it, but we don’t always know where it’s headed. We can’t always see where we’ve been until later, when we have the long-term perspective and can begin to make sense of the twists and turns we’ve taken throughout our lives.
Defining Characteristics of Unethical Leadership
By Linda Fisher Thornton
This week I’m sharing posts that clearly describe what unethical leadership looks like, and caution readers about the risks of allowing it to continue. While I have always blogged about proactive ethical leadership, my posts on unethical leadership continue to be some of the most popular, so I know you’re looking for answers.
5 Easy-To-Spot Hallmarks of (Un)Ethical Leadership
By Linda Fisher Thornton
Quibbling about terminology –the words used to describe unethical behaviors as they are uniquely defined by different groups – just misdirects our attention away from some foundational, easy-to-spot signs of unethical leadership.
Elements of Ethical Leadership Development
By Linda Fisher Thornton
Ethical leadership development is the ongoing process of guiding leaders to become ethical people and ethical leaders. It is not the same thing as compliance training or legal requirements, although those are also important. This is the human development that happens over time that brings leaders to the point of being able to handle what the world throws at them using ethical thinking and action.
Fear Disrupts Human Development (And Ethics)
By Linda Fisher Thornton
Ethical leaders create fear-free work environments, which are foundational in building and maintaining ethical culture and protecting reputation and ethical brand value. This week let’s build on research previously shared in a popular post, and look at additional insights about the negative impact of fear-inducing leadership on individuals and organizations.
What Leadership Legacy Will You Leave?
By Linda Fisher Thornton
What kind of leadership legacy will you leave? It’s a powerful question that we don’t often stop to think about. Here are some questions to reflect on to assess your legacy, as it stands now, and determine whether that’s the “message in a bottle” that you want to leave for future generations.
600th Blog Post: 10 Leadership Lessons Learned
By Linda Fisher Thornton
I’ve been blogging for 12 years, after making a very rocky start on March 5, 2009. If I had let my early failures determine my future, I would never have made it to this point, celebrating 600 posts on the Leading in Context Blog. Today I’m sharing 10 Leadership Lessons I’ve learned since starting this blog in the hopes that they will inspire you to press forward in your important work.
20 (Responsible) Leadership Outcomes
By Linda Fisher Thornton
With responsible leadership, people experience feelings of self-worth from being treated well, and feelings of usefulness from being able to make a valuable contribution to the team. In this kind of environment, people can best use their talents to forward the organization’s mission.
How does responsible leadership make people feel? Here are 20 human responses that transform individual lives and organizational outcomes. Think about great leaders you have worked with and see if these outcomes resonate with your experience.
10 Leadership Strategies For Thriving in 2021
By Linda Fisher Thornton
Here we are at the end of the year already. So much of it has been a blur as we’ve scrambled to reinvent our work and daily habits to adapt to a persistent global pandemic.
A COVID-19 Leadership Reset: Moving Beyond Paradox
By Linda Fisher Thornton
It’s been a tough year for everyone, and much of the strain has fallen on leaders. They have had much more to think about and juggle than they usually have to consider in a typical year, and the stakes have been much higher. Today I’m sharing a collection of curated resources that will help leaders achieve a leadership reset for adapting to COVID-19.
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