Being an ethical leader is the right thing to do. And it pays off. There is a paradox that makes this information difficult for some experienced leaders to act on. Some business leaders are so concerned with the bottom line and shareholder value that they…
Author: Linda Fisher Thornton
Linda Fisher Thornton is Founder and CEO of Leading in Context, and author of the award-winning book 7 Lenses. She teaches as Adjunct Professor for the University of Richmond SPCS. She is leading a movement to help leaders and organizations Unleash the Positive Power of Ethical Leadership.
Top Resources for Implementing Leadership Ethics Training
After my article about leadership ethics training (Full-Text Article) ran in the September issue of Training and Development magazine, I learned that readers were having trouble finding resources for implementing ethics programs for leaders that incorporated the broader definition of "ethical leadership." …
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About This Blog and an Opportunity to Help Shape it
This blog was started in order to help leaders find cutting edge, research-based, practical tools for improving leadership and leadership development in today's business world. The focus is on ethical, results-based leadership. "There are a variety of reasons why CLOs are finding…
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OpenCourseWare Helps Businesses Afford Leadership Development
MIT is offering high quality handouts and exercises for businesses to to use in corporate education - free. MIT OpenCourseWare includes actual MIT teaching materials from previous years, including leader notes and handouts. Using high quality MIT handouts and exercises will add credibility to your leadership…
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Best Leadership Books & Blogs
Andrea Useem's Washington Post article The Leadership Playlist: What You Need to Read highlights "the ten best leadership books of all time" and recommends Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten's website The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. If you like…
“Leadership Ethics Training: Why is it So Hard to Get it Right?”
"The headlines are full of stories about unethical leaders. We know from following those stories that unethical leadership can ruin a company. Why, then, are experienced Chief Learning Officers having difficulty implementing effective training in Leadership Ethics?" My article "Leadership…
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What Makes a Successful Leader?
This is a working paper by Richmond, Rollin and Brown on leadership, emotional intelligence and personality type. It includes findings on what makes a succesful leader, and how your view on that question may vary depending on your MBTI type.…
Training Measurement Resource
For those of you who requested more information about training metrics, this 2008 book may be especially helpful to you. By Josh Bersin, it's called The Training Measurement Book. Check it out on Amazon.com. For New Blog Posts, visit LeadinginContext.com/Blog For more, see…
“Accountability in Human Resource Management”
Jack Phillips, the guru of training measurement has written a book that helps HR executives measure their contribution to the organization's results and engage senior management in the work of improving performance. Details available at Amazon.com. For New Blog Posts, visit LeadinginContext.com/Blog For more, see…
The CEO and Human Resources, Working Together
This link takes you to a slideshow about "How CEOs can Inspire Their HR Teams". It includes some interesting diagrams showing how HR is assuming a more strategic role in the organization. For New Blog Posts, visit LeadinginContext.com/Blog For more, see Linda’s book 7…
Employee Engagement: The Importance of Management
This article called "Employee-Engagement-The-Key-to-Improving-Performance" highlights the importance of management in organizational success. It provides good information for human resource managers about what employees need from management in order to feel engaged in their work. For New Blog Posts, visit LeadinginContext.com/Blog For more, see…
Research Ties Ethics to Business Success
Research Ties Ethics to Business Success This article provides highlights of the research by Dr. Michael McCuddy, who was honored as having written the best ethics or business law paper of 2007 by the International Journal of Business and Economics. For New Blog…
Great Article About What Went Wrong Ethically in the Economic Collapse
Take a look at this article at ethisphere.com. It is a compelling read for those who are interested in the link between business ethics and the economic collapse. For New Blog Posts, visit LeadinginContext.com/Blog For more, see new book 7 Lenses and the 21 Question…
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Leadership Ethics and Creating Organizational Value
As choices and challenges become more complex, it is increasingly difficult for leaders to know how to "do the right thing." Is doing the right thing completely defined by the organization's stated values? What if those values end up causing…
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