By Linda Fisher Thornton Leadership has entered a new realm, leaving the space of knowns and certainties (which was an illusion anyway) and entering the space of deep uncertainty, blurred lines and sliding scales. What it takes to succeed as a leader in this new realm is completely different from the leadership of ages past.
Tag: complexity and leadership
What is Meaningful Leadership? (Part 5)
By Linda Fisher Thornton
What is Meaningful Leadership? Making a Difference By Building a Better Society For the Future
In Part 1 of this series we looked at how leaders generate meaningful environments where others can thrive. In Part 2 we explored a leader's own quest for authenticity. In Part 3 we looked at the role of powerful conversations and a focus on relational ROI. In Part 4, we examined how meaningful leadership requires truth-seeking based on ethical values. In Part 5 we'll take a look at how meaningful leadership makes a difference by building a better society for the future.
Meaningful leadership sees the world in terms of building a better future together. The important focus on together requires not drawing lines around "better" or "worse" people or creating "in" and "out" groups.
Untangling (Social and Mainstream) Media Ethics
By Linda Fisher Thornton
Anyone can post content on social media. In the UNESCO report "The Media: Operation Decontamination," Aidan White notes that "Today, it’s not just journalists who need to watch their language and show respect for the facts; everyone with something to say in the public information sphere needs to show some ethical restraint."
Today, I'm sharing resources for understanding the ethical responsibilities of media leadership. There are many variables complicating media ethics. Six of them are named below.
Unraveling The Future State of The World
By Linda Fisher Thornton
The Millennium Project is a global participatory think tank with a noble purpose - To "improve humanity’s prospects for building a better future."
Is Our Leadership “Good?”
By Linda Fisher Thornton
How will we know if our leadership is "good?" Since there are conflicting opinions about what good leaders do, we need an understanding of the context to answer this important question.
Do Good Things Come to Those Who Wait?
By Linda Fisher Thornton
I don't particularly like the quote "Good things come to those who wait." This quote, attributed to British author Violet Fane (Mary M. Singleton) in 1892, may be true but it leaves out important parts of the story. Good things may come to those who wait, but only after certain important conditions have been met:
Leader Competence: Will it Be A Multiplier or a Divider?
By Linda Fisher Thornton
Ethical leadership competence is an issue that is gaining attention. Expectations of "good leadership" are increasing and leaders and organizations are scrambling to keep up. While sometimes people disagree about implementation, there is a strong consensus among scholars and research organizations that today's leadership requires broad, high level thinking.
With expectations for good leadership continuing to expand, some organizations still do not have leader competence on their strategy agendas.
10 Ways the Leadership Relationship is Changing (Part 2)
By Linda Fisher Thornton
Previously, I blogged about the first 5 of 10 Ways the Leadership Relationship is Changing, and today I want to explore 5 more.
What Does Ethical Consumerism Mean for Business?
What is Ethical Consumerism?
Ethical consumerism means that more customers are choosing to purchase goods that are ethically sourced, ethically made and ethically distributed. In her article "Ethical Consumerism and Conservatism: Hand in Glove" in the Heinz Journal, Jacqueline Payne describes the ethical consumer this way:
Is Needing to Be “Right” Unethical?
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.
Leading in Context 