ethical leadership context

Leadership and…Sleep Ethics

Posted by Linda Fisher Thorntonon July 13, 2011July 9, 2016in Ethical Leader2 Comments

Sleep and Ethical Behavior Besides the fact that mistakes and accidents may increase at work due to lack of sleep, there is evidence that lack of sleep also contributes to the likehood of unethical behavior and to serious physical and mental harm. Here are some of the questions that this post will explore: 1. Is it ethical to force people to become sleep deprived? 2. Is it ethical to promote "wakefulness" in ways that interfere with natural sleep cycles? 3. Is it ethical to schedule work in ways that prevent people from getting regular sleep?

Posted by Linda Fisher Thorntonon July 6, 2011December 3, 2014in Ethical Leader, Trends7 Comments

The context for ethical leadership is broader than you may think. Here are some quotes that bring the concept to life:

Ethics at the Intersection

Posted by Linda Fisher Thorntonon June 29, 2011December 4, 2014in Ethical Leader, Ethical Organization, Ethical Thinking1 Comment

Why is it such a challenge to determine how we interpret "ethical leadership?" Because there are many different ways of determining what we consider to be ethical. Even while trying to be responsible we can still miss the mark by a mile. Consider some of the possible ways that a leader might interpret ethics.

11 Learning & Development Reports 2011

Posted by Linda Fisher Thorntonon June 15, 2011December 4, 2014in Ethical Organization, Trends1 Comment

We have learned a great deal about how people learn. Here is an index for leaders of current research, articles and predictions about learning:

100th Blog Post: The Ethical Leadership Training Challenge

Posted by Linda Fisher Thorntonon June 8, 2011December 4, 2014in Ethical Organization, Trends3 Comments

This graphic is a wordle of the article "Ethical Leadership Training: Why is it So Hard to Get it Right?" which was published in the September 2009 issue of Training and Development by the American Society of Training and Development and then was reprinted in its Best of Leadership 2009: Leadership Development issue. The full article is posted on the LeadinginContext®.com website: LeadinginContext.com/Articles

Case Study: Is Withholding Information From Other Leaders Unethical?

Posted by Linda Fisher Thorntonon March 24, 2010December 15, 2014in Ethical Leader, Ethical Organization, Ethical Thinking1 Comment

Is it unethical to withhold information? Let's use a case study to explore the question. "Company in the Process of Releasing a New Product" We are in the process of fine-tuning the product and getting ready to train employees on how it works and what…