By Linda Fisher Thornton When we reach a certain level of accomplishment as leaders, it is easy to think we can slide into neutral. Here areĀ 14 compelling reasonsĀ why we can never afford toĀ cut back on investing in our own leadership development and competence:
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10 Quotes to Inspire Leaders in 2024 (Part 2)
By Linda Fisher Thornton This series includes 10 quotes (linked to blog posts with leadership guidance) to inspire you and help you improve your leader development as we head into the new year.Ā Part 1Ā included the first 5. Here are 5 more:
10 Quotes to Inspire Leaders in 2024 (Part 1)
By Linda Fisher Thornton This series includes 10 quotes (linked to blog posts with leadership guidance) to inspire you and help you improve your leader development as we head into the new year.Ā Part 1Ā includes the first 5.
Hallmarks of Ethical Leadership (Part 6)
By Linda Fisher Thornton In Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 I shared defining characteristics of ethical leadership. In Part 4 I addressed the importance of fear-free leadership. In Part 5 I explored the importance of listening to all stakeholders, including those who are not in the room. In Part 6 let's take a look at the importance of Trust.
Hallmarks of Ethical Leadership (Part 3)
By Linda Fisher Thornton InĀ Hallmarks of Ethical LeadershipĀ Part 1and Part 2, I sharedĀ 6Ā special qualities, behaviors and outcomes that define ethical leadership. This week Iāll share three more. These are intentional actions ethical leaders take to stay competent as things change around them.
Hallmarks of Ethical Leadership (Part 2)
By Linda Fisher Thornton In Hallmarks of Ethical Leadership (Part 1)Ā I sharedĀ 3Ā special qualities or behaviors that define ethical leadership. These three additional leadership behaviors even more directly impact others in a positive way.
Hallmarks of Ethical Leadership (Part 1)
By Linda Fisher Thornton How do you recognize an Ethical Leader? Today Iāll share 3 special approaches to the leadership role that are central to ethical leadership. These are ways that ethical leaders understand their roles and responsibilities in relation to others and world.
Ethical Thinking and Decision Making for Leaders (Part 3)
By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethical Thinking and Decision Making require staying grounded in ethical values, but there is much more to do than knowing our values and living them every day through our choices. InĀ Part 1Ā of this series, I explored theĀ DepthĀ of our thinking, and inĀ Part 2, I broke down issues related to understanding Context. In Part 3, letās take a look atĀ Complexity.
Ethical Thinking and Decision Making for Leaders (Part 2)
By Linda Fisher Thornton InĀ Part 1Ā of this series I looked at the importance ofĀ Deep Thinking. In Part 2, weāll consider theĀ Context. No matter how much effort it takes to understand the context, we canāt expect to make an ethical decision without taking that step.
Ethical Thinking and Decision Making for Leaders (Part 1)
By Linda Fisher Thornton Welcome toĀ Part 1Ā in the series āEthical Thinking and Decision Making for Leaders.ā Welcome toĀ Part 1Ā in the series āEthical Thinking and Decision Making for Leaders.āĀ Ethical decision-making is not simply a task. It is the process of analyzing and understanding multiple connected variables in a changing context AND applying ethical values to make responsible choices. It requires doing the work to understand issues clearly before making decisions or taking action.Ā In each post in this series, Iāll explore one aspect of this complex, connected process. Today Iāll focus on the importance of deep thinking.Ā
How Are Authenticity and Self-Actualization Connected?
By Linda Fisher Thornton Authenticity has become a common term used to describe a level of human growth or attainment. I previously wrote about the multiple dimensions of authenticity and how they relate to living an intentional, aware, and ethical life. I became curious about how authenticity relates to measures of human development and Maslow's concept of self-actualization. Scott Barry Kaufman, a humanistic psychologist who tested and built on Maslow's research, includes Authenticity in the list of 10 characteristics of Self-Actualization.
Light Bulb Moments
By Linda Fisher Thornton This week I'm sharing some thoughts about teaching and learning that have been on my mind. It is hard for me to hear about students who are struggling with teachers or professors who try to trick them with impossible tests and quizzes - where everyone does poorly and classgrades have to be rounded up. This kind of behavior in the classroom leads to stress, frustration, lack of confidence, unfairly poor grades and other negative outcomes, when students really do know the material. It can happen, though, when the focus of teaching is in the wrong place.
What’s the Difference? Is It Fake News or Misinformation?
By Linda Fisher Thornton Most people are concerned about how much information that is "out there" isn't true. And UPenn found that "misinformation works much more easily than the efforts to undo it. Their data revealed that misinformation is almost always accepted as fact ā a staggering 99.6% of the time ā whereas attempts to correct it succeed only in only 83% of cases." (UPenn, Misinformation, Misconceptions, and Conspiracy Theories in Communication)
Building an Ethical Culture (Part 4)
By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethical Culture is a System of Systems Donāt assume that an ethical culture will just happen in your workplace. Even if you are a good leader, ethical culture is a delicate thing, requiring intentional positive leadership and daily tending. It requires more than good leadership, more than trust building, and more than good hiring. Why does building an ethical culture require so much more than good leadership? Ethical culture is a system of systems, and just putting in good leadership, trust-building and good hiring doesnāt make itĀ healthy.
Building an Ethical Culture (Part 2)
By Linda Fisher Thornton One of my favorite concepts for understanding how social media is changing the visibility of organizational culture is Trendwatching.comās reportĀ Glass Box Brands.Ā As Trendwatching.com eloquently explains, āIn an age of radical transparency, your internal culture is your brand.āĀ The key point I take away from this important report is that we can no longer assume that our culture is private. In fact, itās completely public and it defines our brand.
Leading in Context 