By Linda Fisher Thornton Developing an "ethical self" is important for good citizenship and good leadership. But what does it involve? There's more to developing and maintaining an ethical self than trying to make good choices. Making ethical choices isn't easy, and while we're struggling, our brains are actually working against us.
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Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 4)
By Linda Fisher Thornton To wrap up a recent series of posts about truth, misinformation and how to spot false narratives, here is a summary of key points and questions for discussion.
Ethical Leadership: Beyond Insight to Action
By Linda Fisher Thornton Have you had an insight while attending a conference? While listening to a speaker, you hear a new idea that strikes you as important, and you jot it down to follow up. But do you ever follow up?
Truth and Misinformation: How to Spot False Narratives (Part 1)
By Linda Fisher Thornton
Sifting through mountains of information, people who want to do the right thing are finding it harder than ever to find the truth. We find ourselves dealing with the challenge of too much information and too little insight. This timely series will explore truth and misinformation. In each post, I will share a different way to spot misinformation and false narratives.
In Part 1, I will explore the concepts of truth and narrative.
How Is Critical Thinking Different From Ethical Thinking?
By Linda Fisher ThorntonEthical thinking and critical thinking are both important and it helps to understand how we need to use them together to make decisions.
Thinking Beyond Polarities To Both/And Thinking
By Linda Fisher Thornton
In this video, Michael DePass of CCL gives a brief introduction to polarity thinking and how it affects our communication and relationships with others.
Polarity Thinking Risks and Limitations
Thinking in an either/or way about a problem that has multiple sides/variables/perspectives limits our effectiveness. That kind of thinking:
Won't help us solve complex problems
Can lead to "stuck" thinking and stalemate
Can lead to arguing and conflict
Compounds misunderstandings (potentially leading to irreconcilable differences)
5 Things I Learned From a 6th Grade Bully
By Linda Fisher Thornton
October is Bullying Prevention Month. Most of the people I know were bullied at some point in their lives. As I look back on dealing with a 6th grade bully, I realize that I learned some things from that difficult time. Today I share that story along with resources for preventing bullying.
Grey Areas: Our Choices Define Us (Part 2)
By Linda Fisher Thornton
This post is an updated version of a reader favorite.
There Will Always Be Grey Areas
There will always be ethical grey areas. We see plenty of information about lying, cheating, stealing and other obvious ethical violations. It is more difficult to know what to do when we encounter behaviors that fall into ethical grey areas, particularly in term of relationships with other people. Grey areas are difficult for anyone to handle but leaders bear the additional weight of needing to set the tone for the organization. Each decision impacts the ethics of the organization.
Why Ethical Thinking Matters (Part 2)
By Linda Fisher Thornton
To celebrate 7 Lenses going into its second printing, this is the second post in a special series focused on Why Ethical Thinking Matters. In case you missed it, last week's post was Why Ethical Thinking Matters (Part 1).
Leading in Context 