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Are Veterans More Ethical Leaders?

LDRLB

They then matched their lists to the companies’ performance and to a list of the 132 cases of corporate fraud from 1994-2004 to see who was in charge when the fraud was committed. The researchers compiled the names of CEOs from American’s top companies during that time and flagged those with prior military experience.

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Disconnection at the Heart of Corporate Failure

Great Leadership By Dan

My book came about after I watched the floodwaters of the 2004 tsunami wash away the entire resort I was staying in, all except for my own bungalow. It was a wake-up call, similar to the one corporations around the world are hearing. but will they heed it? Reflect - Stop, look, listen and feel what's around you. Debbie Nicol - Biography.

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The Glass Cliff: Opportunity or Threat for Rising Strategistas?

LDRLB

In 2004, Michelle Ryan and Alex Haslam, two professors from the University of Exeter, coined a new, more accurate term that describes a challenge that modern Strategistas face: The Glass Cliff. But of course, they’ve overcome one obstacle only to face another.

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Leaders Make Values Visible

Marshall Goldsmith

I was shown a wonderful video on Enron’s ethics and integrity. It was one of the most smoothly professional presentations on ethics and values that I have ever seen. See “Leadership Is a Contact Sport,” by Marshall Goldsmith and Howard Morgan, s+b, Fall 2004.) Enron is a great example.

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Regulators Are Always A Step Behind The Tech Giants

The Horizons Tracker

“For example, Mark Zuckerberg adopted the mantra ‘move fast and break things’ at Facebook until 2004, while Travis Kalanick listed ‘toe stepping’ and ‘principled confrontation’ among Uber’s corporate values.”

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Social Networking for Business: Does it Really Work? :: Women on.

Women on Business

Example 1: During the 2004 election season, I connected with a new friend through a grassroots Asian Pacific Islander political group. EVEN MORE: Yet another example: a good friend of mine from the 2004 Dean campaign, who was active in the 2008 Obama campaign as well, put in a request for web developers through his Facebook e-mail.

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More Policies, More Problems

LDRLB

One of the more amusing bits of information hidden within the details of the Enron collapse was that they company had a written code of ethics. With so many written ethical policies, what could go wrong? I’d argue that the same is true for organizations and ethics. Ethics: The heart of leadership (2nd ed.).