Leading in Context

OCTOBER 10, 2018

By Linda Fisher Thornton Each year I curate a list of sites that write about trends that will change how we do business in the coming year. This year's list includes some ongoing trends from last year and some fresh ideas and new directions. Take a look at the 70+ trends at the links below and start getting ready for what's ahead!

Trends 224

Trends Ethics Skills Leadership 224

Leading Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It is critical to understand that character is not just about morals and ethics but, in its fullest form, about human flourishing through better judgments and well-being. Extensive research and analysis concerning this can equip leaders with the necessary means to scale it in their own organizations. 30, 2023).

Self-aware 443

Self-aware Leadership Metrics Short-term 443

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 14, 2020

Whilst hyper-relevance, ultra-personalisation, collaboration, ethics and sustainability are the crucial foundations of success; those tasked with creating that innovation are now faced with the challenge of the environmental crisis. This meaning that society and business alike are confronted with an existential dilemma.

Crisis 223

Crisis Brand Leadership Ethics 223

Michael Lee Stallard

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Politics aside, there is much to admire about Justice Ginsburg—her perseverance in overcoming obstacles, her commitment to the cause of equality for women and men, and her tremendous work ethic, even while undergoing treatment for cancer in her 80s. Outside of work, they shared a love of opera.

Advice 199

Advice Construction Mentor Politics 199

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Such a commitment is not only ethically the right thing to do but the rational thing to do, as issues such as burnout and bullying have huge costs to the workplace,whether from poor productivity, low engagement, absenteeism, or sick leave. “The practical implications of this research are far reaching.

Absenteeism 139

Absenteeism Cooper Globalization Commitment 139

HR Digest

JANUARY 27, 2020

In 2019, we saw the proliferation of “fake news” spill out of the political sphere and make its way into organizations. Ethical leadership will make or break the bottom line. Throughout 2019, a myriad of factors have forced companies to recognize the importance of ethical leadership.

Ethics 84

Ethics Competitive Advantage Restructuring Trends 84

The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 5, 2022

This is roughly double the number who reported the same in 2019. This kind of deployment of chatbot technology would be in line with the recommendations outlined by the Institute for Ethical AI in Education , which recommended in 2020 that AI-based technologies should increase the capacity of higher education institutions.

Education 136

Education Early Adopters Ethics Technology 136

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 19, 2023

” Data custodians The report builds upon the society’s previous publication in 2019 on protecting privacy in practice. “But before any of these technologies can be used safely, the UK Government needs to set out clear legal and ethical standards to allow the public sector the confidence to use data to its full potential.”

Analysis 112

Analysis Ethics Report Technology 112

Great Leadership By Dan

JANUARY 9, 2020

They have purpose, influence, ethics, and they continually look to safeguard the future of their organization. Whose communications are tailored to individuals, who can converse with all levels of people, who celebrate success and who make their employees feel that anything is possible. Vibrant culture leaders stand for something.

Quality 164

Quality Emotional Intelligence Self-aware Learning-by-Doing 164

The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2020

Collective layoffs are sadly a rather common affair, with an estimated 556 announced between December 2018 and November 2019 in Europe alone. Unique crises. The researchers identify a number of unique characteristics of mass layoffs, not least that they, unlike other crises, are usually deliberately initiated by the organization.

Advertising 102

Advertising Automotive Restructuring Price 102

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 24, 2021

Data was collected from news coverage from January 2005 to February 2019 held in the Nexus Uni research database. Aside from the obvious moral and ethical reasons, the authors believe that it also makes financial sense for companies to do all they can to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

Analysis 92

Analysis Price Report Document 92

Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Drawing inspiration from metaphorical applications of guerrilla warfare and coup d’état strategies, this paper proposes a series of approaches to empower individuals and collectives to challenge and overturn these clichés (Roberts, 2019). Journal of Business Ethics , 56 (3), 233–243. Journal of Business Ethics , 56 (3), 233–243.

Strategy 78

Strategy P&L Taylor Taylorism 78

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

We launched a new culture framework in 2019 to articulate what our culture is – and what we aspire it to be – with a focus on building on our strengths and committing to stretch ourselves into the future. PHOTO: 3M. A version of this interview appeared in the October 2020 issue (p. 54) of The HR Digest. .

Human Resources 132

Human Resources Focus Group Crisis Definition 132

Strategy Driven

MARCH 3, 2020

I believe that hyper-relevance, ultra-personalisation, collaboration, ethics and sustainability are the crucial foundations of success. It means us.” * Green 2019. Innovation, on which any organisation is so reliant, is about to become more dynamic and challenging than ever. For strategists, the implications are profound.

Crisis 76

Crisis Brand Ethics Trends 76

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Guest post by John Hunter , author of Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability.

Deming 67

Deming Long-term Tactics Proposal 67

HR Digest

JANUARY 5, 2021

On Monday, the group announced the creation of the AWU with an op-ed in The New York Times , after years of employees protesting for better workplace inclusivity and ethics at the search engine. According to company filings, the median pay at Alphabet was $258,708 in 2019. Image: Press Corner; Google). union at the company.

Shaw 52

Shaw Telecommunications Engineering Ethics 52

The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 5, 2023

The researchers looked at insider trades by these top executives at 2,708 companies between the years 2000 and 2019. The law states that executives must publicly disclose any share dealings in their own company within two days.

Execution 98

Execution Information Analysis Company 98

Chartered Management Institute

MARCH 7, 2024

It finds nearly three-quarters of respondents had experienced barriers to career progression (73%) or some form of 'discriminatory or exclusionary’ behaviour in their workplace since the start of 2019 (72%).

Middle Management 59

Middle Management Diversity Newsletter Report 59

HR Digest

APRIL 27, 2019

The magnitude of this significant problem is outlined in ECI’s Global Business Ethics Survey. A 2019 Hotline and Incident Management Benchmark Report states that only 1.18 Corporate compliance officers need to re-evaluate the process they follow to investigate calls to the internal ethics hotline.

Compliance Officer 40

Compliance Officer Compliance Benchmarking Ethics 40

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

They want the companies they buy from to trade in an ethical and responsible way, and for the organizations they work for to not only make a positive difference to the world, but to offer them work that is fulfilling and enriching in equal measure.

Entrepreneur 75

Entrepreneur Long-term Crisis Mentor 75

Skip Prichard

DECEMBER 19, 2019

This extract from Wellbeing at Work by Cary Cooper and Ian Hesketh is ©2019 and reproduced with permission from Kogan Page Ltd. Looking at our first point, leaders do not necessarily have to be charismatic to inspire others, they can have deep values, be highly ethical, champion a cause and such-like descriptions.

Leadership 72

Leadership Long-term Cooper Charisma 72

Mark Sanborn

MAY 10, 2019

This post on leadership challenges was originally published in 2016 and has been updated for 2019. A false dichotomy of ethics. Trying to separate personal ethics from professional ethics is not a good idea. There are just ethics. What’s different about leadership today? Overemphasis on generational differences.

Ethics 40

Ethics Business Model Follow-up Innovation 40

Innovation Excellence

JULY 12, 2020

In fact, the agency holds the “Best for Governance” distinction which is a reference established by the B Corp community that evaluates a company’s overall mission, ethics, responsibility and transparency. 2019/fresh_report/#page=2. It wasn’t an overnight decision and is an integral part of our corporate culture and values.

Brand 57

Brand Creativity Project Commitment 57

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Guest post by John Hunter , author of Management Matters: Building Enterprise Capability.

Deming 28

Deming Long-term Tactics Proposal 28

Joseph Lalonde

JANUARY 8, 2023

The 2019 movie Knives Out was a smashing success for Rian Johnson. The problem is those things weren’t ethical. A Reel Leadership Article My latest book, Reel Leadership, is now available on Amazon. If you love movies and leadership, you will love this book. Johnson returns to write and direct another mystery, Glass Onion.

Leadership 254

Leadership Norton Film eBook 254

Modern Servant Leader

JULY 2, 2024

Jim Collins 2019 Other Business Balance Case for Servant Leadership The author argues that servant leadership is ethical, practical, and meaningful. Ethically intelligent people know how to use this awareness the right way. Ethical intelligence may be the most practical form of intelligence there is Ñ and the most valuable.

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Library Leadership Servant Leader Greenleaf 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2018

This hasn’t gone unnoticed by some leaders, and a new generation of CEOs taking a cue from this last bastion of the Protestant work ethic. No wonder that the simple rules (but not the simple acronyms) of CrossFit or SoulCycle have become so appealing and satisfying to many.

CEO 8

CEO Company Sports Fashion 8

Frank Sonnenberg Online

MARCH 14, 2019

To My Readers: I’m honored to republish, with permission, an article by Rodger Dean Duncan that first appeared in Forbes January 16, 2019. Duncan: What’s your advice for people who are tempted to take shortcuts on ethics? © 2019 Rodger Dean Duncan. In it, he interviewed me about my approach to personal development.

Advice 80

Advice Short-term Follow-up Ethics 80

HR Digest

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Based on a 2019 analysis, Pfizer pays female employees globally at greater than 99% (99.3%) of what it pays male employees. To measure our progress, in October 2019, Pfizer launched its 2025 Opportunity Parity Goals initiative, designed to increase diversity in our leadership.

Diversity 102

Diversity Commitment Learning-by-Doing Globalization 102

The Horizons Tracker

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

” Admitting one’s mistakes In private life, it might seem ethical for a wrongdoer to admit their misdeeds and seek forgiveness. In a third experiment in 2019, nearly 1,800 participants reviewed fictional news stories about “Doug Courser,” a fictional state senator accused of various criminal wrongdoings.

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Participative Rogers Politics Ethics 65