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Shared Ethical Values: Global Consensus?

Leading in Context

As we struggle day-to-day with what ethics means in business, groups of concerned leaders around the world are studying common ethical values that could clarify ethical behavior and unite us in a common global code of ethics.

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5 Compelling Reasons Leader Development is a Strategic Priority

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethical leadership learning is an issue that is gaining attention. While sometimes people disagree about implementation, there is a strong consensus among scholars and research organizations that today’s leadership requires broad, high level, inclusive thinking.

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Ethics Is Serious Business

Great Leadership By Dan

The field that provides this kind of know-how is called ethics. This means that ethics is serious business. Ethical dilemmas are at least as hard to resolve as engineering problems, and at least as urgent, particularly in our complex and fast-moving world. But how does one recognize ethical competence?

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Leader Competence: Will it Be A Multiplier or a Divider?

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethical leadership competence is an issue that is gaining attention. While sometimes people disagree about implementation, there is a strong consensus among scholars and research organizations that today's leadership requires broad, high level thinking.

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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2020

Leading Blog

On the most fundamental level, leaders must bring divergent groups together and forge a consensus on a path forward. She explores each of these questions in depth, as well as the six key qualities of leader humility: a balanced ego, integrity, a compelling vision, ethical strategies, generous inclusion, and a developmental focus.

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Overcoming Leadership Myopia

Michael Lee Stallard

We want to be respected, to be recognized for our talents, to belong, to have autonomy or control over our work and our lives, to experience personal growth, and to do work that we believe is worthwhile and in a way that we feel is ethical. It’s how we are wired. We feel more energetic, more optimistic, and more fully alive.

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Identifying Transformational Deans at Top Engineering Institutions

N2Growth Blog

They should be adept at cultivating consensus, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration, and making data-informed decisions that serve the institutions long-term interests. A compelling dean must communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders, from faculty and students to external partners and donors.