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Ethical Leaders And Workplace Culture: The Foundation Of Ethical Decision Making

Great Leadership By Dan

Steven Mintz: Ethical leaders create a culture in the workplace that promotes moral values and establishes an ethical tone at the top. Creating an ethical culture means setting a standard that decisions are made and actions are taken that are right, not wrong; good, not bad; and they benefit the stakeholders of the organization.

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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. When does cost saving become worker exploitation?

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Adaptable Leaders Manage Their Egos

Leading in Context

We have to be aware of our ego and manage it to avoid getting off track. The ego-driven leader, in contrast, is living in a fortress with a moat around it, protecting status and the status quo at all cost. By Linda Fisher Thornton Ego has a way of undoing even our best intentions as leaders.

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The Toxic Leader

N2Growth Blog

Yet rather than being weeded out, they seem to survive and thrive in an institutional ethic that values by choosing short term greed over longer-term value and culture. One, let’s call him the ‘seagull’, has produced great performance short term by moving in changing everything, slashing costs and people, then leaving.

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12 Core Competencies For Great Leadership

Lead Change Blog

Great leaders are ethical and trustworthy. They hold themselves responsible for providing measurable, timely, cost-effective high-quality results. Lead from within: The heart of leadership is where you can manage all that lies within you in conjunction with all that you manage externally.

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Overcoming Leadership Myopia

Michael Lee Stallard

Gradually over time, America has become overly obsessed about managing tasks. 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. What can be done?

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Unlocking Excellence: The Role of a Chief Procurement Officer

N2Growth Blog

By utilizing this knowledge, the CPO can streamline procurement processes, cut costs, and create value for the organization. By working closely with suppliers, the CPO can consistently deliver high-quality products or services, mitigate risks, and seize opportunities for cost savings and process efficiency.