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Leaders Make the Ethical Path Clear

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton Ethical leaders are not easily pulled off course – they stay focused on the values that are important to good leadership. They ask themselves, “In my leadership, am I making the path clear for others to follow?”

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Ethical Leadership: Adaptability is Essential

Leading in Context

Of course, it isn’t fixed and they can’t control it, but they may not want to be confused with the facts. By Linda Fisher Thornton Ego-driven leaders want to be “right” even when the evidence shows otherwise. They see rightness as something fixed that they can control.

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4 Reasons We Struggle with Ethics

Leading Blog

Ethics is about who we are. Ethics is not so much about what is happening around us, it’s much more about what is going on inside of us. Understanding the difference is critical to being a person with good ethics. Ethics are not concerned about what we can do, but what we should do. We think ethics is about rules.

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What is the Ultimate Goal of Leadership?

Leading in Context

By Linda Fisher Thornton What is the ultimate goal of leadership? Of course, leadership is about all of those things and more. Here are four very different ways of thinking about the purpose of leadership. Context Ethical Thinking 7 Lenses engagement ethical leadership Leadership Service what is ethical leadership'

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Shaking-up Leadership

N2Growth Blog

The problem with conventional leadership theory is it’s littered with misunderstood and misapplied practices. To prove my point, today’s post will examine the downside of a topic you have not likely considered as a possible area of weakness…Leadership Continuity. . The same principle applies to business.

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Society Needs a Leadership Paradigm Shift

Leading Blog

Building on the shoulders of such philosophical giants and the subsequent research over millennia, science has further defined, assessed, and developed the concept of character to apply findings to organizational leadership. The conditions that we thought of as a strength are actually operating like a vice.

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Adaptability is an Ethical Issue

Leading in Context

Of course, it isn't fixed and they can't control it, but they may not want to be confused with the facts. By Linda Fisher Thornton Ego-driven leaders want to be "right" even when the evidence shows otherwise. They see rightness as something fixed that they can control.

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