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Do Your Values Pass the Sniff Test?

The Practical Leader

Peeking around the corner, Lucas fought hard to contain himself as he watched grandpa open his eyes and take a sniff of the air. If our behavior sometimes smells a little — we fudge the numbers, cut ethical corners, or stretch the truth — we assume (and often justify our behavior with) “everybody else is doing it.”

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CMI Highlights

Chartered Management Institute

3 May Dear all, On a recent episode of the FT ’s Working It podcast, Ann Francke discussed how to turn around a toxic workplace culture and the importance of holding senior leadership to account. Being an ethical and inclusive leader is a central pillar of CMI's Professional Standard. Here are CMI's highlights from 2022 and 2021.

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Leadership actions that are not an option for leaders.

Strategy Driven

’ Here are the actions I have observed about leadership that are mandatory for leadership success. All other leadership characteristics and outcomes fade if there is a lack of truth. If the leader is slack, lacks work ethic, or is slow to decide, they have given tacit permission to their team to be and do the same.

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Two Books to Better Organizational Results

Kevin Eikenberry

Acting Up Brings Everyone Down: The Impacts of Childish Behavior in the Workplace by Nick McCormick I hesitate to call this book cute, even though it is, because calling it that would mask its value. The whole book can be read in a very short time (only about 90 easy reading pages), but the lessons will last far longer.

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The Homecoming Queen Grows Up (kinda)

Women on Business

My need to be liked helps me deliver tough messages in a way that allows people to open up and listen. Authentic Leadership I was recently at the Pa. Being true to your principles and ethical background almost always leads to being “liked&# for the right reasons, and by the right people. Governor’s Conference for Women.

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Seven First Steps for New Members of Congress (That Apply to New.

Next Level Blog

Earlier this year, a colleague shared a book with me called Setting Course , that’s produced by the Congressional Management Foundation.    (I’m guessing I’m opening up a can of worms with that question, but expect that will be part of the fun of the comments.)   There’s a lot of sound advice there.  Click Here.

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The Marvelous Connector

Women on Business

Mercer knows 60 commands that include turning on lights and opening doors. Shea‘s first book began as several entries in her diary that her mother Megan discovered. But getting a book to market and then publicizing it is no easy task; especially with no extra money to support this venture.