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Got back this weekend from a wonderful speaking experience in Beijing for Danone Baby Nutrition. 160 leaders from 30 countries gathered for their meeting and from the CEO on down, ethical leadership has been and is the focus of how they conduct their business. I was honored to be part of this dynamic, professional and…
1. Find every opportunity to practice the virtues of integrity, trustworthiness, honesty and compassion. 2. Ask yourself this: How is my organization better today because I am in it?” And” in what ways?” 3. Weigh out your actions in order to cause more good than harm.(consider the short term vs. long term consequences of your…
Read the wisdom of the Grandfathers! 1.The earth is our mother, care for her. 2. Honor all your relations. 3. Open your heart and soul to the Great Spirit. 4. All life is sacred; treat all beings with respect. 5. Take from the Earth what is needed and nothing more. 6. Do what needs to…
The Four “C’s” of Getting It Right: 1. Conscience: what does your “gut” tell you? Your intuition, your moral code? 2. Choice: analyze the pros and cons of each decision options. 3. Culture: what are your culture’s beliefs and practices? 4. Compliance: what does the law say? The whole process needs to be centered on…
A segment in the movie Courageous provided me with a striking visual image about a man’s ethics. At a point in the movie a young father is told that he is being considered for a job promotion. In the lead up to this scene it is obvious that his family’s financial stability hangs in the…
We shouldn’t be asking, “How inexpensively can we do ethics training?” We should be asking what kind of investment are we willing to make in order to minimize risk and, more important, improve bottom-line performance? So does your organization view ethics training as an expense or as an investmment? and there are where the real…
I am tired of people blaming the recession for their lack of business, stagnation or loss of motivation. The reality is that companies have cash reserves, 90% of the workforce is still employed and the market is recovering. So what and where is your success? It lies within you.Let me share with you a few…
http://www.globalethicsuniversity.com/course-detail.php?val=111 I have entered into a strategic partnership with Mark Putnam of GlobalEthics university for a leadership course on ethics titled, the Courageous Leader.I did this as I find that Mark and his training company are among the most creative, and masterful creators of quaality ethics traning material, to help organizations add another tool in…
The courageous leader needs to have the ability to face difficulty, uncertainty, or pain without being overcome by fear or intimidated by consequences, so being courageous, not only do you need to discern and assess what needs to be done, but have the fortitude when necessary to be able to deal with the consequences based…
1.What should we do?
2.What do we know?
3.What does it mean?
4.Why does it mean that?
