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Leading by Lending a Hand to Others

Harmonious Workplaces

Strong manager-employee relationships through great leadership leads to positive outcomes After hearing so many people talking about the Apple TV show Ted Lasso and using it in the context of business leadership, I had to see what caused all the buzz. The show has captured my attention and a little of my heart.

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What's Servant Leadership?

Organizational Talent Consulting

Have you ever wondered what servant leadership is? Maybe you already understand the basic concepts but have questions about how servant leadership differs from other leadership styles or if a servant leadership approach is appropriate for your team. For example, consider two employees walking down a hall.

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Are CEOs Less Ethical Than in the Past?

Strategy+Business

This year's CEO Success study shows that boards of directors, institutional investors, governments, and the media are holding chief executive officers to a far higher level of accountability for corporate fraud and ethical lapses than in the past. percent in 2012-16. percent of all successions in 2007-11 to 5.3

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Nurturing Psychological Safety in the Workplace Through an Age-Diverse Lens

Harmonious Workplaces

2012) raised the important question of actual versus perceived generational differences at work in their study. Baby Boomers , raised in an era of job stability, often value extreme optimism, loyalty, strong work ethic, and respect for authority (Burton et al., Maxwell Leadership. Lester et al. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler.

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Simple Ethics Rules for Better Risk Management

Harvard Business

But as more organizations fall prey to complex intangible risks, from unwanted disclosure due to rampant cyber threats to breaches of conduct driven by skewed incentive systems, the aperture of risk management is expanding from protecting the balance sheet to promoting ethical leadership and values-based decision making.

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The Surprising Role of Goodwill in Building Trust

Organizational Talent Consulting

But what if I told you that acts of goodwill, often taken for granted, are not optional but essential to establishing your leadership credibility? The leadership trust and credibility connection Trust-based leader-follower relationships are based on credibility, reliability, transparency (vulnerability), and humility (self-orientation).

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CEOs Are Getting Fired for Ethical Lapses More Than They Used To

Harvard Business

From 2007-2011, forced turnovers due to ethical lapses were 3.9% From 2012-2016, that figure rose to 5.3% — while that might sound small, it’s a 36% increase. On a regional basis, the share of all successions attributable to ethical lapses rose most sharply in the U.S. in 2012–16), in Western Europe (from 4.2%

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