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Being an Ethical Business in a Corrupt Environment

Harvard Business

Our research in Egypt , Zimbabwe , and India shows that organizations should view the prospect of building a strong ethical reputation in such environments as an opportunity, and consider the costs of resisting corruption as an investment in building such a reputation. Ethics Can Be a Differentiator.

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Why CEOs Can’t Dance Redux

Rick Conlow

Dancing here refers to engaging, supporting, and communicating with employees in multiple ways. Consider GM as a case study. Kouzes and Posner, authors of The Leadership Challenge, found that over 80% of managers value honesty as a key characteristic in their leaders. They operate in a bubble and do not attend the party.

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People over Profit Book Review

Management Consulted

Partridge uses McDonald’s, Ford, and Wal-Mart as three case studies to illustrate his point. He suggests that it is possible for a company to stick with the same, quality ethos – his defines this as a culture where people are placed over profit – throughout different generations of leadership.

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Urban Meyer, Ohio State Football, and How Leaders Ignore Unethical Behavior

Harvard Business

The school summarized its decision in a revealing 23-page investigation report , which serves as a useful case study for the way organizations, leaders, and individuals fall victim to moral biases — rationalizations for behaving unethically usually due to one’s self-interest. Performance over principles. Gain awareness.

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Advisory Board Company Interviews and Culture

Management Consulted

The firm also launched their Talent Development Division – The Advisory Board Academies – to address “the leadership gap in health care” In 2003, The Advisory Board began to branch out into business intelligence and analytics launching the business Compass in the process. THE ADVISORY BOARD COMPANY ORGANIZATION.

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Resolving Executive Conflict: Finding a Path Forward

Confessions of a Consultant

Even two people under one roof is normally a recipe for friction (technically referred to as ‘marriage’). Case Study: I worked with a financial services client on a strategy project. So, lets take the following as a given. Always Negative? Conflict isn’t always negative. There was a ‘heavy spat’ between two executives.

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