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Navigating Organizational Politics for Career Advancement

Effective Managers

Stay Professional and Ethical Maintaining professionalism and ethics is vital for long-term success. Approach organizational politics strategically and ethically, ensuring that your actions align with your long-term career objectives and the overall success of your organization.

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How Organizations Really Work: The Performance Model That Drives Sustainable Success

Effective Managers

This session introduces the foundational model behind the Academy—the same one I’ve used with leadership teams around the world. It helps you see your organization not just as a chart, but as a system: inputs, structure, leadership, and culture working together to deliver (or inhibit) performance.

Ethics 130
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Shift Your Leadership from “Power Over” to “Leading Through”

Harvard Business

The traditional approach to leadership is best described as the pursuit and maintenance of power over people. The “leading through” paradigm engages middle managers and employees of all levels so that leadership is a collaborative effort which leaves everyone feeling valued, seen, and in turn, more motivated.

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Research: Do You Know What Signals Your Logo’s Colors Are Sending?

Harvard Business

He has published his work in leading journals like the Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Consumer Research. FC Franck Celhay is a marketing professor at MBS School of Business (France). He studies graphic design, logo design, and semiotics.

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Don’t Try to Be the “Fun Boss” — and Other Lessons in Ethical Leadership

Harvard Business

Our research suggests that key personality characteristics predict unethical leadership behavior. We collected personality data and supervisor ratings of ethical behavior (e.g., Creating an Ethical Workplace. Learning and adjusting to a new role, especially a high-visibility leadership role, can take some time.

Ethics 133
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3 Lessons from The Washington Post’s Leadership Turmoil

Harvard Business

The leadership questions surrounding new Washington Post CEO Will Lewis serve as a case study in the challenges of bringing in an outsider to lead an organization, highlighting the importance of transparency and alignment with company values.

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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.

Ethics 136