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7 ways to be an ethical leader

The Management Centre

Most of us hold these leaders to higher ethical standards than those in the commercial sector. Many that we have worked with have already committed to being ethical in their leadership practices. We asked participants on our Transformational Leadership course in 2020 what being ethical meant to them in practical terms.

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Sometimes Doing the Right Thing Involves Risk

Harmonious Workplaces

I attended a meeting led by the VP of construction for a company for which I was the VP of marketing. I joined the meeting virtually from another part of the building via Microsoft Teams. After the meeting, he called me back into the conference room. The organzation has a no-firearm policy in the emplyee manual.

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What to Do When an Employee Files an Ethics Violation Complaint Against You?

Peter Stark

Instead of stepping up and aligning their behaviors to the new vision, they file an ethics violation. In the last six months, I have seen more ethics complaints filed than I have in my entire career. Almost every one of these complaints are sent to the company’s ethics “hotline” and are completely anonymous.

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Fight Ageism, Fuel Growth with Inclusive Hiring & Retention

Harmonious Workplaces

I allowed my typical goatee to return, and, on the first meeting with the team, this individual grimaced and said they didn’t remember me having a beard and that it made me look very old. This bias, predicated on age, undermines the principles of equity and diversity with potential ethical issues. link] OECD/Generation.

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Why Ethical People Make Unethical Choices

Harvard Business

Most companies have ethics and compliance policies that get reviewed and signed annually by all employees. “Employees are charged with conducting their business affairs in accordance with the highest ethical standards,” reads one such example. ” Of course, that policy comes directly from Enron. .”

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Is Your Company as Ethical as It Seems?

Harvard Business

The onus for ethical behavior falls first to the employee. Here are five questions to ask: Do your company’s incentives match its policies? Most companies talk a good ethics game and even make their goals public. At first glance, this policy looks reasonable. But it is the employee incentives that really matter.

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Transforming Governance Through Modern Technology

Tom Spencer

The traditional methods of governance, often characterized by bureaucratic hurdles, delayed decision-making, and limited stakeholder engagement, no longer meet the demands of the modern era. Governance is the backbone of any organization Governance shapes an organization’s strategies, policies, and decision-making processes.