Ethical Leadership

Corporate Governance Failures at Boeing

The Company Failed to Walk the Talk of Ethics I have previously blogged about the failures at Boeing in production systems, inspections, internal audits, a safety culture, and reporting to the board of directors. One lingering question is: Why didn’t the board of directors at Boeing act to disclose the problems with the production design and manufacturing […]

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Empathy + Compassion = Ethical Leadership: Here’s Why

 Building an Ethical Workplace Culture  Leaders should be empathetic and compassionate to set an ethical tone at the top. Absent these characteristic traits of behavior, it would be difficult for leaders to get employees to follow and commit to the goals of an organization. After all, who would voluntarily choose to work for a leader

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What Does Ethical Leadership in Business Look Like?

Doing the Right Thing and Being the Right Person Ethical leadership is a critical component of an ethical organizational environment. The systems must be in place to establish a culture of responsibility, accountability, and trust, but that matters little if top management does not walk the talk of ethics. For example, a CEO who acts

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