Setting a Personal Example – why it often fails, and how to fix it
While there’s certainly more to ethical leadership than ‘setting a personal
example’, it’s still an important component. After…
Leadership on Ethics
Leadership on ethics doesn't just happen. It needs to be thought through, planned and executed. Setting a personal example helps, but is only one of several components. The analogy that works best around ethics is the leader as a coach - bringing the best out of their team / firm.
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Ethical leadership – there’s more to it than just ‘setting a personal example’
There’s a tendency amongst business leaders to put ‘setting a personal example’
at the heart of their approach to…
How to make ethical leadership more persuasive
Leadership is often thought of in terms of decisiveness and energy, of focus and
delivery. And when it comes to…
8 reasons why ethics initiatives sometimes lose momentum
It’s not uncommon to come across a corporate initiative on ethics that has lost
its momentum. People often talk…
Are independent ethics committees valuable or window dressing?
What makes an ‘independent ethics committees’ work? Can they act as an effective
counterbalance to business ventures that operate close…
Tone from the top is not enough. How everyone can show ethical leadership
The Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation held a round table yesterday to
debate this question: “are consumers getting…
Wanted: a renewal of ethical leadership from the UK insurance sector
I believe one of the biggest challenges facing the UK insurance sector lies in
the amount of ethical leadership that…
Leadership on Ethics – 6 steps for making real progress
I ended my previous post
[https://www.ethicsandinsurance.info/2013/11/26/ethical-leadership-pt2/] with a
warning to insurance executives and…
Ethical leadership requires more than just ‘tone from the top’
When we talk about ethical leadership, there’s a tendency to think of this as
the unique preserve of those…