Author's Note: The last two Leading in Context™ blog posts have focused on the negative implications of using short-term thinking in business leadership. This post provides resources for leaders who want to learn more about using longer-term thinking in decision-making.
Category: Ethical Thinking
Overuse of Antibiotics: Antibiotic Hand Soap is Part of the Problem
Studies Show the Negative Impact of Antibacterial Soaps While it seems responsible to use strong soaps to reduce the spread of germs in workplace bathrooms and kitchens, studies are showing that there are serious problems with that approach from a systems perspective. The Top 3 Reasons to…
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Sustainability is a Mindset, Not a Job
Many businesses are gearing up for sustainability by adding a position to oversee it. Will adding a position without changing the way decisions are made actually lead to sustainable business practices within the organization? It turns out that sustainable CEOs are making…
The Bottom-Line Benefits of Sustainability (Written By a CFO)
Selling the sustainability mindset within your organization may require some preparation and persistence. Not all C-suite leaders may be convinced that sustainability will pay off for the company in the long run, and CFOs may be particularly hard to convince. Kurt Kuehn…
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Strategic Thinking for Business Leaders Has Changed
Strategic thinking in business isn't what it used to be. To thrive in today's business world, leaders need to use a new type of thinking that is broader than traditional strategic thinking, that includes "...ways of seeing and acting that acknowledge…
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Case Study: Is Withholding Information From Other Leaders Unethical?
Is it unethical to withhold information? Let's use a case study to explore the question. "Company in the Process of Releasing a New Product" We are in the process of fine-tuning the product and getting ready to train employees on how it works and what…
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Leadership and…Snap Judgements: Clearly Irresponsible Driver
We never have all of the information that the other person does. Why are we so quick to judge? Here is a recent example of how a well-meaning person can go wrong. There is a strong message here for leaders... I was driving on…
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Ethics Schmethics: What Skeptics are Saying
Here is a website (called appropriately EthicsCrisis.com) where readers can confess their ethical misdeeds and have them rated by level from 1 to 10. Guess what? The ethical misdeed "We totally fabricated our numbers" is only rated a 6 out…
Executive Questions for 2010
The Harvard Business Review website has an interesting blog entry by Melissa Raffoni this week. It details common characteristics of executives that she thought performed well and didn't perform as well, and includes a list of strategic questions that we all…
Think Well to Lead Well
Are you thinking strategically about how to lead in the current economy? These leadership resources provide a strategic perspective and may help you leverage your time and energy: Tom Peters article Everything You Need to Know About Strategy Tom Peters on How to Survive the Recession…
What Matters Now
At year-end, people traditionally think about what they need to focus on in the coming year. Harvard Business Review has shared a wonderful resource for world leaders called "What Matters Now." Each contributor was asked to respond to "What Matters Now" with one word. The…
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