“Data ethics” hardly has the ring of romance. Or of great urgency. Yet business leaders world-wide face a minefield. They must traverse it with their integrity in tact. It’s no longer a matter of personal choice of whether or not they want to enter this territory. There are new persistent, […]
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Was James Comey an ethical leader–making sense of the evidence
James Comey, the ex FBI director continues to arouse extreme reactions about his particular form of leadership and ethical performance. At the start of his recent book A Higher Loyalty, he expounds at length about ethical leadership. It’s good to see this topic receive an airing from someone who, in […]
What’s my ethical legacy?–how leaders leave the world a better place
Scientists recently announced the arrival of light from 10.5 billion years ago. It reached earth from the most distant known supernova. It had been travelling all that time. Such a journey offers a sobering insight on personal ambition. No human being can hope to make an impact lasting for even a smidgen of […]
Resilience: How ethical business leaders can build their ability to bounce back
“We want to stay a family business. We want to be able to think long term. We want to be able to concentrate on the values—the ethical and moral values, of course that we have…” Sir James Dyson, in Boldness in Business, FT.Com March 2018 Ethical business leaders develop […]
How ethical business leaders can make sense of Artificial intelligence (AI)
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already here. At least in a most basic form. Jobs previously doable only by people can now be automated and the trend keeps accelerating. What passes as thinking machines are replacing human tasks and jobs. They are altering the skills organisations want from their people. […]
Boiled frogs and lightening strikes—how leaders can combat the risk
How do you stop a risk from becoming a crisis? Most business leaders know that various risks can segue into a crisis at any time and they want answers. Two main causes create such a change. First, there’s the familiar boiled frog syndrome. What seems a trivial issue quietly builds from […]
What every ethical leader needs to know about empathy
EMPATHY: “If I’d only known how being nice to customers was going to work so well, I’d have started many years ago.” Michael O’Leary CEO of Ryanair, 2016 Sadly, his new awareness didn’t lead to sensitive handling of the chaos a year later caused by his airline’s last minute cancellations. […]
Is your dirty supply chain secret waiting to trash your reputation?
The campaign group the European Coalition for Corporate Justice wants the European Union to force firms to do human rights due diligence on their supply chains. And not a moment too soon. Amnesty International for example, recently asked 29 companies about their use of the mineral cobalt in their products. Almost […]