#ethical mindset

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Ethical Thinking and Decision Making for Leaders (Part 6)

By Linda Fisher Thornton This series has explored 5 important leadership spheres of Ethical Thinking and Decision Making.  This week I’m summing it up in a checklist that will help you apply all 5 to your daily choices. Each header below is linked to a post that explains a different aspect of Ethical Thinking and Decision Making. When you are making a key decision, run it through this checklist…

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Ethical Thinking and Decision Making for Leaders (Part 5)

By Linda Fisher Thornton While change is a constant reality, it doesn’t always factor into leadership thinking. In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, I explored the Depth of our thinking, and the importance of understanding Context. In Part 3 and Part 4, I looked at embracing Complexity and the importance of full Inclusion. In Part 5, I’ll describe how embracing Change helps us make ethical…

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Ethical Thinking and Decision Making for Leaders (Part 4)

By Linda Fisher Thornton Who we include in our ethical thinking, and how broadly we consider our responsibility to others are both important elements of ethical leadership. In Part 1 of this series, I explored the Depth of our thinking, and in Part 2, I broke down issues related to understanding Context. In Part 3, I looked at embracing Complexity. In Part 4, we’ll dig into the importance…

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Seeing The Facets of Facts Part 2

Seeing The Facets of Facts Part 2

By Linda Fisher Thornton Building on last week’s post about Seeing the Facets of Facts, this week I’m digging into the dangers of “Partialized Facts.” When I say “Partialized Facts” I refer to treating one perspective on an issue (that is only part of the picture) as the whole truth. I have seen it happen so many times and it’s time to call it what it is – unethical. “Being honest is not simply…

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Leaders: Is An Insider Mindset Ethical?

Leaders: Is An Insider Mindset Ethical?

By Linda Fisher Thornton

Leaders focus on the good of their teams, organizations and communities. They work to achieve challenging goals and outcomes and they handle day-to-day crises. HOW they do that is shaped by their mindsets.

What Is An Insider Mindset?

One leader mindset that does not guide leaders to ethical choices is the “insider mindset.” When we think of the word “insider,”…

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Mindset or Competency: Which is More Important?

Mindset or Competency: Which is More Important?

By Linda Fisher Thornton

This post will explore the interesting relationship between leadership mindset and competency. Which is most important? What happens to our leadership capability when our mindset is out of date? 

How we think about something impacts what we do about it. Nick Petrie, Center For Creative Leadership, writes in Vertical Leadership Development Part Ithat “In terms of…

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Will 2018 Be The Year?

By Linda Fisher Thornton

As a global community, we have learned some things this year. Business leaders have learned that ethical leadership transforms organizational metrics. Global citizens have learned that values are the most important defining characteristics of nations, and if we don’t operate from a base of values we descend into conflict and chaos. 

Perhaps 2018 will be THE YEAR. Maybe…

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We're All Padawan Learners

We’re All Padawan Learners

By Linda Fisher Thornton

With the new Star Wars movie being released this month, my family and I recently watched all six of the original Star Wars movies in one week. It was an intense movie marathon, and watching them all in the order they were released gave us a unique perspective. 

Have you ever noticed thatno matter how many times the forces of good overcome the forces of evil in the Star…

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