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This morning I led a lively discussion with public employees hosted by the City of Saint Louis Park, under the auspices of their Professional Development Program. We discussed the values inherent in public service, and the qualities that enable leaders to empower others to improve the world. Enjoy the PowerPoint by clicking or viewing below… […]
These days I am fortunate to spend much of my work time with public agencies, mostly police and fire departments. I volunteer for non-profit organizations, and have been employed by the nonprofit James J. Hill Reference Library and the University of Minnesota. Ethical Leaders in Action is for-profit, which at this juncture means that we […]
Monday’s working session with the Metropolitan Fire Chief Officers Association was especially lively. We discussed how we can apply virtues of ethical leadership – service, clarity, creativity, competence, and courage – to fire service leadership. We also considered three key values for public safety leadership, applicable to law enforcement as well as fire service: Excellent Public Service […]
I am heading for Duluth! Tomorrow I will present a lecture entitled, “Beyond Thou Shalt Not: Ethics for a Meaningful and Successful Life” to the School of Business and Technology at the College of Saint Scholastica. I am grateful for the opportunity, which is supported by the Arend Sandbulte Endowment for Business Ethics. I particularly […]
E.J. Ajax and Sons, a small metal forming business in Fridley, was named 2011 Minnesota Manufacturer of the Year by the Manufacturing Alliance of Minnesota. We at ELA are delighted but not surprised: I wrote an Ethical Leaders in Action profile about E.J. Ajax back in 2008, available here. Since then, company president Erick Ajax has spoken […]
Yesterday marked the launch of a cohort-based leadership program for the Metro Fire Chief Officers Association, meeting at the venerable Jax Cafe in Northeast Minneapolis. The focus of this session, the first of four, was how to make a fire department “grouse-resistant.” This refers to the natural tendency of firefighters and fire officers to complain, […]
I have long enjoyed saying that youth is fleeting, but immaturity can last a lifetime. Curiously, this afternoon, I feel some loss of both.
On Pearl Harbor Day, I had a most enjoyable lunch discussion with members of the Istitute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Education Division, hosted by Jon Moon, President of MEI. Jon is a friend and longstanding supporter, and true to form, he brought together a very interesting group of technologists and technical leaders. The presentation […]
A difference of opinion – expressed with mutual respect – leads to ethical reflection and a renewed commitment to civility.
One of the great pleasures of this year has been the the opportunity to serve more fire departments. An outgrowth of that has been a presentation to fire leaders enrolled in the Hamline University Fire Service Leadership Seminar. This was the second year of my teaching in that program – and I was twice impressed by the […]
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