Entries by Tom Laughlin

Persuasion for Peace

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Inflection, Reflection and Ethical Persuasion for Peace By Tom Laughlin At Ethical Leaders in Action we teach the process of Ethical Persuasion. I used this method for a different purpose and in a different way than we usually teach it. I used it to find a single point of agreement with a Russian living in […]

Bringing Values to Life

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Bringing Values to Life by Jamie Fischer – Director of Training for Ethical Leaders in Action Among the ways that an excellent leader can help their team achieve extraordinary results is to develop a set of clear and coherent values that define the organization and what it seeks to be. These values serve as standards […]

A Little Less Fear and Loathing

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An excerpt from Chad’s book “Thinking Aloud: Reflections on Ethical Leadership”. We hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – ELA Team A Little Less Fear and Loathing When I was growing up in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, Star Wars was […]

Leading with Lunch

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An excerpt from Chad’s book “Thinking Aloud: Reflections on Ethical Leadership”. We hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – ELA Team Leading with Lunch This week I had a great lunch with my friend David, who was hired as a […]

Asking the Right Questions about Public Employees

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An excerpt from Chad’s book “Thinking Aloud: Reflections on Ethical Leadership”. We hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – ELA Team Asking the Right Questions about Public Employees As government budgets occupy the political consciousness, rhetoric about public employees is […]

Leadership Values for Public Service

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An excerpt from Chad’s book “Thinking Aloud: Reflections on Ethical Leadership”. We hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – ELA Team Leadership Values for Public Service Tough economic times prompt tough debates about the role of government and the efficacy […]

Embracing Gravity and Friction, on and off the Slopes

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An excerpt from Chad’s book “Thinking Aloud: Reflections on Ethical Leadership”. We hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – ELA Team Embracing Gravity and Friction, on and off the Slopes A few weeks ago, I had a most enjoyable day […]

Share your User Guide

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An excerpt from Chad’s book “Thinking Aloud: Reflections on Ethical Leadership”. We hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – ELA Team Get a free PDF version of Chad’s Book, “Thinking Aloud” now at https://ethinact.com/thinking-aloud/. Share your User Guide Some weeks ago, […]

Listen…More Carefully

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An excerpt from Chad’s book “Thinking Aloud: Reflections on Ethical Leadership”. We hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – ELA Team Get a free PDF version of Chad’s Book, “Thinking Aloud” now at https://ethinact.com/thinking-aloud/. Listen…More Carefully My late father used to […]