Entries by Tom Laughlin

Helping Those Who Care for Our Elderly: Online

As we bring 2020 to a close we are all looking for things to be thankful for during a year of serious hardships.  At ELA we are thankful for the success we have had serving our clients by moving our courses and workshops online.  2021 will be our 13th year teaching the Leading 4 Life […]

Warning: Humans in the Workplace

An excerpt from Chad’s book “Thinking Aloud” which discusses another aspect of The Elements of Moral Action. We hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – ELA Team See a list of other posts in this series at Blog Post Series […]

Ethical Intuition

An excerpt from Chad’s book “Thinking Aloud” which discusses another aspect of The Elements of Moral Action. We hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – ELA Team See a list of other posts in this series at Blog Post Series […]

How to Stop a Tyrant

See a list of other posts in this series at Blog Post Series How to Stop a Tyrant We have all experienced tyrants in our personal and professional lives and tyrannical leaders throughout history are well known and documented. In this article we’ll examine what aspects of a person and their interactions with others define […]

Law Enforcement Moral Courage Training

Ethical Leaders in Action has developed a program to help law enforcement agencies and their officers reinforce their understanding of, and ability to exhibit, moral courage.  This program was recently written up in the Pioneer Press and Star Tribune newspapers in the Twin Cities of Minnesota.  We are very proud of both our work with […]

Learning over Corned Beef: My Great-Uncle’s Professional Wisdom

This post is an excerpt from my book “Thinking Aloud.” The theme continues to present itself in my conversations with leaders: how to share complex information and challenging perspectives candidly and constructively. I hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – […]

Lessons Learned

This post is an excerpt from my book “Thinking Aloud.” The theme continues to present itself in my conversations with leaders: how to share complex information and challenging perspectives candidly and constructively. I hope you enjoy the essay – and perhaps introduce the questions below as a way to start conversations with your teammates. – […]