Leading from the Front The trenches of WWI are legendary for their horrors: knee-deep mud, rotting flesh, ever-present vermin, and constant threat of death were difficulties facing the front-line soldier beyond the homesickness, fatigue, battle, and regimented chaos common to war. Many suggest that the senior leadership, particularly the British, lost touch with the reality […]
Ethical Decision Making
/in Ethical Leadership/by Tom LaughlinEthical Decision Making by James (Jamie) Fischer Ethical leaders want to do right things the right way. They know that ethical failures can corrode and corrupt individuals, organizations, and communities. Their challenge is finding the most ethical approach without overly restricting conduct because such restraint can limit communication and creativity as people become naturally risk […]
Bully! Problem and Opportunity
/in Ethical Leadership/by Tom LaughlinAn 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/. Bully! Problem and Opportunity During a break […]
The Beauty in Potential
/in Ethical Leadership/by Tom LaughlinAn 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/. The Beauty in Potential It is spring. […]
Questioning Orders
/in Ethical Leadership/by Tom LaughlinAn 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/. Why? Because… “When I give an order, […]
Leading from the Front
/in Ethical Leadership/by James (Jamie) FischerLeading from the Front The trenches of WWI are legendary for their horrors: knee-deep mud, rotting flesh, ever-present vermin, and constant threat of death were difficulties facing the front-line soldier beyond the homesickness, fatigue, battle, and regimented chaos common to war. Many suggest that the senior leadership, particularly the British, lost touch with the reality […]
Beyond Training Police in Moral Courage
/in Ethical Leadership/by Tom LaughlinEthical Leaders in Action was mentioned in a recent article in the Star Tribune for our law enforcement training to reinforce moral courage. http://www.startribune.com/x/600013882?optimizely_disable=true Moral courage is one of the three elements of in the ELA Elements of Moral Action model. This model is applicable in organizations beyond just law enforcement. This is a formula […]
King Lear’s Lessons for Grown-Ups
/in Ethical Leadership/by Tom LaughlinAn 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/. King Lear’s Lessons for Grown-Ups When […]
My Ideas
/in Ethical Leadership/by Tom LaughlinAn 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/. My Ideas I tend to fall […]
The Elements of Moral Action and Virtues of Ethical Leadership
/in Ethical Leadership/by James (Jamie) FischerThe Elements of Moral Action and Virtues of Ethical Leadership from Ethical Leaders in Action If you have ever seen Steven Spielberg’s classic, “Saving Private Ryan,” I would bet that there are many scenes that stick in your mind. One that has haunted me for a long time involves Corporal Upham’s failure to come to […]
The Elements of Moral Action: Transcript
/in Ethical Leadership/by Tom LaughlinThe Elements of Moral Action This is the transcript of the Ethical Leaders in Action video: The Elements of Moral Action. The video can be viewed on our YouTube channel at https://youtu.be/2nD3Gpn_L8M. :03 I’m Chad Weinstein for Ethical Leaders in Action. Welcome to our first video blog. One of the metaphors that leaders love to […]