Ethics is the heart of leadership, which is the title of one of my favorite books on both leadership and ethics.[i] The author, Joanne Ciulla, unites ethics and leadership in one topic because each is a part of the other. First, Ciulla defines leadership as a moral...
If you were the Japanese Consul in Lithuania during WWII and your government instructed you that you could not issue transit visas to Jews to leave Europe, what would you do? This is the story of Chiune Sugihara, and it illustrates the real-world ethical issues...
Let’s start with the idea that the primary role of a leader is to create a culture. And, not just any culture but a culture where people love to be (rather than have to be). What are the characteristics is such a culture? And, on what should a leader focus to create...
ARE LEADERS ETHICAL? I teach an ethics and social responsibility course at a University. I poll my students on various topics. The other day I ran this simple poll on 40 students: “Most leaders I know are ethical.” The majority of students gave a mixed...
