Through the illustration they set, leaders conduct a great deal to shape-for good or for ill-the culture of the organizations in which they serve. Leaders so serve in a teaching role. But in order to understand the way to set positive examples, leaders must likewise be pupils who seek to learn what they can from others' examples.
Employing as a jumping-off point a recent high profile and multi-faceted scandal involving Penn State University and decision makers affiliated with it, this article explores a number of moral decision making lessons to be learned from that scandal and considers how those lessons might be applied to a variety of decisions faced by corporate leaders.
On the way, the article tackles ways in which individual inclinations that are common impair the attribute of thinking and decision making. Additionally, it offers methods for improving thinking quality and enriching the ethical nature of resulting business decisions.
PUBLICATION DATE: July 15, 2012 PRODUCT #: BH484-HCB-ENG
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