10 Things Ethical Leaders Believe (Part 1)

By Linda Fisher Thornton

Ethical Thinking is a Belief System

What are the deep beliefs that will help us think beyond ourselves?

10 Things Ethical Leaders Believe:

1. Our purpose is to create value for others.
2. How we treat people matters.
3. Our moral grounding is more important than our goals and opinions.
4. Everything we do has a ripple effect, and that ripple is global.
5. We must take responsibility.
6. We need to be proactive.
7. We should serve as positive role models.
8. We will embrace the learning journey.
9. We will enjoy a competitive advantage.
10. We will build a better world.

How will leading with those beliefs drive our leadership success in a connected global economy?
In upcoming posts, we’ll briefly unpack each of those 10 things.

This post is an excerpt from What Ethical Leaders Believe: A Leading in Context Manifesto by Linda Fisher Thornton.

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