Leading with Lunch

An 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 Leading with Lunch This week I had a great lunch with my friend David, who was hired as a […]

Asking the Right Questions about Public Employees

An 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 Asking the Right Questions about Public Employees As government budgets occupy the political consciousness, rhetoric about public employees is […]

Leadership Values for Public Service

An 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 Leadership Values for Public Service Tough economic times prompt tough debates about the role of government and the efficacy […]

Embracing Gravity and Friction, on and off the Slopes

An 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 Embracing Gravity and Friction, on and off the Slopes A few weeks ago, I had a most enjoyable day […]

Share your User Guide

An 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/. Share your User Guide Some weeks ago, […]

Listen…More Carefully

An 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/. Listen…More Carefully My late father used to […]

The Socially Responsible Barber

An 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 Socially Responsible Barber I am basically […]

Ethical Decision Making

Ethical 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

An 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

An 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.  […]