On Leading Like a CPA: A Lesson in Ethics

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Jason Monaghan

As in most professions, CPAs can run into ethical dilemmas on a regular basis. However for CPAs, the process for handling the ethical dilemma and the outcome must follow specific guidelines as established by the CPA profession and its regulatory agencies. The AICPA has a Code of Professional Conduct its members, and most other licensed [...]

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Leadership Integrity: The Key to Influencing

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Aditi Chopra

As leaders, we have all either been influenced or have influenced others in the course of our work life. Sometimes you intentionally influence others. And at other times, you unknowingly influence them. You discover your profound impact when the person you influenced comes and tell you how you have made a difference in their lives. [...]

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Leadership Integrity and the Broken Society

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Timothy R. Clark

One of the things I talk about in my new book, The Leadership Test, is the fact that many, if not most, societies in the world are endemically corrupt. Corruption has spread like cancer throughout the system. It influences, alters, or stops basic processes such as commerce, capital flows, the distribution of goods and services, the expansion [...]

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Why We’re With CoCo

Posted on January 21, 2010 by George Brymer

Who among us hasn’t been in Conan O’Brien’s present situation? An employer promises you a coveted prize—a promotion, let’s say—only to default when it comes time to honor the pledge. What’s especially infuriating is when you’ve held up your end of the bargain, patiently toiling away at some less-than-desirable job in exchange for a future [...]

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Managing Mondays: There’s Karma in Leadership

Posted on December 27, 2009 by Jason Christensen

“Karma is a funny thing.” It displays itself in many forms, is caused by what you do and affects all that happens to you. The results of your leadership in part is determined by karma. How you lead your team establishes what you get back from them. This is the story of Paul a manager [...]

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One Tenth of One Percent

Posted on March 25, 2009 by George Brymer

How much ethical leeway are people willing to give business leaders these days? Judging by the public fury over American International Group’s employment retention bonus fiasco, the answer is less than one-tenth of 1 percent. AIG had the audacity to pay top executives $165 million in bonuses earlier this month after receiving $173 billion in [...]

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Who is your Weakest Link?

Posted on December 19, 2008 by L2L Contributing Author

Wouldn’t it be great if you worked with people who were authentic in their work? Accepting responsibility, acknowledging errors, and committing to correction? Acting without blame or victim-hood and aspiring to be the best they could be? I know many of your employees are authentic and they are fantastic-but there’s always one who is not [...]

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