The Virtue of Competence By Chad Weinstein This is part 5 in a series on The Virtues of Ethical Leadership.  Find links to earlier parts here.  https://ethinact.com/blog-post-series/ Leaders needs a certain level of knowledge and skills, related both to leadership itself, and to the context in which they are leading.  There are many kinds of ..read more

The Virtue of Service by Chad Weinstein This is part 4 in a series on The Virtues of Ethical Leadership.  Find links to earlier parts here.  https://ethinact.com/blog-post-series/ Service leads us to pursue a purpose or objectives beyond our own self-interest, and to engage others in the pursuit of meaningful goals. Without an appropriate commitment and ..read more

An Introduction to the Virtues of Ethical Leadership Part 3 – Benefits of Using the Virtues of Ethical Leadership by Chad Weinstein Part 1 https://ethinact.com/an-introduction-to-the-virtues-of-ethical-leadership/ Part 2 https://ethinact.com/an-introduction-to-the-virtues-of-ethical-leadership-part-2-the-nature-of-virtues/ The Virtues of Ethical Leadership help us in multiple ways. Broadly, ethical leaders use the VEL framework to: 1. Guide our personal and professional development. 2. Analyze ..read more

An Introduction to the Virtues of Ethical Leadership Part 2 – The Nature of Virtues If you have not read Part 1 you can do so at https://ethinact.com/an-introduction-to-the-virtues-of-ethical-leadership/ Learning the Virtues of Ethical Leadership begins by understanding the nature of virtues themselves. A virtue is a positive and enduring character trait, which we can develop ..read more

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Inflection, Reflection and Ethical Persuasion for Peace By Tom Laughlin At Ethical Leaders in Action we teach the process of Ethical Persuasion. I used this method for a different purpose and in a different way than we usually teach it. I used it to find a single point of agreement with a Russian living in ..read more

Bringing Values to Life by Jamie Fischer – Director of Training for Ethical Leaders in Action Among the ways that an excellent leader can help their team achieve extraordinary results is to develop a set of clear and coherent values that define the organization and what it seeks to be. These values serve as standards ..read more

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 A Little Less Fear and Loathing When I was growing up in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota, Star Wars was ..read more

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 ..read more

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 ..read more