Navigating Ethical Systems: How professional accountants can drive ethical behaviour
Accounting, Blog, Ethics Pays, Incentives, Leadership, Practitioner, Professor, Research, Researcher, Teaching EthicsLearn about the individual psychology behind ethical behaviour, some of the issues impacting ethical systems and specific considerations for professional accountants and their teams to improve ethical behaviour.
Rethinking DEI in an Era of Outrage
Blog, Diversity, Fairness, Leadership, Psychological Safety
Efforts to improve DEI could benefit from less yelling and more thinking.
Is DEI a long-overdue solution for centuries of prejudice or a diabolical power grab by underqualified progressives? Is it a way to enable a more empowered and effective…
In The Age Of AI, Critical Thinking Is More Needed Than Ever
Blog, Corporate Culture, Decision Making, Leadership
Critical thinking is needed to ensure that AI implementation is successful.
The rise of AI has proven to be a watershed moment in history, with countless arguments for and against its use in practically every industry and use case conceivable.…
One More Time: Why Diversity Leads To Better Team Performance
Blog, Corporate Culture, Fairness, Human Rights, Leadership
Diversity has several established benefits to team performance.
Discussions on diversity in the workplace can be heated and contentious. All too often, we see attitudes toward diversity in the workplace shift like a pendulum, as the explosion…
From Citi To Meta, Companies Cutting Manager Roles Need A New Management Model
Blog, LeadershipIt is said that a leader’s effectiveness comes down to their behavior. But what leaders value can be as important. After all, behavior is often a means to an end.
These 8 Levers Of Organizational Culture Will Drive Great Performance
Blog, Corporate Culture, Leadership
Certain areas of organizational culture can act as levers on performance when managed appropriately.
Forty-six percent of business leaders say that culture drives employee productivity, engagement and retention — and 90% say…
The Office’s Rainn Wilson on meaning and happiness
Blog, Incentives, Leadership, Podcast
Rainn Wilson was a late bloomer: he landed the role of Dwight Schrute on “The Office” after over a decade of struggling as an actor. But success didn’t solve all of his problems — and it even created some new ones. In this live…
Do we really need to ‘move fast and break things’?
Blog, Corporate Culture, Leadership
From “move fast and break things” to “hacker culture,” Silicon’s Valley’s mantras over the past two decades have seemingly encouraged employees to cast aside moral concerns in pursuit of innovation. Perhaps due to this mindset,…
Leadership lessons from Zelenskyy and Putin
Blog, Corporate Culture, Leadership, Podcast
As Russia continues to attack Ukraine, the whole world is watching a momentous clash of leadership styles. No one is more qualified to analyze the situation than political scientist and former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul. In…
Leaders, Don’t Fear AI…Embrace It
Blog, Corporate Culture, Leadership
Combining the best of human ingenuity and generative AI
The rise of machine learning and AI has been ongoing for quite a while, but it’s only relatively recently that conversations surrounding generative AI have really taken…