Navigate difficult decisions, maintain trust, and uphold strong core values.

Explore the complexities of ethical leadership with Tina Seelig and John Hennessy as they share their experiences and insights. From handling ethical dilemmas to maintaining core values amidst challenges, John highlights the importance of honesty, trust, and organizational integrity. Tina leads a profound discussion on navigating gray areas where legality and ethics might conflict.

Together, they uncover strategies for fostering trust, inoculating oneself against unethical decisions, and how a leader's values impact the culture of an entire institution.

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Chapters:

(00:00:00 ) Introduction

Host Tina Seelig introduces the topic of ethical and trustworthy leadership with John Hennessy.

(00:01:05 ) Maintaining Ethics in Leadership

How reputation and core values play crucial roles in leadership.

(00:01:43 ) Dealing with Ethical Dilemmas

Encountering unethical requests and the importance of standing by one’s principles.

(00:03:46 ) Preventing Ethical Pitfalls

Advice on preparing for ethical challenges.

(00:05:04 ) Organizational Accountability

The challenges of ensuring ethics within large organizations.

(00:07:40 ) Ethical Decision-Making in Gray Areas

Navigating situations that fall in the gray areas of legality and ethics.

(00:10:48 ) Ethical Leadership and Core Values

The importance of staying true to core values in leadership.

(00:13:18 ) Trust and Crisis Management

Why trust is crucial for managing crises and driving change within organizations.

(00:16:00 ) Rebuilding Trust After a Crisis

Rebuilding trust and the importance of addressing issues head-on.

(00:18:19 ) Organizational Ethics and People

How ethics rely on both leadership and individual actions within the organization.

(00:20:05 ) Episode Takeaways

Four key lessons for listeners from this episode.

(00:20:36 ) Conclusion