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What Happened to Integrity Among Leaders?

Dr. Curtis L. Odom | Posted 04.09.2013 | Canada Business
Read More: Politics, Leadership, Integrity, Values, Communication, Core Values, Vikram Pandit, Vikram Pandit Resigns, Leadership Values, Citi Boardroom, Integrity in Leadership, Canada Business News
Dr. Curtis L. Odom

We have created a political system bent on sound bites and quick hitting verbal assaults. We like the one-liner and a good zinger. But as leaders, this is not realistic. We need people to stand up for integrity. Without it, there is no trust, and without trust there is no real communication.

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Why You Need Trust in the Boardroom

Deborah Nixon | Posted 12.29.2012 | Canada Business
Read More: Leadership, Trust, Decision-Making, Values, Richard LeBlanc, Cost-Effectiveness, C-Suite, Ceos, Board of Directors, Trustworthiness, Deborah-Nixon, Transaction-Costs, Integrity, Business Ethics, Canada Business News
Deborah Nixon

Trust at the board level is necessary at three intersection points: board and CEO, board member to board member, and CEO to C-suite. Why does trust matter? Think about the transactional costs of a low-trust relationship. In low trust relationships, suspicion abounds and parties feel compelled to paper every decision and every discussion. What can boards and executives do about this? Here is some advice.

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Should We Treat the Globe and Mail as a Cheating Student?

Johannes Wheeldon, Ph.D | Posted 11.24.2012 | Canada
Read More: Plagarism, Globe and Mail, Margaret Wente, Integrity, Crowdsourcing, Jonah Lehrer, turnitin.com, Turn It In, Margaret Wente Plagiarism, Cheating, Fareed Zakaria, Turnitit, Canada News
Johannes Wheeldon, Ph.D

In a remarkable reply to the detailed allegations against Margaret Wente for repeated plagiarism, the Globe and Mail has shown itself to be unequal to the tasks associated with running a national newspaper. In short, basic journalistic integrity at the Globe is dead. So what might be done?

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Tim Knight's Watching the Watchdog: Journalists Are Killing Journalism

Tim Knight | Posted 07.17.2012 | Canada
Read More: Fear, Free Marketplace of Ideas, Servants of the People, Employees, Pushing Booze, Graduates, Contrarian, Senior Journalists, Newsrooms, Training, Jobs, Journalism Schools, Democracy, Canada, Integrity, Mentor Journalists, Corporate System, Globe & Mail, Loyalty, Educated for Unemployment, Public Relations, Bosses, CBC Journalists, Supply and Demand, Soft Degrees, Margaret Wente, Class of 2012, Canada News
Tim Knight

Today, graduates of journalism school see the profession as just that: a job. A paycheque. A security. They do what they're told to do. They're not journalists; they're employees. They don't buck the corporate system. They're part of it. Newsrooms are turning into mere offices.

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