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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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Darkness at Downton: 'Downton Abbey' Season 3, Episode 5

Beverly Akerman | Posted 04.07.2013 | Canada
Read More: Downton Abbey, Downton, TV Recaps, Downton Abbey Season 3, Downton Abbey Season 3 Episode 5 Recap, Downton Abbey Recap, Downton Abbey Season 3 Episode 5, Equality, Feminism, Death, Eclampsia, History, Social History, Values, Crawley, Branson, Canada News
Beverly Akerman

When Isobel suggests a luncheon for the Downton "girls," the stage is set for the confrontation: between the men and the women, between creaky notions of propriety and the ancient concepts of mercy, made modern in the guise of rehabilitation. Thank God, mercy wins.

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Are Parents Scared Their Punishments Will Go Viral?

Samantha Kemp-Jackson | Posted 01.20.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Parenting Tips, Children, Discipline, Punishment, Corporal Punishment, Parenting, Stress, Social Media, Internet, Viral Videos, Viral Video, Kids, Values, Child Discipline, Online, Parenting Advice, Parents, Family, Canada Living News
Samantha Kemp-Jackson

When it comes to discipline, many parents have taken a large step backwards, and technology is to blame. In this day and age of smart phone journalism, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook shares, parents have become wary and hesitant of punishing their children in case their actions at any moment are recorded and uploaded to a willing audience in a matter of seconds.

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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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Why Democracy Does Not Necessarily Equal Freedom

Rabbi Ben Hecht | Posted 09.17.2012 | Canada
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Rabbi Ben Hecht

Any value, even one as dear to us as democracy, still demands scrutiny. It must be remembered that this principle has functioned so well within Western democracies because other standards co-existed with this principle to ensure that the value of democracy would not be hijacked to serve another cause.

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What Love is Like After Divorce

Delaine Moore | Posted 07.08.2012 | Canada Living
Read More: Single Mom, Loving Again, Divorce, Kids, Values, Falling in Love, Relationship After Divorcing, Dating After Divorce, Family Values, Canada Living News
Delaine Moore

Somewhere during the course of my post-divorce singlehood, my "value hierarchy" changed -- and "serious relationship" was no longer at the top of my list as it had been while married. All that independence, and self-care and personal success I'd cultivated since divorcing felt threatened.

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