Gael O'Brien on Business Ethics
Gael O’Brien is a consultant, presenter, author and thought leader on topics related to leadership, ethics, trust, reputation, values, and strategic direction. She is founder and principal of Strategic Opportunities Group, a columnist for Business Ethics magazine, a fellow at the Center for Business Ethics at Bentley University, and co-author with Deepak Chopra and Jack Canfield of Stepping Stones to Success. Read more about Gael O'Brien...
The Week in Ethics: Pepsi’s Advertising Disconnect From Social Responsibility
Posted on Thursday, May 2, 2013
Update: May 4, 2013: Pepsi pulled the ad, but a segment of the ad is still available to view as of today here Having a woman CEO hasn’t sensitized those at Pepsi making advertising decisions based on an ad pulled this week showing a hysterical blond, battered, white woman intimidated by a policeman who is drinking a […]
The Week in Ethics: Abramson, Mayer and the Road Ahead for Women Leaders
Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2013
Jill Abramson, the first female executive editor of the New York Times, whose tenure in her first 18-months has yielded four Pulitzer Prizes. is the subject of a hit-and-run POLITICO piece this week quoting anonymous journalists at the paper criticizing her brusque, dismissive, non-empathetic style, labeling her “very, very unpopular.” It is difficult to imagine a reporter having access to or using […]
The Week in Ethics: “Engaged Trusteeship,” Stakeholders and UVA Governance
Posted on Friday, March 15, 2013
Strength invokes a sense of power, muscle, vigor, and force. It can, under the right circumstances, be a source of wisdom that invites collaboration, engagement, innovation and inspires trust. In university governance, there is increasing tension about how authority is held or shared — how strength plays out. With the increasing involvement of business leaders […]
The Week in Ethics: 2012 Leadership Wins and Losses
Posted on Monday, December 31, 2012
One of the most powerful lessons from 2012 is how leaders use their influence. Consider some examples of career sky dives from three men highly regarded in their field who failed to use their influence in ways to keep trust with their constituencies: former CIA Director David Petraeus (an affair with his biographer); former Penn […]
The Week in Ethics: NRA Leadership, Culture of Violence, and the Self-Seal
Posted on Sunday, December 23, 2012
We will know in a few months whether National Rifle Association (NRA) CEO Wayne LaPierre’s response to the murders of first graders, teachers and the principal at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut speaks for the majority of its 4 million members. LaPierre blames the murders on gun restrictions and America’s culture of violence — […]