Posts tagged ethical standards
Inviting Your Tiger to Tea - When Ethics Required Action (hero series Part 2)

This article is part of my ongoing series about heroes—not the kind celebrated for titles or platforms, but those whose ethical courage shows up when systems fail.

It follows my earlier piece about David Turner, and continues my reflection on what it really means to live—and lead—according to the Principles of Public Life: integrity, accountability, openness, respect, and stewardship.

This piece centres on Tricia, a tireless campaigner, professional, and friend, whose life has repeatedly demonstrated that ethics are not abstract—they are practiced, often quietly, often at personal cost.

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Ethics in the Boardroom - A Case Study

A case study of the kind of ethical conversations that need to happen in the boardroom of any organisation to carry out due diligence, highlighting the processes and differentiation of salaried executives and unremunerated non-executive leading to work with diversity of thinking, declaring and addressing conflicts of interest, and preventing a U-turn or embarrassing the reputation of the organisation.

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Heroic Leadership - who is your role model?

Heroic Leadership is often part of quiet leadership, very powerful, because of how rooted, grounded and connected it is. In this article you can meet my hero (recently deceased) and contemplate who are your role models.

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