Celebrity jeweler creates a loyal following through his jewels and his commitment to doing good. Let’s take a trip back in time to 1992, to the premiere of the movie Basic Instinct. An actress named Sharon Stone walked down the red carpet wearing jewelry made by relatively unknown jeweler Martin Katz. At the time, only…

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What should modern leadership look like? Entrepreneur and former Icelandic presidential candidate Halla Tómasdóttir thinks global leaders need to change their ways — or risk becoming irrelevant. In a conversation with curator Bryn Freedman, she shows how anybody can step up and make a difference, even if you don’t yet have power. “There’s a leader…

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The owners of a Chicago juice company find success by marketing and leading with integrity. Angela and Anthony Maicki, the owners of a small juice company, take pride in leading by example and modeling their values every day in both operations and marketing. This video originally appeared on U.S. Bank’s Financial IQ site. Used by kind…

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The owners of AAY Fitness & Nutrition stay true to their ideals as they grow their small business. For Elaine Miller and Narina Menassian, the owners of AAY Fitness & Nutrition in Los Angeles, business success and a strong commitment to ethics go hand in hand. In this video, U.S. Bank recently spoke to them…

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Psychological research provides guidance as to how leaders can create a workplace culture that encourages ethical behavior by employees.

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The moral example set by leaders has a major impact on the behavior of their subordinates, both good and bad. Despite career success, leaders are particularly vulnerable to ethical lapses.

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Steve Nguyen, Ph.D. (Mar. 10, 2019) Being inconsistent is not just about words versus actions, but also in what you say consistently (across time) and how you act consistently (across time). In other words, at any given moment and especially depending on the person or group you are interacting with, an observer might find that…

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You might not expect the chief operating officer of a major global corporation to look too far beyond either the balance sheet or the bottom line. But Harish Manwani, COO of Unilever, makes a passionate argument that doing so to include value, purpose and sustainability in top-level decision-making is not just savvy, it’s the only…

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A reputation for ethics can open doors for a business. Here’s how one company maintains a position of trust. This video originally appeared on the U.S. Bank Financial IQ site on March 13, 2009. Used with kind permission of U.S. Bank.

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Every day in all of our roles, who we are and how we show up makes a difference in how well we execute our roles, how others are impacted and how we create good and bad narratives about ourselves. Who we are has many complexities but is essentially made up of our personality characteristics, attitudes,…

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