by Ron Rael | Apr 30, 2012 | High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Leadership
“Ron, what do you think about the situation with CFOs who are hiding things from the CEO? Do you think the CEO should have known?” As an objective observer—coach—to my clients, I try to avoid expressing my opinion. As a facilitator, my role is to get my clients, the...
by Ron Rael | Mar 16, 2012 | High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Leadership
I’ve been writing lately about character and standing up for what you believe in, in regards to leadership. A whistleblower is often punished for speaking out. Greg Smith’s op-ed piece in the New York Times is a form of whistleblowing. When someone quits...
by Ron Rael | Mar 12, 2012 | High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Leadership
The current economic conditions we are experiencing will test many leaders. During the boom years, no matter how good or bad your company was, you had to be really awful to fail (see Bear Stearns)! This economic downturn separated the competent from...
by Ron Rael | Feb 28, 2012 | High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Leadership
“Rules are made to be broken!” No truer words were ever spoken by someone who prefers the low road. Rules have their place. A society would not survive without rules; we call these cultural mores. Organizations could not exist without rules; we call these the...
