by Ron Rael | Jun 11, 2012 | High Road Accountability and Ethics, High Road Leadership
As a leader, you want employees to “color outside the lines.” This means that they are creative, open to new ideas, and think for themselves. As a leader you do not want employees to “cross the line.” This means the person does something that goes against the spirit...
by Ron Rael | May 7, 2012 | High Road Leadership
Leaders are the moral center of the group or organization they lead. We most often hear about unethical leaders who don’t have a moral center or who prefer the low road. Thankfully, there are people serving as leaders who take the high road. How do you identify a...
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 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...
