Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future S10-Ep23: How Missing Ethics Makes a Mess of Organizations
Guest: Greg Moran, C-level leadership executive & consultant
The business landscape is littered with fallen firms of questionable ethics. Enron is just one example. But the stumbles of today’s organisations — from Boeing to Columbia University — may be rooted in the lack of a clear ethical framework from the top.
That’s the thesis of guest Greg Moran, who lays out the evidence with host Maureen Metcalf in this episode. It’s not mere philosophical debate; as Enron showed, missing a formal ethical code is a very real existential threat.
Here's what Greg and Maureen cover:
- The distinction you need to know between morality and ethics;
- Why it’s concerning that so many college grads haven’t seriously pondered their values as they enter your workforce; and
- The critical role ethics play in getting your organization through a crisis.
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
- Leader Character with Dr. Mary Crossan (this is the episode Maureen referenced at the beginning of today’s show)
- Forming Your Firm’s Ethics with Greg Moran
- Transformational Leadership & Ethics with Ron Riggio
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Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:
- Everyday Ubuntu: Living Better Together, the African Way by Mungi Ngomane. Hardback (https://amzn.to/48Doh6j) and audiobook (https://amzn.to/48YCRF4)
- Nerve: Lessons on Leadership from Two Women Who Went First by Martha Piper & Indira Samarasekera. Paperback (https://amzn.to/3tOtzg4) and audiobook (https://amzn.to/41OYdT5)
- Jilly Truit murder mysteries by Beverley McLachlin:
- Full Disclosure – https://amzn.to/46TxW6Q (paperback) https://amzn.to/46VDL3Q (audiobook)
- Denial – https://amzn.to/46YCbhs (paperback) https://amzn.to/3GJc0AA (audiobook)
- Women and Leadership: Journey Toward Equity by Sherylle J. Tan & Lisa DeFrank-Cole
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About Our Guest:
Greg Moran is a C-level digital, strategy and change leadership executive with extensive global operations experience. He led corporate strategy for Ford and designed the plan that Alan Mullaly used to turn around the company. Greg held C-level IT positions in app dev, infrastructure, and core banking applications at Ford, Nationwide Insurance, and Bank One/JPMC, respectively. He began his career in consulting with Arthur Andersen Accenture, working across industries with 100 companies over the course of a decade. He is passionate about leadership and culture, and teaches part time on the topic at Ohio University.