E18 | How to Develop Ethical Maturity

About this episode

This episode explores ethical maturity in leadership and the complexities of making tough decisions.

In this episode we unpack ethical maturity — how leaders make hard choices in the gray areas and then live with, explain, and learn from those choices. We define ethical maturity’s core moves (decision, implementation, explanation, peace, and learning), explore how culture and multicultural teams shape ethics, and show why self-awareness, values clarity, emotion, intuition, and context matter as much as facts. Damian also shares six practical questions to test tough decisions (e.g., “Would I be happy if this appeared in tomorrow’s news?”) and practical advice for leading transparently through layoffs and other painful moments. ➤ Pre-order the book: Lead With a Coaching Mindset — http://bit.ly/orderLeadwithaCoachingMindset ➤ Learn more: goldvargconsulting.com ➤ Subscribe & stay tuned: Hit “Subscribe” on your listening platform so you don’t miss future episodes!

People in this episode

Host: Damian Goldvarg

Topics covered

• ethical maturity
• leadership
• decision making
• self-awareness
• multicultural teams

Keywords

• ethical maturity
• leadership
• decision making
• self-awareness
• values clarity
• multicultural teams
• transparency
• layoffs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: goldvargconsulting.com

Books & works: Lead With a Coaching Mindset

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