High-Performance Ethics: 10 Timeless Principles for Next-Generation Leadership - Hardcover

Wes Cantrell; James R. Lucas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1414303408 ISBN 13: 9781414303406

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2007

Synopsis

Do you have to lower your ethical standards in order to succeed at your job? High-Performance Ethics authors Wes Cantrell and James Lucas say that the answer is no. The authors outline ways to make ethical decisions (based on the Ten Commandments) that lead to highly successful business practices. High-Performance Ethics includes tips on how to lead a team with integrity, practical tools for resisting the pressure to compromise workplace standards, and encouragement for workers who want to see strong businesses—and strong values—thrive.
10 Principles:

1. First Things Only (priorities)
2. Ditch the Distractions
3. Align with Reality (never claim support for a bad cause)
4. Find Symmetry
5. Respect the Wise
6. Protecct the Souls
7. Commit to the Relationships
8. Spread the Wealth
9. Speak the Truth
10. Limit Your Desires

About this title

From the Back Cover

Ethics are no longer a choice for high-PERFORMANCE leadership. They’re an imperative. In this book, you’ll learn ten timeless principles of ethical, results-oriented leadership from business experts who have seen and done it all. They’ll teach you to apply those principles to the high-paced, high-stakes world that next-generation leaders like you are facing right now.

Review

In a new normal world it is more important than ever for organizations and institutions to be guided by leaders who are not seduced by the avant-garde or the faddish, but who embrace and indwell timeless wisdom. Wes Cantrell and James Lucas mine nuggets of rich wisdom and traffic in the timeless. High Performance Ethics is a very rewarding read for those looking to lead wisely. (Tom Nelson)

Edition details

• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1414303408
• ISBN 13: 9781414303406
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272