Moral Compass - Publications - Faculty & Research

29 Mar 2022
Book

5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

use business to improve society comes from “some moral compass and a calling of, ‘I really have to do this,’” says Khanna. “This translates into leaving money on the table in the short term. But that money... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Oct 2000
News

Carlos A. Saladrigas: Hardworking Optimist

the relatives' house when federal agents removed Elián. "The silver lining in this difficult situation," says the diplomatic and optimistic Saladrigas, "is that the Cuban community has been brought together." Saladrigas traces his moral... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young

26 Apr 2022
Book

What Does Your Business Stand For? Why Building Trust Starts with Purpose

principles into every aspect of the organization. This purpose serves as a compass to guide all decisions, but also as an operating system that shapes all facets of the business, including its strategy, culture, and its public relations.... View Details

Keywords: by Ranjay Gulati

22 Apr 2002
Research & Ideas

Does Spirituality Drive Success?

discussed how their spirituality helped them evolve as leaders. "There are so many pressures on you as a leader to lose your compassion and develop a thick skin, to lose your capacity for doubt and curiosity," said Dr. Ronald... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace, Sean Silverthorne & Wendy Guild

10 Nov 2015
Op-Ed

Authentic Leadership Rediscovered

leader and have a meaningful life, you need to do the difficult inner work to develop yourself, have a strong moral compass based on your beliefs and values, and work on problems that matter to you. When you... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

06 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Are You a Level-Six Leader?

people who always ask, "What's in it for me?" Their moral compass is guided primarily by the accumulation of wealth and power, all else be damned. Bernie Madoff, now in prison, is a poster boy for... View Details

Keywords: by Mitch Maidique

01 Oct 1999
News

Banking on Success

spent four years in London as cohead of the firm's European operations before resigning in 1996 to found Compass Partners International, a privately held investment banking advisory and investment firm that manages a large European... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

Web

2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

will show how deep-purpose companies energize their enterprise by inspiring employees and fostering greater loyalty and trust with customers and partners. Purpose is also a compass with which these firms effectively navigate the... View Details

03 Jul 2018
What Do You Think?

Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?

than many other of Microsoft’s customers. Others gave more weight to moral considerations, especially in view of Nadella’s stated mission, “to put empathy at the center of everything I pursue ” Only a few, however, put themselves in... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology

18 Jun 2001
Lessons from the Classroom

Why Leaders Need Great Books

start out believing that people have a moral compass which points them in the right direction; and the only difficult part is then doing what they know they should do, or persuading others that it's the... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

Making Sense of Past and Present

entrepreneurs managed through many tricks and traps to write the untold rules of capitalism. Professor Jones’s course also pushed me to deeply think about my intrinsic values as a leader and entrepreneur. What do I stand for? What is my View Details

28 Feb 2011
Research & Ideas

The Importance of ‘Don’t’ in Inducing Ethical Employee Behavior

"So there is evidence for the fact that people like to feel that they're in balance when it comes to ethics," Gino says. "People are guided by their moral compass when facing ethical dilemmas.... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

Web

Faculty Spotlight: HBS Racial Equity Fellow Professor Ivuoma N. Onyeador - Blog: RGE Report

timely policy issues. Professor Onyeador illustrates that emotional engagement, particularly anger, and outrage about moral injustices , can catalyze mass movements. Leaders need not take a public stance on a high-profile issue (though... View Details

Profile

Nathalie du Preez

"I'm strengthening my moral and ethical compass by being here," says Nathalie. "I'm learning to see the best in people, and through them, the best insights in so many aspects of business:... View Details

19 Oct 2016
Blog Post

Reflections From My First Month at HBS

acting based on one’s moral compass. Most of the time it’s just listening attentively before speaking, even when you have a burning thought. We talk about our feelings more often than I previously thought great leaders would. Perhaps... View Details

01 Oct 2002
News

Andrew H. Tisch

of the hotel school's student body and organized protests against U.S. involvement in Vietnam. He credits his parents with his abiding interest in leadership and social issues. “They provided us with a moral View Details

05 May 2015
First Look

First Look: May 5

Concealment: The Roots of Dishonest Behavior How Moral Flexibility Constrains Our Moral Compass By: Gino, F. Abstract—Cheating, fraud, deception, uncooperative actions, and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

11 Feb 2021
Blog Post

Good Leadership Is an Act of Kindness

reports in the news and on social media. Even if gestures of kindness and compassion were not woven into business as usual before the pandemic, they are essential now and going forward. Unfortunately, the notion of kindness in the form of... View Details

Keywords: All Industries

02 Jun 2021
News

On the Road Less Traveled

a hotel room at age 11, and among the challenges that something like that poses is that it doesn't give you any real grounding. And this is one line from the book. You say, “Having bounced around as much as I did, I had to set my moral... View Details

04 Dec 2012
First Look

First Look: December 4

http://www.innovation-enterprise.com/archives/vol/15/issue/1/article/4941/sustaining-innovation-when-outsourcing-components Ethically Adrift: How Others Pull Our Moral Compass from True North Authors:C.... View Details