Tag: John Langhorne
Takeaways from 25 years of leadership
By John Langhorne/Guest Column
Some years ago, when the Corridor Business Journal began publishing, several colleagues and I were invited to write a weekly column....
Six principles that guide ethical behavior
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
In three earlier articles, I discussed the broken windows principle, why ethical behavior is profitable and how ethics are...
Ethics: A core element of your story
By John Langhorne / Guest Column
Recent research findings suggest that leadership arises from a private story that people tell themselves. This story is not...
Why good behavior is profitable
By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial
In my last article, I opened with an overview of the “broken windows study” and used it to review...
Broken windows and the workplace
By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial
Over the past year, we have been hearing more about a community policing approach known as “broken windows,” which...
Exploring the value of executive wisdom
By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial
The nature of wisdom is equal parts philosophical and empirical.
One philosophical definition says that wisdom is the ability, developed...
Fight negative effects of cynicism with hope
By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial
When thinking about leadership, we often focus on the positive examples. However, there is much to be learned by...
What people want from leadership
By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial
In a previous article ((http://bit.ly/greatcomp), I reviewed the typical expectations of an employee in a high-performance organization committed to...
Exploring the three lifestyles and leadership
By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial
Positive psychology is a flip-flop – rather than study the dysfunctional, you study people who have lived exemplary lives.
A...
Leadership in great companies
By John Langhorne / Guest Editorial
What’s it’s like to work for a “great company?”
First and foremost, you know who the CEO is; if it’s...