Module 18.01.02 Leadership and Ethics: How to Communicate Your Core Values

takeaways

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takeaways

noun
1. ...I think that's why one of our big important takeaways in the book...
dissent

noun
1. ...well set up organizations allow for dissent and disagreement about values.
self-reflection

noun
1. We have on a number of occasions on this podcast talked about the notion of psychological safety, about self-reflection on your position and your attitudes.
point of view

collocation
1. ...it's okay to share their point of view and to disagree with others, so thank you for that.
assess

verb
1. What thoughts do you have about how we can assess our actions?
2. It sounds to me though that thinking through how you will assess or test your actions is really important to do.
3. So I encourage everybody to think about how will you assess those decisions and actions that you take.
deploy

verb
1. In your book you discuss different tests people can use and deploy.
convert something into something

phrasal verb
1. ...which is kind of one thing we try to do in the book is take abstract concepts and convert them into tangible tests and evaluate them.
veer

verb
1. And so we kind of lay out various tests that can prevent people from veering in the wrong decision that are inconsistent with their values.
inconsistent

adj
1. And so we kind of lay out various tests that can prevent people from veering in the wrong decision that are inconsistent with their values.
2. ...because you think that it's inconsistent with your value structure.
bright-line

noun
1. For example, we talk about bright-line rules.
2. You know he had a Mormon upbringing with the LDS and he had these bright-line rules for example that he was going to use Sunday as a day of rest.
3. But the whole point he was trying to say is that if you violate your bright-line rules then those rules become meaningless.
4. ...so there's not going to be bright-line rules you can list in advance.
upbringing noun1. You know he had a Mormon upbringing with the LDS and he had these bright-line rules...anecdote noun1. And he tells an anecdote about how he cost his basketball team the championship because he didn't play on that day.cost verb1. And he tells an anecdote about how he cost his basketball team the championship because he didn't play on that day.violate verb1. But the whole point he was trying to say is that if you violate your bright-line rules then those rules become meaningless.flaw noun1. And as we explain there are some flaws in this test, and one of the flaws is, is that the New York Times doesn't really write about very much stuff that's going on the world.implication noun1. ...they are things that the media are not going to cover but actually have a lot of implications in organizations,...practical adj1. And this is actually something that's very practical and realistic because it comes up all the time.spouse noun1. ...but you will be talking to your spouse or your loved ones at night and telling them how your day went.telling adj1. ...And I think it's actually a very telling test where you're withholding information...withhold verb1. ...And I think it's actually a very telling test where you're withholding information...