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Anthony Weiner: Challenges on the Road to Reputational Redemption(0)

April 11, 2013

The former Congressman, who resigned two years ago in a sexual social media scandal, disclosed this week that he’s thinking of entering the race to become the next mayor of New York City. Columnist Gael O’Brien looks at what some other leaders have done to rehabilitate their reputations after scandal and analyzes the challenges involved in regaining trust.

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“You Can’t Handle the Truth!” Well, Actually, We Can…

Columnist Gael O’Brien says a line made famous by Jack Nicholson in the film “A Few Good Men” underestimates our capacity to deal with the truth. “The fact is that we can – we just aren’t given a chance often enough to prove it,” she writes. “Figuring out how leaders and institutions can sustain transparency offers far better long-term results than where we find ourselves now.”

John Mackey’s ‘Conscious Capitalism’: ‘Simply a Better Way to Do Business’

In a new book, Whole Foods Market CEO John Mackey envisions a world where “one day, virtually every business will operate with a sense of higher purpose, integrate the interests of all stakeholders, elevate conscious leaders, and build a culture of trust, accountability and caring.”

Women in the C-Suite: Finding Ways to Break the ‘Seal’

Even though the business case for increasing the number of women in senior management and on corporate boards has been made – successfully – columnist Gael O’Brien wonders why there hasn’t been more progress in making it happen. The answer, she suggests, may lie in the “self-seal” that often surrounds organizations and their leaders.


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