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Crisis situations are characterized by incomplete information, time pressure, unprecedented leadership challenges with unclear options and a threat to the group’s reputation. (Pexels/Thirdman)

How naming shared values is an effective approach to leading through a crisis

If your organization is in crisis, your values are your lifeline. Identifying them collaboratively helps build consensus and guide action.
Work and family are both central to many people’s sense of identity and how they hope to make a difference. Kobus Louw/E+ via Getty Images

Unpaid caregiving work can feel small and personal, but that doesn’t take away its ethical value

Debating whether to step back from a career to take on caregiving responsibilities can be a tough decision – not just financially or emotionally but ethically as well.
Obituaries provide a window into the prevailing traditions and moral values of their time. alexmillos/iStock via Getty Images Plus

What 38 million obituaries reveal about how Americans define a ‘life well lived’

Obituaries reveal shifting cultural values across time and place. Here’s a glimpse into how the moral vocabulary has evolved over several decades.
The study showed that coolness is associated with the same six qualities around the world, regardless of culture. isaxar/Shutterstock

What makes a person cool? Global study has some answers

Coolness has changed. Today it’s about being extroverted, hedonistic, adventurous, open, powerful and autonomous.

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