Rules, processes, policies, and procedures communicate just as much from leaders to followers as town hall speeches, e-mails, and LinkedIn posts. Every rule, procedure, and policy communicates a message about trust, power, risk, or accountability.

We're talking about dark patterns now more than ever, focusing on deceptive design and court cases. But one question remains oddly absent from the conversation: Where are the ethical organizational leaders?

Unboxing the author's copies of my new book, the Sage Works Guide to Global Leadership

In November 2023, OpenAI's threatened employee walkout after the board's firing of Sam Altman turned into a master class in followership.