08
Feb
Looking to mitigate the risk of another savings and loan crisis, subprime mortgage meltdown, or billion-dollar Ponzi scheme, more American businesses are focused on instituting ethical leadership. Business leaders who engage in unethical behavior can leave companies and their cultures forever blemished. Their unprincipled decisions erode profits, sully brand names, and damage relationships with clients, employees, and investors. Ethical leadership in business matters today because its positive effects can permeate a number of areas, from hiring and accounting practices to managing product development and customer data. Also, companies with ethical leaders and practices tend to perform better, according to Ethisphere.…