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Leading Transformational Change with Tobias Sturesson

101. Embrace Vulnerability: Insights from Ann Tenbrunsel and Lenny Wong on Avoiding Blind Spots and Navigating Human Fallibility

Jan 30, 2025
39:12

Today we hear from Ann Tenbrunsel, the David E. Gallo Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Notre Dame, and Lenny Wong, a retired research professor at the US Army War College. Explore how positive illusions about our ethicality lead to overlooked blind spots and understand the importance of embracing vulnerability for fostering trust and learning within corporate cultures. This episode is a must-listen for anyone looking to understand and navigate the ethical challenges in leadership and organisational behaviour.


In this episode, we explore:

  • The illusion of personal ethicality
  • Embracing vulnerability to build trust
  • Balancing high values with human flaws
  • The impact of ethical blind spots
  • Motivated blindness in decision-making
  • The role of formal and informal systems
  • Moving beyond moral licensing


Links Mentioned:

You Can Culture by Tobias Sturesson

025. Lenny Wong: Uncovering a Culture of Dishonesty

065. Ann Tenbrunsel: Are we as ethical as we think?

Ann Tenbrunsel’s work

Lenny Wong’s research works

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