When a New Leader takes Over: Toward Ethical Turnarounds takes a
detailed look at the experiences of new leaders who are charged with
turning an organization around following an ethical scandal. The
challenges confronting new leaders who are tasked with restoring trust,
rebuilding reputation, and turning around an organization following an
ethical scandal are discussed along with specific actions taken by these
leaders during the turnaround process. A main focus of the book is to
offer insight into the difficult situations confronting new leaders at
the beginning, during and after their turnaround experiences which means
turning an unethical organizational culture into an ethical one. A
number of examples of turnaround efforts that have taken place over the
past two decades are included to provide the most comprehensive
documentation of the ethical turnaround process.
The book includes an in-depth look at what led to the unethical behavior
by examining a number of real-world examples of ethical scandals from
around the world. The book will provide an analysis of the various
ethical scandals by focusing on concepts like unethical leadership,
received wisdom, groupthink and moral silence, all of which contribute
to the kind of organizational culture and unethical behavior one finds
in organizations that experience ethical scandals. The book also
discusses proactive leadership and its importance in implementing
ethical turnarounds based on values-based leadership, employee
involvement and ethics education. A main premise of this book is that
new leaders can successfully create an organization environment to
rebuild and institutionalize ethical behavior as part of the turnaround
process and sustain ethical behavior beyond the turnaround.
The book will be of interest to employees at all levels of an
organization, business professionals and other practitioners and others
who have an interest in organization change, transformation and ethical
turnarounds.
