NEW! High-Performance Ethics ONLINE COURSE!

We are proud to announce that our first comprehensive online interactive course is now available for instant access. This course teaches leaders how to achieve performance through the power of ethical behavior.

High-Performance Ethics includes groundbreaking principles of leadership taught by author and internationally acclaimed speaker James R. Lucas. This comprehensive 12 module course (approximately 9 hours of interactive learning) covers the 10 Timeless Principles for Next-Generation Leadership that Jim Lucas and Wes Cantrell (Former CEO of Lanier Business Systems) cover in the book, High-Performance Ethics.

To learn more or to order, click here: High-Performance Ethics Online Course

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Just what in the world are “ethics?”

If you see what most large businesses, C-level leaders, and politicians are talking and writing about, you would think that it means “avoiding breaking the law and going to jail.”

But that’s like saying, “being successful means that your business doesn’t go bankrupt.” It’s true in a sense, but it’s the lowest possible level of truth. There’s a lot more to being successful than just staying in business and out of foreclosure. Just as there’s a lot more to ethics than avoiding an indictment.

Here’s the problem, and it’s huge: We train people to be unethical every day.

What? Am I kidding? Not at all. Let’s look at a typical meeting with “the boss.” He or she asks at decision time, “Do you all agree with me on this?” Ten people are in the room, and ten heads are nodding up and down. But inside, five of those heads are nodding “No.” They are pretending to agree, without really agreeing. A few of them may even think the idea is nuts.

So what do we call this? Typical company behavior? Sadly, yes. But it’s a whole lot more. It’s building lying – yes, lying – into our everyday business interactions. Inadvertently, perhaps, we’re teaching people that not speaking the truth is good for their careers. So is it any surprise that the might fudge the truth in other areas, like who made this mistake or missed this opportunity?

At Luman, we believe that ethical organizations start at the everyday level. And if you start there as a leader, you probably won’t have to spend any time worrying about ethics at the grand-jury level. Our course Leading with High-Performance Ethics addresses 10 areas that , if you get them right, will produce an ethical powerhouse from the ground up.

And yes, lead to higher performance too. Why? Well, how can you reach top performance as an organization when most of your people aren’t even telling the truth?

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