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LEADING BY EXAMPLE? Increasingly Informed Public Growing Frustrated With ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Do’ Leadership
Americans are growing increasingly frustrated with the level of corruption that is going unchecked among government leaders. The most glaring example is a tax cheat being put in charge of the agency that oversees the IRS.
President and CEO of Armstrong International, David Armstrong sees the absence and/or erosion of an ethical culture - when deals were sealed with a handshake instead of with a blind eye.
“This didn’t just happen overnight,” says Armstrong. “Accountability is something that needs to be nurtured and encouraged.” Armstrong believes that to lead effectively and ethically, those leaders need to understand the experiences of those they’re leading. “Otherwise, you develop a skewed and unhealthy view of reality,” he says, “and people are ultimately who feel the repurcusions.”
It really is kind of obvious according to Armstrong. “When it comes to what’s going on with our political leadership these days, everywhere I go people are shaking their heads in disbelief. The flipside to that is how these political leaders must view things – differently than their constituents, which is why in order to practice the golden rule, you have to understand it.”
ABOUT DAVID ARMSTRONG…
David M. Armstrong is a storyteller.
More importantly, Mr. Armstrong has evolved corporate storytelling into a whole new style of management—a style praised by Tom Peters as the leadership answer for tormented managers who need their people to champion initiative.
David Armstrong’s stock in trade is anecdotes—stories about urgency, bravery, wisdom, core values, change management, innovation and having fun in the workplace. Where does he find stories? In the same places he suggests you look for yours—in the eyes and on the faces of the customers, partners and employees who come through your doors every day.
“Every company has a rich heritage of stories,” says David. “I’m just putting my company’s treasure to work.” While it may be true that every company has stories, not every CEO has the vision to search them out and retell them with powerful and memorable morals. That’s what this site is all about—helping you to dig into, discover and use the stories that surround you.
Today Armstrong International is a safe haven in a business world grown confusing and complex. Doing business with Armstrong International is refreshingly simple and pleasant. In fact, today’s dream has become the vision of business as a series of enjoyable experiences.
ABOUT HANGING BY A THREAD
Can you be successful at business or even running a country without losing your soul? David Armstrong thinks you can! In his new book, Hanging By A Thread, David shares real life examples of people and companies that are successful by simply following “The Golden Rule” of: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”
In Hanging By A Thread, you will learn about Armstrong International, which is a successful, profitable company that follows the golden rule in all of its decisions for over a century, and in the process, is flourishing in an otherwise turbulent economy.
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