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Ethics Moment: What we've learned about leadership from Blagojevich

Ethics Moment: What we've learned about leadership from Blagojevich

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This week, the Illinois legislature voted to strip former Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his ability to practice law in the state. This, of course, comes as no surprise in the continuing saga of the disgraced politician. Soon, we should know how much time he’ll serve in prison.

Professor Al Gini wonders (aloud) about what Blagojevich’s impact is on our collective impression of leadership:

Al Gini is a professor of business ethics and chair of the department of management at Loyola University Chicago. He is also the co-founder and associate editor of Business Ethics Quarterly, and the author of several books, including The Importance of Being Lazy and Seeking the Truth of Things: Confessions of a (catholic) Philosopher.

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