A QUESTION of LEADERSHIP

BARBARA POPEJOY

Popejoy is a manager of open-enrollment programs at CCL's San Diego campus. She holds a master's degree in social work from the University of Nebraska.

A manager once shared the following story during a small-group discussion at a CCL program:

I was told by the vice president of our division that I would be offered the director position when the current director left. One thing was necessary for this exit strategy to be realized, however: I was told to doctor the numbers to reflect poor performances by the director and the division. The director has a child who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. What should I do?

The recent, highly publicized ethical and moral infractions by organizational leaders ...

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