Guest: Georgia Dawson, Senior Partner of Freshfields If you are a lawyer you may be able to guess why Laura asks Georgia to explore the challenging theme of professional ethics with her. In a complex commercial, social, and political environment, how do you balance the competing interests of multiple stakeholders? How do you decide, what is the 'right' thing? And then, how do you make sure you do it?  Website: <a href="https://www.lauraempson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lauraempson.com/</a>Youtube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingProfessionals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingProfessionals</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-laura-empson-69820773/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-laura-empson-69820773/</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Guest: Georgia Dawson, Senior Partner of Freshfields If you are a lawyer you may be able to guess why Laura asks Georgia to explore the challenging theme of professional ethics with her. In a complex commercial, social, and political environment, how do you balance the competing interests of multiple stakeholders? How do you decide, what is the 'right' thing? And then, how do you make sure you do it? Website: https://www.lauraempson.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingProfessionals LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-laura-empson-69820773/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest: Georgia Dawson, Senior Partner of Freshfields If you are a lawyer you may be able to guess why Laura asks Georgia to explore the challenging theme of professional ethics with her. In a complex commercial, social, and political environment, how do you balance the competing interests of multiple stakeholders? How do you decide, what is the 'right' thing? And then, how do you make sure you do it?&nbsp; Website: <a href="https://www.lauraempson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.lauraempson.com/</a>Youtube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingProfessionals" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingProfessionals</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-laura-empson-69820773/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-laura-empson-69820773/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

S4 EP2 - Doing the Right Thing: How to Make Ethically Tough Decisions

Welcome to Leading Professionals.&nbsp;Join Professor Laura Empson as she talks to senior leaders from some of the world’s most successful professional organisations about the crucial issues they are currently facing.Each episode reveals the realities that lie beneath the ‘professional’ veneer these highly successful organisations, and their leaders, present to the outside world.&nbsp;Laura uses insights from her lifetime of researching and advising professional organisations to uncover and make sense of the complex, messy and surprisingly emotional challenges of leading professionals, and to identify key learning for all professionals.If you are a professional in a leadership role – or if you simply want to understand your work and your organisation better – then you have come to the right place.&nbsp;Be ready to explore new ideas, challenge your assumptions, and learn to see your world a little differently.Click the subscribe button and to be the first to get episodes of Leading Professionals as soon as they drop.&nbsp;About Professor Laura EmpsonLaura is widely recognised as one of the foremost thinkers in the fields of leadership and professional service firms.&nbsp;She has been conducting academic research into professional organizations for more than 30 years and acts as an advisor to the leaders of many of the world’s most successful professional organizations.&nbsp;Her focus is always on turning academic insights into practical action.She is Professor in the Management of Professional Service Firms at Bayes Business School, University of London, and Professor of Leadership and Organization at Copenhagen Business School.&nbsp;She also holds Research Fellowships at Harvard Law School and Cambridge University.&nbsp;Her most recent book is Leading Professionals: Power, Politics, and Prima Donnas (2022). Website: <a href="https://www.lauraempson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.lauraempson.com/</a>Youtube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingProfessionals" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingProfessionals</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-laura-empson-69820773/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-laura-empson-69820773/</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Welcome to Leading Professionals.  Join Professor Laura Empson as she talks to senior leaders from some of the world’s most successful professional organisations about the crucial issues they are currently facing. Each episode reveals the realities that lie beneath the ‘professional’ veneer these highly successful organisations, and their leaders, present to the outside world.  Laura uses insights from her lifetime of researching and advising professional organisations to uncover and make sense of the complex, messy and surprisingly emotional challenges of leading professionals, and to identify key learning for all professionals. If you are a professional in a leadership role – or if you simply want to understand your work and your organisation better – then you have come to the right place. Be ready to explore new ideas, challenge your assumptions, and learn to see your world a little differently. Click the subscribe button and to be the first to get episodes of Leading Professionals as soon as they drop.   About Professor Laura Empson Laura is widely recognised as one of the foremost thinkers in the fields of leadership and professional service firms. She has been conducting academic research into professional organizations for more than 30 years and acts as an advisor to the leaders of many of the world’s most successful professional organizations. Her focus is always on turning academic insights into practical action. She is Professor in the Management of Professional Service Firms at Bayes Business School, University of London, and Professor of Leadership and Organization at Copenhagen Business School. She also holds Research Fellowships at Harvard Law School and Cambridge University. Her most recent book is Leading Professionals: Power, Politics, and Prima Donnas (2022). Website: https://www.lauraempson.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingProfessionals LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-laura-empson-69820773/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Leading Professionals.&nbsp;Join Professor Laura Empson as she talks to senior leaders from some of the world’s most successful professional organisations about the crucial issues they are currently facing.Each episode reveals the realities that lie beneath the ‘professional’ veneer these highly successful organisations, and their leaders, present to the outside world.&nbsp;Laura uses insights from her lifetime of researching and advising professional organisations to uncover and make sense of the complex, messy and surprisingly emotional challenges of leading professionals, and to identify key learning for all professionals.If you are a professional in a leadership role – or if you simply want to understand your work and your organisation better – then you have come to the right place.&nbsp;Be ready to explore new ideas, challenge your assumptions, and learn to see your world a little differently.Click the subscribe button and to be the first to get episodes of Leading Professionals as soon as they drop.&nbsp;About Professor Laura EmpsonLaura is widely recognised as one of the foremost thinkers in the fields of leadership and professional service firms.&nbsp;She has been conducting academic research into professional organizations for more than 30 years and acts as an advisor to the leaders of many of the world’s most successful professional organizations.&nbsp;Her focus is always on turning academic insights into practical action.She is Professor in the Management of Professional Service Firms at Bayes Business School, University of London, and Professor of Leadership and Organization at Copenhagen Business School.&nbsp;She also holds Research Fellowships at Harvard Law School and Cambridge University.&nbsp;Her most recent book is Leading Professionals: Power, Politics, and Prima Donnas (2022). Website: <a href="https://www.lauraempson.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.lauraempson.com/</a>Youtube:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingProfessionals" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@LeadingProfessionals</a>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-laura-empson-69820773/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/professor-laura-empson-69820773/</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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