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The Tone From the Top

About the Author

Ian Muir is a senior business adviser. He works with leadership teams and individuals to improve organisational performance. He has worked across five continents having been an executive committee member of a FTSE150 multinational, a director of an international telecommunications company and a trustee director of a £2.2bn pension fund. He is a graduate of Bath University, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and an alumnus of INSEAD. He is also a member of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and a published author on resilience. After more than 30 years in corporate life, he now has a portfolio career with three strands: Non-executive director, independent consulting and working with business schools.

Reviews

’Ian Muir rightly points out that to minimise ethical risk, companies should strengthen their recruitment and assessment processes. The best way to avoid bad apples is to prevent them from joining the organisation in the first place.’ James Reed, Chairman, REED ’This is an important book in the ongoing discussion of Tone at the Top. Beginning with a survey of top management makes it stand out. Quotes from those seeking to set the example and embed ethical leadership are telling, as they understand the difficulties of achieving this. These are well illustrated in the variety of case studies in Part 2. Whilst Part 3 may cause readers to stop and think about their own leadership style, and reflect. Anybody reading this engaging book will learn from it, and taking heed will contribute to a better informed, and behaved, leadership in companies, to the benefit of wider society.’ Philippa Foster Black CBE, Director, Institute of Business Ethics ’Without doubt the most authoritative and practical British book ever written on corporate ethics.’ Amazon.co.uk reviewer, August 2015 ’This is a book EVERY senior leader should have in their top pocket - a mini morale compass for those who aspire to getting leadership and ethics right.’ Amazon.co.uk reviewer, September 2015 ’It gives great advice on how to mitigate ethical risk - a topic that has worked its way to the top of boards' priorities.’ Amazon.de reviewer, August 2015