John Davis
@profjohnd.bsky.social
Professor at University of Oregon; Speaker; Author; Chair at Brand New View LLC; opinions are my own; overly fond of coffee
The ethics of attention — www.linkedin.com/posts/johnad...
The Ethics of Attention: A Leadership Imperative | John Davis posted on the topic | LinkedIn
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
I periodically ask my students: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨?
It sounds simple, but it’s not.
Noticing requires presence. It demands curiosity. And in a world built to fragment our...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The ethics of attention — www.linkedin.com/posts/johnad...
Restoring the vocabulary of decency: www.linkedin.com/posts/johnad...
Restoring Decency: The Power of Moral Language in Leadership | John Davis posted on the topic | LinkedIn
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆
Language is one of leadership’s quietest instruments — and one of its most powerful.
The words we choose signal what we value. They reveal whether we see people a...
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October 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Restoring the vocabulary of decency: www.linkedin.com/posts/johnad...
Been writing a lot about leadership in today’s world: here are my thoughts about moral courage—https://www.linkedin.com/posts/johnadavis_leadership-ethics-integrity-activity-7386072982311354368-2OeF?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAA5d2wByIkRe8lNDcPY0LwF_1fv3KMrPes
October 20, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Been writing a lot about leadership in today’s world: here are my thoughts about moral courage—https://www.linkedin.com/posts/johnadavis_leadership-ethics-integrity-activity-7386072982311354368-2OeF?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAA5d2wByIkRe8lNDcPY0LwF_1fv3KMrPes
Want to be a better leader? Take a look at what Italian wineries are doing to confront the reality of climate change: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
I'm about to return to Italy to teach sustainability and collaborate with some of the country’s most renowned wineries. | John Davis
I'm about to return to Italy to teach sustainability and collaborate with some of the country’s most renowned wineries.
Each summer, this experience serves as a powerful reminder: it’s not enough...
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July 9, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Want to be a better leader? Take a look at what Italian wineries are doing to confront the reality of climate change: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
A credibility recession? Yep. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
A Credibility Recession. | John Davis
A Credibility Recession.
Most of us dedicate years to building a track record of professional experiences that establish our credibility—demonstrating that we are reliable, competent, insightful, and...
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June 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
A credibility recession? Yep. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
I obliteratedly bad climate. Howly? Planting vegables. Accokding to uppity air pics from balloon greeny thingys I have growed stopped bad air forever at lease 2 weaks. Infoolincers clamming I not dun this may me look dmub Any bad before toaday fault of prior people owed my hose. THANK VERY MUCH. JAD
June 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I obliteratedly bad climate. Howly? Planting vegables. Accokding to uppity air pics from balloon greeny thingys I have growed stopped bad air forever at lease 2 weaks. Infoolincers clamming I not dun this may me look dmub Any bad before toaday fault of prior people owed my hose. THANK VERY MUCH. JAD
Both/and mindset. That’s what leaders need. A force for good that benefits both local communities and society more broadly.
June 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Both/and mindset. That’s what leaders need. A force for good that benefits both local communities and society more broadly.
I’m speaking at our Olympic Studies Hub event on Monday, May 12, focusing on the economic, environmental and social aspects of the Olympics: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
I am looking forward to speaking, along with several other university… | John Davis
I am looking forward to speaking, along with several other university colleagues on Monday, May 12, as part of the UO Olympic Studies Week (https://lnkd.in/gEpA6ASq) and the new Olympic Studies Hub at...
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May 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I’m speaking at our Olympic Studies Hub event on Monday, May 12, focusing on the economic, environmental and social aspects of the Olympics: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
There are good leaders doing the right thing, leading by example, demonstrating the right values, showing they genuinely care for others & the well-being of society. They have courage & character. They are force-for-good exemplars & we can learn from them. But they aren’t the current administration.
April 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
There are good leaders doing the right thing, leading by example, demonstrating the right values, showing they genuinely care for others & the well-being of society. They have courage & character. They are force-for-good exemplars & we can learn from them. But they aren’t the current administration.
Doing nothing gives permission to let nonsense prevail over commonsense. www.linkedin.com/feed/
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April 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Doing nothing gives permission to let nonsense prevail over commonsense. www.linkedin.com/feed/
And off we go to, well, who knows where, but it's probably not on your bucket list.
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Reciprocal Tariff Calculations | John Davis
Try making sense out of nonsense. Economist Dean Baker, co-founder of the Center for Economic and Policy Research, says it best in the excerpt below from his…
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April 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
And off we go to, well, who knows where, but it's probably not on your bucket list.
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Now THAT’s a headline, no notes
April 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Now THAT’s a headline, no notes
Working on a new book. That’s all I’ll say for now as this is a very different book from those I’ve written before. I’ll explain more, on occasion, in future posts.
April 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Working on a new book. That’s all I’ll say for now as this is a very different book from those I’ve written before. I’ll explain more, on occasion, in future posts.
“Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack’d, and never well mended.”
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1750 (Benjamin Franklin)
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1750 (Benjamin Franklin)
March 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack’d, and never well mended.”
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1750 (Benjamin Franklin)
- Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1750 (Benjamin Franklin)
“…waking up a more assertive, action-oriented policy approach that emphasizes delivering climate solutions with economic prosperity.” This links to an article by Kate Gordon, CEO of CA Forward, about policy focused on climate-smart economic prosperity.
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We Need a Climate-Smart Economic Agenda | John Davis
In Radical Business (https://lnkd.in/gf9vgppM) I proposed a blueprint to help businesses not only transform themselves to develop and deliver effective…
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March 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“…waking up a more assertive, action-oriented policy approach that emphasizes delivering climate solutions with economic prosperity.” This links to an article by Kate Gordon, CEO of CA Forward, about policy focused on climate-smart economic prosperity.
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In The European I discussed why setting a good example has a powerful and positive impact on your reputation (the-european.eu/story-28220/...).
Be part of the solution – The European Magazine
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March 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
In The European I discussed why setting a good example has a powerful and positive impact on your reputation (the-european.eu/story-28220/...).
Being a force-for-good leader produces positive results. A quick story about Cognizant's Ravi Kumar: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Radical Business: How to Transform Your Organization in the Age of Global… | John Davis
Being a force-for-good leader produces positive results.
There is a myth that hard-charging leaders are required to deliver good results because of a…
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March 11, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Being a force-for-good leader produces positive results. A quick story about Cognizant's Ravi Kumar: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
The world today needs more leaders focused on being a coherent force-for-good, whose integrity, decency and aspiration to improve society and the planet leads by example and overwhelms the incoherent noise dominating headlines. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
#forceforgood #businessasaforceforgood #leadbyexample #leaders #leadership… | John Davis
What is an example of a force-for-good leader?
Wangarĩ Maathai from Kenya (born in 1940) was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a Ph.D.…
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March 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The world today needs more leaders focused on being a coherent force-for-good, whose integrity, decency and aspiration to improve society and the planet leads by example and overwhelms the incoherent noise dominating headlines. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Coercive leadership dominates headlines. The audacity of their aggressive behavior disproportionately grabs attention. RepTrak research shows that 65% of org reputation is due to perceptions of its leadership. A Yale study said CEO behavioral integrity improved financial results. Integrity matters.
March 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Coercive leadership dominates headlines. The audacity of their aggressive behavior disproportionately grabs attention. RepTrak research shows that 65% of org reputation is due to perceptions of its leadership. A Yale study said CEO behavioral integrity improved financial results. Integrity matters.