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> [When leaders are willing to talk through their own decision-making process, making visible that values are an important consideration, this sends a powerful signal to employees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/when-leaders-are-willing-to-talk-through-their-own-decision-making/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

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## More by Mary C. Gentile

> [Throughout history we have seen the tyranny of the powerful over the less powerful - think of the history of colonialism or of slavery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/throughout-history-we-have-seen-the-tyranny-of-the-powerful-over-the/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [We try to effectively free ourselves up to be creative, to think about what might be possible, to come up with truly innovative ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/we-try-to-effectively-free-ourselves-up-to-be-creative-to-think-about/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [I am most comfortable in a "learner" role, I may raise my values-related concerns by asking the well-crafted and well-timed question, rather than by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/i-am-most-comfortable-in-a-learner-role-i-may-raise-my-values-related/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [Time pressures are a reality of business life that cannot be eliminated entirely and that even can create a beneficial focus at times, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/time-pressures-are-a-reality-of-business-life-that-cannot-be/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [Often we fail to voice and act on our values because, before we even apply our best thinking to developing an action plan, we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/often-we-fail-to-voice-and-act-on-our-values-because-before-we-even/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [As for my interest in diversity, I believe it is closely aligned with my work on the project, Giving Voice To Values. That is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/as-for-my-interest-in-diversity-i-believe-it-is-closely-aligned-with/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [The whole endeavor becomes less about a constraint on action and rather about helping us to be more of who we would actually like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/the-whole-endeavor-becomes-less-about-a-constraint-on-action-and/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [It seems that simply being willing to express our views clearly, persuasively and without malice, can be a powerful invitation to others who may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/it-seems-that-simply-being-willing-to-express-our-views-clearly/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [In short, we needed to shift our thinking and teaching about values-driven leadership from asking the question "What is the right thing to do?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/in-short-we-needed-to-shift-our-thinking-and-teaching-about-values/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [Interestingly, many of the organizational characteristics that have been identified as conducive to effectively managing diversity and as conducive to fostering innovation and creativity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/interestingly-many-of-the-organizational-characteristics-that-have/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [I have to think that we all have - at one time or another - felt that our own voice was silenced or under-valued.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/i-have-to-think-that-we-all-have-at-one-time-or-another-felt-that-our/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [I believed that we would all come to better decisions and we would create more humane and ultimately more livable and more sustainably productive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/i-believed-that-we-would-all-come-to-better-decisions-and-we-would/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [Perhaps sometimes we have self-serving sense that we often experience when we believe we know better than our boss, our teacher, our spouse or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/perhaps-sometimes-we-have-self-serving-sense-that-we-often-experience/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [Typically efforts to address values and ethics in business education and leadership development tend to focus on building Awareness and teaching Analysis. That is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/typically-efforts-to-address-values-and-ethics-in-business-education/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

> [When leaders are willing to talk through their own decision-making process, making visible that values are an important consideration, this sends a powerful signal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-c-gentile/when-leaders-are-willing-to-talk-through-their-own-decision-making/)

[Mary C. Gentile](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-c-gentile/)

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