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In this solo episode, I explore what the Netflix drama Toxic Town can teach us about moral leadership.
Using James Rest’s Four-Component Model of ethical decision-making, I contrast two characters – Roy Thomas and Sam Hagen – and examine how their choices offer a powerful lens for executive leaders navigating complexity, responsibility, and risk.
This episode is especially relevant for anyone in a leadership role asking:
- What makes ethical action possible?
- How do status and proximity to power shape our moral clarity?
- And what can we do to develop the courage to act when it counts?
If you read my recent Suite Spot newsletter, this conversation will take the thinking a step deeper.
🎧 Listen in to reflect on the anatomy of moral failure – and what it takes to lead with integrity.
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By Jacqueline Conway…
Dr Jacqueline Conway works with CEOs and executive teams as they fully step into their collective enterprise-wide leadership, helping them transform their impact and effectiveness.
Jacqueline is Waldencroft’s Managing Director. Based in Edinburgh, she works globally with organisations facing disruption in the new world of work.


