ETHICAL LEADERSHIP

• Always directs people and communities toward the common

good, i.e., towards justice

• The study of ethical issues r/t leadership and the ethics of

leadership.

• Consist of what is right, wrong, good, evil, virtue, duty, rights,

obligations, justice, fairness in human relationship with each
other and other living things.
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• TWO TOP LEADERSHIP QUALITIES

– Integrity ( being strongly committed to doing what he/she
knows right)

– Trustworthiness (worthy of being trusted; honest, reliable

and dependable
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• Two Elements:
– Ethical leaders must act and make decisions
ethically
– Ethical leaders must also lead ethically
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• Ethical leadership is both visible and invisible.
• The visible part is in the way the leader works with and treats
others, in his behavior in public, in his statements and his
actions.
• The invisible aspects of the ethical leadership lie in the
leader’s character, in his decision-making process, in his
mindset, in the set of values and principles on which he draws,
and his courage to make ethical decisions in tough situations.
 SPECIFIC COMPONENTS OF ETHICAL
LEADERSHIP
• Put the good of the organization and the
general good before your own interest and ego.
• Encourage the discussion of ethics in general
and of the ethical choices involved in specific
situations and decisions as an ongoing feature
of the organizational culture.
• Institutionalize ways for people to question
your authority.
• Don’t take yourself too seriously
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LEADERSHIP
• Consider the consequences to others of your
decisions, and look for ways to minimize harm.
• Treat everyone with fairness, honesty, and respect
all the time
• Treat other organizations in the same way you
treat other people – with fairness, honesty, and
respect
• Collaborate inside and outside the organization.
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LEADERSHIP
• Try to become culturally sensitive and
culturally competent
• Work to be inclusive
• Constantly strive to increase your competence
• Don’t outstay your usefulness
• Never stop reexamining your ethics and your
leadership
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ETHICAL
LEADERSHIP