3. When evaluating one’s goals and objectives, a vital question
every leader must be asked to himself: What is our
organization’s highest aspiration?
A. Wealth
B. Fame
C. Knowledge
D. Popularity
E. Integrity
4. Factors governing Ethical Leadership
Decisions…
Ethical Leadership
Decisions
Individual
Factors
Organizational
Factors
Top
Management
Ethics Policies
and Codes
5. The Ethics of Leadership
LEADERSHIP
ETHICAL
LEADERSHIP Characteristics of an
ETHICAL LEADER
Concerned with their
part’s contribution to
the whole
Embraces change and
innovation
Acts based on
possibilities
Evaluates the behavior
of employees based on
future potential
Characteristics of a
LEADER
Concerned with their
part of the whole
Embraces the status quo
Acts based on
expectations
Evaluates the behavior
of employees based on
clearly articulated
expectations
6. The Ethics of Leadership
Rules Oriented
Values Oriented
Characteristics of a
Rules Orientation
Ethics and law are the
same thing
Moral dilemmas are
viewed from within the
clarity of rules and laws
Ethics =
• Compliance
• What we must do
Characteristics of a
Values Orientation
Law is seen as minimal
ethics
Moral dilemmas require
juggling competing
values
Ethics =
• Imagination
• What we should or
ought to do
7. Towards a New Definition of Leadership…
“ Leadership is the creation and fulfillment
of worthwhile opportunities by honorable means ”
8. Ethical Obligations
Of the Leader
Global Community
Local Community
Employees
Profession
Share Holders
Regulators
Self / Family
Competitors
Suppliers
Customers
9. If you have integrity,
nothing else matters…
If you do not have integrity,
anything else will not matter…
ONLY ETHICAL LEADERSHIP CAN ENSURE SUCCESS