...Ethics Paper On Leadership October 13, 2011 Larry B. Seabrook, former New York Councilman, was the first African-American to hold office in three legislative branches: New York State Assembly, New York State Senate and New York City Council. A transformational leader, Seabrook had a strong advocacy for community service, public safety, workplace equality, youth services, and economic development. He led an investigation that resulted in a significant legislation and barred employment discrimination, increased penalties for civil rights violations, and also pioneered a program that freed Bronx neighborhoods from drugs and drug-related crimes and violence. Despite his hard work and positive attributions to his community, Seabrook actions had several ethical lapses that resulted in a 13-count indictment from the City of New York. These charges included using city council’s discretionary funds to finance varies non-profit groups that Seabrook had close ties with; using funds as salaries or consulting fees to hire staff that included his companion, sibling and other relatives. In addition, Seabrook also assisted a friend in winning a bid for a fee and actively partook in overstating expenses for reimbursement from the City Council. This article addresses both ethical and illegal issues faced by the councilman. Looking at the ethical lapses, Seabrook's leadership was faced with decision biased related to conflict of interest and...
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...Learning contract report On Leadership and Ethics Compiled June 2015 by Rochak Bhatta Charles Stuart University Darlinghurst, Sydney. Table of content Headings Pages Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Leadership and ethics…………………………………………………………………………. 4 Transformational Leadership………………………………………………….. 5 Learning contract outcome…………………………………………………………………. 5 Critical self-reflection and analysis of the outcome…………………………….. 6 Knowledge………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Skills……………………………………………………………………………………. 8 Ability…………………………………………………………………………………. 9 Action Plan…………………………………………………………………………………………9 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………….10 References………………………………………………………………………………………….11 Introduction Leadership, Ethics, social responsibilities are some of the common terms widely used inside classrooms and boardrooms. But surprisingly very...
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...Ethics in Leadership Ethics, as defined by Richard daft, is “the code of principles and values that governs the behavior of a person or group with respect to what is right or wrong” (Daft, 2011, p.445). Ethics play the most important role in any business, and are the key to its success. Every company expects a standard pattern of behavior from their employees on some common grounds. In order to define ethics in leadership, we must first define leadership. Leadership is defined as “an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes” (Daft, 2011, p.5). A dynamic leader operates with a high sense of ethics, integrity, and possesses high moral standards. True leaders have an appreciation for learning, take risks, and understand the importance of change and when it is necessary. Leadership, in a sense, is never a finished product, but rather, it is an ongoing process that continuously needs refinement. Leaders are aware of what they value and recognize the importance of ethical behavior. “Leaders come in all shapes and sizes but all good leaders possess leadership style and actions that exhibit both their values and their ethics” (Daft, 2011, p.6). Since we have defined leadership as the “influence relationship among leaders and followers, ethical leadership is about leaders trying to influence people to act in an ethical manner” (Daft, 2011, p.5). Some believe that ethical leadership is only a...
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...“Leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and outcomes that reflect their shared purposes” (Daft, 2008, p. 5). Leadership is a required element of our daily lives. From our homes to our jobs, and communities leaders influence others and promote changes necessary for a specific goal. “The best leaders recognize and hone their strengths, while trusting and collaborating with others to make up their weak points” (Daft, 2008, p. 38). Every person has a limited capacity, including leaders, so it is important to know your strengths, weakness, and limits while having the ability to focus on key strengths that will make a difference in the outcome of the goal being obtained. Strengths including passion, knowledge, optimism, self-confidence, honesty, sociability, responsibility, cooperativeness, and education are all characteristic of a leader. Some leaders may be better at things than others; one may work better on the financial end of the spectrum, dealing with finances and bookkeeping, while another may be better at interactions with others including presenting materials and teaching. Some leaders may be more power driven (autocratic), where others would rather delegate responsibilities to others (democratic). Either way, leaders can be challenged beyond their own capabilities, which is why it is important to know their own abilities, both positive and negative, while working with others to help reach their goals. Daft, R.L....
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...Organizational behavior is ones actions and attitude toward one another or the organization and its effect on the organization’s functioning and performance. Understanding organizational behavior can give managers an idea of what factors are necessary to create an effective and successful organization. Organizational behavior is a non-performance related set of practices which when implemented in organizations lend good credibility to the organization for its ethics.(Campbell) Ethics involves moral issues and choices and deal with right and wrong behavior.(Luthans) Businesses need people who have strong moral leadership skills and who are guided by clearly defined business ethics. Ethical standards have an important role not only in business decisions but also in a person’s everyday life. If a person is making unethical decisions others tend to not want to follow that person and the level of respect and trust are diminished, which can lead to a shift in employee organizational behavior. Even though there is not a published set of ethics to follow the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) has a code of ethical principles that include honesty, fairness, objectivity, and responsibility. The following responsibilities are standards in which all members should comply: Competence, Confidentiality, Integrity, Objectivity, and Resolution of Ethical Conflict. An effective leader should maintain a high level of confidence, integrity, and credibility by upholding his/her ethical responsibilities...
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...Ethics and leadership Brad Kern HSM/230 11-11-2012 University of Phoenix Ethics and leadership When thinking about what field of human services that I would like to go into, I thought about looking more into a psychiatrist. This means you will be working to diagnosis and treat the mental disorders. You can help a lot of people with in this field. Anything from finding out if someone is capable of stand trial for the crime that they committed, or help them find out what is wrong with a person. This way the person can figure out what is wrong with them so they do not feel like a burden. When you look at the some of the moral responsibilities that a psychiatrist is that they can be told all kinds of things and have to keep it between themselves and their clients. This could be a problem if the person is suffering from these problems. This can be a moral issue, because, of what may come up during this session. If a person has committed a crime or something they cannot go to the police with this info. That is one of the moral issues that can come up when dealing with some of the clients out there. As leader in this field, you must keep all of this in mind, when dealing with people and their mental disorders. When dealing with one’s mental disorders you must make light of them, without making them feel uncomfortable, but also get them to talk about what is wrong with them. Sometimes these mental disorders can be locked inside someone for years before they come out and...
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...Ethics in Leadership Why is Ethical Leadership a Social Responsibility? * Enron * Wells Fargo * Penn State * Lehman Bros. * MF Global Does the general public have a positive impression of the organizations listed above? Now we know, on average, that there are ethical employees at these firms. However, the employees did not lead them to their corporate demise or negative public perception. It was leadership culture without social responsibility as a cornerstone. And the results can be devastating. It can destroy a schools reputation. Destroy a company’s financial footing by eroding the confidence of the investors. In short, the lack of ethical leadership will almost always end badly for all concerned. Five Ethical Leadership Behaviors Ethics are what you do while values are what you say. Ethical leadership means that people look at your behavior and what you do, not just what you say. Unethical behavior kills leadership. According to Andrew Dubin, there are five ethical leadership behaviors. These include: * Be honest and trustworthy. This will build creditabilty * Pay attention to all stakeholders. This enhances the team concept * Build community. This lead to having a culture that is goal oriented * Respect the individual. The golden rule. * Accomplish silent victories. Let others receive praise and recognition What NOT to do: There are three behaviors that leaders must be aware of that can kill ethical leadership...
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...Name: Mahmud bin yunus ID: 111091416 (Serial-4) The role of leadership style in developing ethical practice 1) The coercive leader demands instantaneous obedience and focuses on achievement, initiative, and self control. Although this style can be very effective during times of crisis or during a turnaround, it otherwise creates negative climate for organizational performance. (It can be used in time of urgency) 2) The authoritative leader- considered to be one of the most effective styles- inspires employees to follow a vision, facilitates change, and creates a strongly positive performance climate.(It can be used when a new vision and direction is needed) 3) The affiliative leader values people, their emotions, and their needs and relies on friendship and trust to promote flexibility, innovation, and risk taking. (Best for getting out of stressful time) 4) The democratic leader relies on participation and teamwork to reach collaborative decisions. This style focuses on communication and creates a positive climate for achieving results. (It can be used to gain valuable inputs and information from employees if there is time available) 5) The pacesetting leader can create a negative climate because of high standards that he or she sets. This style works best for attaining quick results from highly motivated individuals who value achievement and take initiative. (It can be used if the team is motivated and competent) 6) The coaching leader builds a...
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...Leadership and Ethics Institution Name Date Leadership and Ethics Summary Since Coca-Cola’s first soda fountain sales in 1886, it has been a driver of marketplace innovation. However, it has been coupled by various ethical issues especially the discrimination of employees. In the 1980s, the brand was reported to have had various instances of employee discrimination. It has been alleged that the minority employees work in an environment of racial discrimination. It is an endemic racism culture that runs through the organization’s management at its New York bottling plans. It has been reported that its employees suffer from the worst of its ills regarding biased work assignments and allotment hours, retaliation, unfair discipline as well as a caustic work environment. It is further alleged that Hispanic and black employees have been assigned to the most undesirable and physically dangerous positions, as well as tasks outside their job descriptions (Sen, Johnson, Bhattacharya & Wang, 2015). Moreover, there have been claims that advancement and promotion opportunities within the organization are routinely biased against the minority employees. Finally, truck drivers in the organization have their hours limited unfairly and have been prevented from working overtime. The company, on the other hand, has issued statements to refute such claims, and have gone further to say that it has investigated and will continue investigating all the discrimination allegations...
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...A Discussion of Leadership and Ethics Grand Canyon University LDR 800 October 13, 2010 Leadership and Ethics 2 Abstract Recognizing the importance of ethical behavior in leadership requires leaders that understand its value. Leaders must have the ability to choose the ethical values that are most important to their organization. Generally speaking ethical behavior gains significance and becomes relevant when people must enforce the laws upon themselves because of the environmental or organizational setting of their workplace; consequently, in the everyday routine of those in an organizational setting, workers are exposed to many different situations and environments that require varying codes of ethics (Wyne, 2010). Leaders are expected to not only enforce those ethical codes of behavior but to live daily by those codes in an effort to gain the trust of those working with and for them. As a result, an organization that is strong in ethical standards is formed. Educational leadership is widely recognized as complex and challenging (Woods, 2009). Building teams that are motivated to exercise ethical behavior takes the fortitude and dedication of leaders whose leadership abilities expand merely talking about implementation of these standards but open the door to action in ethical and moral awareness. The intent and discussion in this paper involves a look into leadership and its connection with ethical models...
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...Leadership Ethics As children we are taught the difference between right and wrong very early in life. Knowing the difference doesn’t change in the business world. A lot of times in business, leaders find themselves in situations where they have to choose an ethical or unethical way out. The Ethical Behavior and Social Responsibility slide says, “If it looks, smells, or acts illegal, it probably IS.” I believe in most ethical cases, the individual knows when they are doing something illegal or wrong. Unethical decisions not only ruin careers, but also ruin the reputation of companies, brands, and stakeholders. These leaders’ often make these horrible decisions without thinking things through, and end up losing their job. Is it really worth it? When I was the Culinary Manager at Red Lobster my goal was to always be consistent and keep food cost percent down. The company food cost percent goal was to be between three and five percent. My restaurant was consistently below two percent each month, which made others wonder how that was happening. I had nothing to hide, and at the time I loved the attention, so I was always eager to talk about our success. This was very early in my career, and I was a little naïve and didn’t realize that the numbers we were producing were thought of as unethical. We went through audits just like all of the other restaurants and the mainly, we had the paperwork to support everything. We had created different ways to spot check things and made...
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...TEAM DJT Focus on the leader Power and Influence DARIUSZ GABREL, JOSEPH LEPERA, & TOM WHISTLER 9/26/2013 A group analysis of “The Prime Minister’s Powerful Better Half” in regard to both of their ethics and values. Power and Influence A View of Power and Influence In focusing on the leader, you explore the phenomena of power and influence. This paper is meant to focus on understanding the distinctions between power, influence, and influence tactics with an emphasis on how the Interactional Framework can be used to understand how these concepts interact in leadership situations. Burns asserts that power is the single most important concept in the social sciences (Burns, 1978). Power as the Capacity to Cause Change Power has the capacity to cause change and influence as the degree of actual change in a target’s behaviors. Ho Ching’s power as a leader has been recognized by many, but is she an influential leader? Based on the limited information presented in this case, it’s difficult to make a definitive statement for this question. You could possibly argue that her selection and ranking on two reputable lists of powerful business people might suggest there are some results and changes in performance and behaviors. But we would only be making some unverifiable assumptions. The content of the case itself doesn’t provide specific examples that could me a source of measurable change that can be attributed directly to her. If her speech to...
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...How do health leaders foster a culture of ethics, morality and social responsibility? Ethics is the adherence to a set of values that an organization establishes. This process services as an instrument for facilities to address ethical issues regarding management and relationship decisions. It is the leader’s responsibility to drive the culture of the organization. Leader’s personal values and standards will drive the goals, policies and practices of an organization. Leaders must has a set of personal values that reflect the mission of the organization. How they set the example in responding morally to challenges within the organization will establish values and therefore norms and social relationships. Their views backed by actions will foster a culture of ethics, sense of social responsibility and morality for others to follow. Is morality a legal issue or leader issue? Morality is both a legal issue and leader issue. I asked one of my young six year old neighbors to tell me what it means to be moral. Her response was “do what is right.” This sounds very simple in concept. However, in legal context, it is not so much “black and white.” There are several examples of moral dilemmas relevant to the health care setting. End-of-life issues have been the topic of debate over countless years. Other more current examples involve the balance of service quality at the expense of business productivity and sustainability. Morality therefore becomes subjective, which...
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...11/26/03 5:38 PM Page 302 CHAPTER 13 Ethics and Leadership Effectiveness Joanne B. Ciulla T he moral triumphs and failures of leaders carry a greater weight and volume than those of nonleaders (Ciulla, 2003b). In leadership we see morality magnified, and that is why the study of ethics is fundamental to our understanding of leadership. The study of ethics is about human relationships. It is about what we should do and what we should be like as human beings, as members of a group or society, and in the different roles that we play in life. It is about right and wrong and good and evil. Leadership is a particular type of human relationship. Some hallmarks of this relationship are power and/or influence, vision, obligation, and responsibility. By understanding the ethics of this relationship, we gain a better understanding of leadership, because some of the central issues in ethics are also the central issues of leadership. They include the personal challenges of authenticity, self-interest, and self-discipline, and moral obligations related to justice, duty, competence, and the greatest good. Some of the most perceptive work on leadership and ethics comes from old texts and is out there waiting to be rediscovered and reapplied. History is filled with wisdom and case studies on the morality of leaders and leadership. Ancient scholars from the East and West offer insights that enable us to understand leadership and Author’s Note: A special thanks goes...
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...MORAL LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS By: Mary Catherine Miller Why Ethical Leadership is Important: Ethical leadership is the backbone of any successful corporation. When an organization exercises an ethical value frequently, it becomes ingrained in the culture of the business. As a leader of this company you are expected to display the stated core values of the company and uphold the vision of the company overall. The first step in abiding by a code of ethics is understanding the expectations of the company. This section of the handbook, we will discuss the vision of the company as well as the mission statement. We will identify the four core values and define them in regards to the behaviors we expect our employees’ to exhibit. This section of the handbook is not an exhaustive code of conduct; rather it is a guide for the moral and ethical behavior that is expected of our employees at all levels of the company. What it Means to Our Company: The leadership of this company actively engages employees’ in activities in which they can use the stated values. By committing resources that encourage the behaviors of the value and reward the behavior when it is exhibited we believe that all employees will be more engaged and readily exhibit the moral leadership desired by the company (Gomez-Mejia, Balkin, & Cardy, 2010) A strong code of ethics should address the four most common elements that lead to unethical decision-making. They are; the absence of transparency, unwarranted...
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