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Week four Learning Objectives

Assess the global challenges of ethical leadership.

Explain the importance of ethical leadership in a business organization.

Analyze the characteristics of an ethical leader.

Examine how organizational culture drives ethical behavior.

Analyze best practices for developing an ethical culture.

This week we will discuss ethical leadership, the specific behaviors that are related to ethical leadership, and some of your personal experiences.

We will also discuss the Checklist: Ethical Health Assessment—How Ethical Is Your Organization.

Onward and upward!

Week Four Introduction

Leaders Develop an Ethical Culture

(Schaubroeck, Hannah, Avolio, Kozlowski, Lord, Trevinño, & ... Peng, 2012, p. 1054)

Schaubroeck, J. M., Hannah, S. T., Avolio, B. J., Kozlowski, S. W., Lord, R. G., Trevinño, L. K., & ... Peng, A. C. (2012). Embedding ethical leadership within and across organization levels. Academy Of Management Journal, 55(5), 1053-1078. Doi:10.5465/Amj.2011.0064

Ethical Leadership Questionnaire

(Latham, 2013)

Consider this questionnaire on your own “unit”

Latham, G. (2013, February 01). An improved measure of ethical leadership. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 20 (1), 38-48.

(Latham, 2013)

Latham, G. (2013, February 01). An improved measure of ethical leadership. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 20 (1), 38-48.

(Latham, 2013)

Latham, G. (2013, February 01). An improved measure of ethical leadership. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 20 (1), 38-48.

(Latham, 2013)

Latham, G. (2013, February 01). An improved measure of ethical leadership. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, 20 (1), 38-48.

Ethical Leadership styles

Transactional

“Transactional leaders attempt to influence others by offering monetary or recognition rewards for achieving outcomes” (Gonzalez-Padron, 2015).

Servant

“Servant leaders consider first whether other people’s needs are being met” (Gonzalez-Padron, 2015).

Authentic

“Authentic leaders know their strengths and weaknesses and remain true to themselves without wavering” (Gonzalez-Padron, 2015).

Transformational

“Transformational leaders motivate others by appealing to morale and inspiring them to achieve greater outcomes” (Gonzalez-Padron, 2015).

Transactional

Transactional leadership (managerial leadership) focuses on

Role of supervision

Organization

Group performance

Max Weber, sociologist, first described it

Bernard Bass explored the topic

Organizations that use Transactional Leadership are sales units and manufacturing.

(Cherry, 2015)

Cherry, K. (2015). What is transactional leadership? About Education. Retrieved from http://psychology.about.com/od/leadership/f/transactional-leadership.htm

Servant

“A philosophy and practice of leadership developed by Robert K. Greenleaf. The underlying premise here is that it’s less about you as a leader and all about taking care of those around you. It’s a noble and honorable way to lead and conduct your life.” (McCarthy, 2014)

For more information on Servant Leadership, go to:

http://management.about.com/od/leadership/fl/10-Indispensable-Leadership-Models.htm

Organizations that use Servant Leadership are Southwest, Container Store, REI, and Zappos.

McCarthy, D. (2014, November 1). 10 indespensible leadership models. About Money. Retrieved from http://management.about.com/od/leadership/fl/10-Indispensable-Leadership-Models.htm

authentic

Authentic leaders are self-aware and genuine.

Authentic leaders are mission driven and focused on results.

3. Authentic leaders lead with their heart.

4. Authentic leaders focus on the long-term.

(Kruse, 2013)

Kruse, K. (2013, May 12). What is authentic leadership? Forbes.com. Retrieved from http://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinkruse/2013/05/12/what-is-authentic-leadership/

Authentic leadership

The Four Quadrant Leadership Model

Source: http://www.c3-leadership.com/services-auth-leadership.html

Transformational

The Components of Transformational Leadership

Intellectual Stimulation –

“Transformational leaders not only challenge the status quo; they also encourage creativity among followers. The leader encourages followers to explore new ways of doing things and new opportunities to learn.”

Individualized Consideration

“Transformational leadership also involves offering support and encouragement to individual followers. In order to foster supportive relationships, transformational leaders keep lines of communication open so that followers feel free to share ideas and so that leaders can offer direct recognition of the unique contributions of each follower.”

(Cherry, 2015)

Cherry, K. (2015). What is transformational leadership? About Education. Retrieved from http://psychology.about.com/od/leadership/a/transformational.htm

Transformational

Inspirational Motivation –

“Transformational leaders have a clear vision that they are able to articulate to followers. These leaders are also able to help followers experience the same passion and motivation to fulfill these goals.”

Idealized Influence –

“The transformational leader serve as a role model for followers. Because followers trust and respect the leader, they emulate this individual and internalize his or her ideals.”

(Cherry, 2015)

Cherry, K. (2015). What is transformational leadership? About Education. Retrieved from http://psychology.about.com/od/leadership/a/transformational.htm

References

Gonzalez-Padron, T. (2015). Business ethics and social responsibility for managers [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

This text is a Constellation™ course digital materials (CDM) title.

Yukl, G., Mahsud, R., Hassan, S., & Prussia, G. E. (2013). An improved measure of ethical leadership. Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies, (1)20. Retrieved from http://jlo.sagepub.com/