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Leadership Ethics

Chapter 16

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Overview

Leadership Ethics Perspective

Ethical Theories

Principles of Ethical Leadership

Diverse Ethical Perspectives

How Does the Leadership Ethical Perspective Work?

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Leadership Ethics Description

Ethics

Is a derivative of the Greek word ethos, meaning customs, conduct, or character

Is concerned with the kinds of values and morals an individual or society ascribes as desirable or appropriate

Focuses on the virtuousness of individuals and their motives

Definition & Theory

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Development of ethocal theory goes back to Plato and Aristotle.

Leadership Ethics Description con’t

Ethical Theory

Provides a system of rules or principles as a guide in making decisions about what is right/wrong and good/bad in a specific situation

Provides a basis for understanding what it means to be a morally decent human being

Definition & Theory

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Development of ethocal theory goes back to Plato and Aristotle.

Ethical Theories

Two Broad Domains: Theories about leaders’ conduct and about leaders’ character

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Ethical Theories

Ethical egoism (create greatest good for the leader)

Closely related to transactional leadership theories

Example: leader takes a political stand on an issue for no other reason than to get re-elected

Utilitarianism (create greatest good for greatest number)

Example: leader distributes scarce resources so as to maximize benefit to everyone, while hurting the fewest; preventive healthcare vs. catastrophic illnesses

Altruism (show concern for best interests of others)

Authentic transformational leadership is based on altruistic principles

Example: the work of Mother Theresa, who gave her entire life to help the poor

Teleological Theories: focus on consequences of leaders’ actions, results

CONDUCT

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Teleological – consequenses of

Ethical Theories

Deontological Theories: duty driven, for example, relates not only to consequences but also to whether action itself is good

Focuses on the actions of the leader and his/her moral obligation and responsibilities to do the right thing

Example: telling the truth, keeping promises, being fair

CONDUCT

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Teleological – consequenses of

Ethical Theories

Virtue-based Theories: about leader’s character

Focus on who people are as people

Rather than tell people what to do, tell people what to be

Help people become more virtuous through training and development

Virtues are present within person’s disposition; practice makes good values habitual

Examples: courage, honesty, fairness, justice, integrity, humility

CHARACTER

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Centrality of Ethics to Leadership

Influence dimension of leadership requires the leader to have an impact on the lives of followers

Power and control differences create enormous ethical responsibility for leaders

Respect for persons – sensitive to followers’ own interests, and needs

Leaders help to establish and reinforce organizational values – an ethical climate

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Ethics plays a central role in the leadership process.

Diverse Perspectives of Leadership

Emphasizes how leaders help followers to confront conflicting values & to effect change from conflict

Ethical perspective that speaks directly to –

Values of workers

Values of organizations and the communities in which they work

Heifetz’s Perspective

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Several prominent scholars – Heifetz, Burns and Greenleaf – they’ve made unique contributions to our understanding of ethical leadership –

The theme that is common to all 3 – is an ethic of caring - which pays attention to followers needs and the importance of leader-follower relationships.

Diverse Perspectives of Leadership

Leaders use authority to mobilize followers to

Get people focused on issues

Act as a reality test regarding information

Manage and frame issues

Orchestrate conflicting perspectives

Facilitate the decision-making process

Heifetz’s Perspective

LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE SIXTH EDITION

Several prominent scholars – Heifetz, Burns and Greenleaf – they’ve made unique contributions to our understanding of ethical leadership –

The theme that is common to all 3 – is an ethic of caring - which pays attention to followers needs and the importance of leader-follower relationships.

Diverse Perspectives of Leadership con’t

Leaders use authority to mobilize followers to

Get people focused on issues

Act as a reality test regarding information

Manage and frame issues

Orchestrate conflicting perspectives

Facilitate the decision-making process

Leader provides a holding environment, a supportive context in which there is –

Trust, nurturance, & empathy

Leader’s duties –

Assist the follower in struggling with change and personal growth

Heifetz’s Perspective

LEADERSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE SIXTH EDITION

Several prominent scholars – Heifetz, Burns and Greenleaf – they’ve made unique contributions to our understanding of ethical leadership –

The theme that is common to all 3 – is an ethic of caring - which pays attention to followers needs and the importance of leader-follower relationships.

Diverse Perspectives of Leadership

Theory of Transformational Leadership

Strong emphasis on followers’ needs, values, & morals

Leaders help followers in their personal struggles concerning conflicting values

Stressing values such as liberty, justice, equality

Connection between leader & follower

Raises level of morality of both

Leader’s Role

Assist followers in assessing their values & needs

Help followers to rise to a higher level of functioning

Burn’s Perspective

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Several prominent scholars – Heifetz, Burns and Greenleaf – they’ve made unique contributions to our understanding of ethical leadership –

The theme that is common to all 3 – is an ethic of caring - which pays attention to followers needs and the importance of leader-follower relationships.

The process of influence

The need to engage followers to accomplish mutual goals

The impact leaders have on establishing the organization’s values

Ethics - is central to leadership because of:

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Discussion of 5 principles of ethical leadership – These principles provide a foundation for the development of sound ethical leadership

In addition I am emphasizing 3 points that reinforce the impact a leader has on followers, and the responsibility leaders have to be sensitive to how their leadership affects followers lives and why Ethics is central to leadership, because of -

Principles of Ethical Leadership

Leader shall:

Treat other people’s values and decisions with respect

Allow others to be themselves with creative wants and desires

Approach others with a sense of unconditional worth and value individual differences

Respects

Others

Leader behaviors:

-Listens closely to subordinates

-Is empathic

-Is tolerant of opposing viewpoints

Treating others as ends (their own goals)

rather than as means (to leaders’ personal goals)

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Principles of Ethical Leadership

Leaders have -

A duty to help others pursue their own legitimate interests and goals

To be stewards of the organization’s vision; in serving others they: clarify, nurture, and integrate the vision with, not for, organization members

An ethical responsibility to make decisions that are beneficial to their followers’ welfare

Follower-centered - Based on the altruistic principle of placing followers foremost in the leader’s plans

Leader behaviors

Mentoring behaviors

Empowerment behaviors

Team building behaviors

Citizenship behaviors

Serves

Others

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Principles of Ethical Leadership

Leaders shall –

adhere to principles of distributive justice

Leader behaviors

All subordinates are treated in an equal manner

In special treatment/special consideration situations, grounds for differential treatment are clear, reasonable, and based on sound moral values

Ethical leaders are concerned with issues of fairness and justice; they place issues of fairness at the center of their decision making

Shows

Justice

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Principles of Ethical Leadership

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Principles of Ethical Leadership

Leaders:

Are not deceptive

Tell the truth with a balance of openness and candor while monitoring what is appropriate to disclose in a particular situation

Honest leaders are authentic but also sensitive to the feelings and attitudes of others

Leader behaviors

Don’t promise what you can’t deliver

Don’t suppress obligations

Don’t evade accountability

Don’t accept “survival of the fittest” pressures

Acknowledge and reward honest behavior in the organization

Manifests

Honesty

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Principles of Ethical Leadership

Concern for common good means leaders cannot impose their will on others; they search for goals that are compatible with everyone.

Ethical Leaders & Followers

take into account purposes of everyone in the group, and

reach out beyond their own mutually defined goals to wider community

Leader behaviors

Takes into account purposes of everyone in the group

Is attentive to interests of the community and culture

Does not force others or ignore intentions of others

Builds

Community

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How Does the Ethical Leadership Perspective Work?

Strengths

Criticisms

Application

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Strengths

Provides a body of timely research on ethical issues

Provides direction on how to think about ethical leadership and how to practice it

Suggests that leadership is not an amoral phenomenon and that ethics should be considered as integral to the broader domain of leadership

Highlights principles and virtues that are important in ethical leadership development

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Criticisms

Lacks a strong body of traditional research findings to substantiate the theoretical foundations

Relies heavily on writings of just a few individuals that are primarily descriptive and anecdotal in nature, and are strongly influenced by personal opinion and a particular worldview

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Application

Can be applied to individuals at all levels of organization and in all walks of life

Because leadership has a moral dimension, being a leader demands awareness on our part of the way our ethics define our leadership

Managers and leaders can use information on ethics to understand themselves and strengthen their own leadership

Leaders can use ethical principles as benchmarks for their own behavior

Leaders can learn that leader-follower relationship is central to ethical leadership

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