ETHICAL LEADERSHIP
"Ethics refers to a standard of conduct that indicate how people ought to behave."
CONCLUSION
Ethical Leadership is not just about blindly abiding by the rules and leading a herd .
It is a synergistic combination of managerial and visionary leadership which serves to enhance organizational growth.
"Leadership is about raising the aspirations of followers and inspire people with a desire to reach for the stars."
EXAMPLES OF ETHICAL LEADERS
- Howard Schultz, Starbucks
- Kenneth Chenault, American Express
Indian Companies which made it to Forbes list:
WHAT IS ETHICAL LEADERSHIP?
Developing Ethical Leaders
Based on a research paper:
- The first step is to bring life to a conversation about how the organization benefits its stakeholders and about understanding the organization’s values
- Many companies have leadership development programs. These programs need to be strengthened by adding the idea of ethical leadership
- Without the ability to challenge authority, there can be no such thing as true ethical leadership
Ethical v/s Unethical Leadership
- Ethical leadership is leadership that is directed by respect for ethical beliefs and values and for the dignity and rights of others.
- It is thus related to concepts such as trust, honesty, consideration, charisma and fairness (Wikipedia)
- “It is important for leaders to tell a compelling and morally rich story, but ethical leaders must also embrace and live the story”.
- “Leadership is where all progress begins.Without proper ethical leadership, all our institutions are in serious trouble.Without ethical leadership the organization is a soulless structure.”
(J. R. D. Tata)
How Leaders Integrate Ethical Conduct into
an Organization?
The most important actions leaders can take to integrate ethical conduct into their organizations includes:
- Communicate ethical expectations
- Don't allow negative interpersonal behaviors to erode trust
- Don't think about ethics as just following laws and regulations
- Don't exempt anyone from meeting ethical expectations
- Provide ethical training to employees
- Talk about ethics as an ongoing learning journey, not a once-a-year training program
TRAITS OF AN ETHICAL LEADER
- Committed to set of principles
- Open communicator/listener
- Honest, Sincere & Forthright
- Focuses on the greater good
Who are Ethical Leaders?
Presented By
Ayush Sharma
Dron Vijay
Gaurav Yadav
Harshal Goswami
Neelima Gupta
Neha Kargupta
Nikita Biyani