Leadership is Ethical
Today, we will discuss ethics as it pertains to leadership. Ethical leadership comes in many forms.
Leaders must be ethical, period! Who will continuously follow an unethical leader? As teams grow, they are built on:
- Trust;
- Commitment;
- Passion; and
- Accountability.
If their leader performs duties with unethical behaviors, chances are each of these areas and others will suffer. It is all about the leader’s intentions. A strong ethical leader might consider asking:
- Is the action good or bad?
- Is the decision in the best interest of the team and organization? and
- What impacts will this action bring within the team and organization?
Ethical leaders who make questionable ethical choices and take unethical actions will lose credibility. What unethical person can continue in a leadership role if they damage their credibility? Strong, influential leaders must see the big picture of each decision and action they make and how each will impact the team and organization. A few questions an influential leader should consider before each action or decision might include:
- Will this decision or action harm my competence as an ethical leader?
- Will my team still trust me following this decision or action?
- If another leader made this decision or action, am I ok with it?
There are many others, but it is taking steps to ensure consideration of the team and organization with each decision and action to ensure a strong level of ethics is maintained. As influential leaders, it takes time, lots of time, to gain trust and commitment from our teams and organizations. But with one unethical choice or action, we lose all of it instantaneously! Making ethical choices and taking ethical actions will greatly impact your career. Take steps to keep yours in balance. Thanks.
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