Ethical Leadership
Ethics
Morales
Values
Ethical Leadership
I quote HM JKNW “We don’t want the
leaders who can lead masses, we want the
leadership of the self”
Ethical leadership is a form of leadership in which individuals
demonstrate conduct for the common good that is acceptable
and appropriate in every area of their life.
It is composed of the following three major
elements:
1. Be the Example
2. Champion the Importance of Ethics
3. Communicate
Impacts of Ethical Leadership
Ethical leaders can help establish a positive environment with
productive relationships over three levels: the individual, the
team and the overall organization.
Nurturing the relationships at each of these levels can lead to
the following outcomes and benefits:
• The Well-Being of the Individual
• The Energy of the Team
• The Health of the Organization
The 4-V Model of Ethical Leadership
The 4-V model helps align the internal beliefs and
values with the external behaviors and actions for the
purpose of the common good. The four V’s stand for
Values, Vision, Voice and Virtue, the characteristics
that help create a strong ethical leader. In the end, the
main goal of an ethical leader is to create a world in
which the future is positive, inclusive and allows the
potential for all individuals to pursue and fulfill their
needs and meet their highest potential.
Ethical leadership
•Transforming leadership
•Servant leadership
•Spiritual leadership
•Authentic leadership
Transforming leadership
• Burns (1978,P.20) described transforming leadership as a
process in which “leaders and followers raise one another to
higher levels of morality and motivation”.
•It a process to change social systems and reform institution
•It will not only benefit oneself but will also benefit larger
collectives such as organization, community and nation
Characteristics of transforming leadership
• Lead with vision
• Inspirational
• Share collective organizational consciousness
• Make difficult decisions
• Ability to take the right risks
Example: Bapu (Gandhi)
Servant leadership
• (green leaf, 1977) proposed that the service to
followers is the primary responsibility of
leaders and the essence of ethical leadership.
• Must attend to the need of followers and help
them become healthier, wiser, long-term
welfare and more willing to accept the
responsibilities
Characteristics of servant leadership
• Listening
• Persuasion
• Commitment to the growth of people
• Empathy
Example: John Mackey the CEO and co-founder
of Whole food market. Retailer of organic food
in USA
Spiritual leadership
• How leaders can enhance the intrinsic
motivation by creating conditions that
increase their sense of spiritual meaning in
the work.
• Consistency between personal values and
work objectives (Mitroff & Denton, 1999)
Characteristics of Spiritual Leadership
• Love and faith
• Influence
• Trust
• Encourage collective learning
Example:
Authentic Leadership
• The authentic leadership emphasize the
importance of consistency In a leaders value,
words, actions and values with followers
• In other words, they know who they are and
what they believe,
• They are less defensive and more open to
learning from feedback and mistakes
Characteristics of Authentic leadership
• Self-awareness
• Integrity
• Share success with the team
• Drawing on experience
• Example: Steve job
Asian spiritual basis of ethics
Four Noble Eight Fold Path
Truth
Suffering Ethical Mental
Wisdom
Conduct Discipline
Origination
of Suffering Right View Right Speech
Right
Cessation Livelihood Right Effort
of Suffering
Right
Right Action Concentration
Path
Right Thought Right
Mindfulness