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Definitions EthicalLeadershipDilemmas CharacteristicsofEthicalLeadership InterestingFacts LessonsLearned Closing

DefinitionsLeadership (n.)

1)botharesearchareaandapracticalskill,regardingtheabilityofanindividualororganizationto"lead"orguideotherindividuals,teams,orentireorganizations.(Wikipedia)2)“aprocessofsocialinfluenceinwhichapersoncanenlisttheaidandsupportofothersintheaccomplishmentofacommontask.”(Chemers,1997;Chin,2015)

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Ethics (n.)

1)moralprinciplesthatgovernaperson'sorgroup'sbehavior.(Wikipedia)2)“thecapacitytothinkcriticallyaboutmoralvaluesanddirectouractionsintermsofsuchvalues.”(Churchill,1999)

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EthicalLeadership (n.)

Leadershipthatisdirectedbyrespectforethicalbeliefsandvaluesandforthedignityandrightsofothers.(Watts,2008)

EthicalLeadershipDilemmas

EthicalLeadershipDilemmas

CharacteristicsofEthicalLeadership

• beingthorough,careful,orvigilant(Walumbwa &Schaubroeck,2009;Kalshoven,DenHartog,andDeHoogh,2011)

Conscientiousness

• howimportantitisforanindividualtodefineselfasagoodpersonwithmoraltraits(Mayeretal.,2012)

MoralIdentity

• individualdifferencethatconcernshowsophisticatedone’sthinkingisaboutethicalissues(Jordanetal.,2013)

CognitiveMoralDevelopment

InterestingFactsEthicalLeadership

Modeling ethicalleadershipappearstobethemostimportantprocess,whichcanleadto:

1) Followersactingmoreethically;

2) Moreethicalculturewithintheorganization;

3) Developingfutureethicalleaders– directcontactismosteffective.

Source:www.ethicalsystems.org

LESSONSLEARNEDPreservingEthicalLeadershipin

Decision‐MakingandNavigatingPolitics

MoralCompassColleagues

SocialNetworks

SocialNetworks

KnowtheCulture

Culture (n.)

A wayoflifeofagroupofpeople‐‐thebehaviors,beliefs,values,andsymbolsthattheyaccept,generallywithoutthinkingaboutthem,andthatarepassedalongbycommunicationandimitationfromonegenerationtothenext.

~Google

KnowtheCulture

Culture

SharedGovernance

StrategicPriorities

CultureofLeadership

Mission,VisionandValues

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AdamGrant,ProfessorWhartonSchoolattheUniversityofPennsylvania

EthicalLeadership

ThankYou!ScottGross,Ed.D.

AssociateVicePresident,CommunityPartnershipEngagementCommunityEngagement

CaliforniaStateUniversitySanMarcos