Ethical leadership
- 2. Content 1. Introduction 2. Qualities of an ethical leader 3. Factors that enhance ethical leadership 4. Factors that diminish ethical leadership 5. Outcomes of ethical leadership 6. Future direction 7. Conclusion
- 3. What is Ethical Leadership? Ethical leadership is directed by respect for ethical beliefs and values and for the dignity and rights of others.
- 4. Social Learning theory and Ethical Leadership Social learning theory shows how the followers of a leader identify the characteristics of leader as ethical characteristics of leader and also the situational influences.
- 5. Qualities of an Ethical Leader 1. Transformational Leadership Transformational leadership is a moral leadership because transformational leaders inspire their followers to look beyond self- interest and work together for a collective purpose.
- 6. 2. Authentic Leadership Authentic leadership is a philosophy to leadership that emphasizes on building the leader's legitimacy through honest relationships with followers which value their input and are built on an ethical foundation.
- 7. 3. Spiritual Leadership. Spiritual leadership is developed within an intrinsic motivation model that incorporates vision, faith, and altruistic love.
- 8. Outcomes of Ethical Leadership • Ethical decisions of followers • Prosocial behavior of employee • Counterproductive behavior of employees • Positive follower attitudes
- 9. Factors that Enhance Ethical Leadership • . Ethical role modeling - Leaders also learn from a role model such as career mentors and top management. • Ethical context - Ethical climate or the culture in an organization that supports ethics-related attitudes and behaviours.
- 10. • Individual characteristics – Agreeableness - Ability to get along with others, work with harmony and cooperation and willing to comprise their interests with others. – Conscientiousness - Ability to get along with others, work with harmony and cooperation and willing to comprise their interests with others.
- 11. • Levels of management and ethical leadership Content of the leader’s job Executive and managerial work are different, with roles and challenges that are unique to each level. Certain aspects of ethical leadership are likely to vary depending on the level of management. Distance between leaders and followers This expressed; physical distance, social distance, or frequency of task interaction has an important impact on how leaders are perceived as well the outcomes with which they are associated.
- 12. Future Direction • Proactive and consistent practice of ethic • Inclusion of ethics as a part of recruitment and training • Ethical leadership Vs levels of management • Rating leaders • Global ethical leadership
- 13. Conclusion • Research has identified differences and similarities between ethical leadership and other leaderships. • Research explored outcomes and relationship of outcomes with the ethical leadership. • Organizations must want to know how to train and develop the leaders in to ethical leaders as per their organizations. • Ethical leadership should invent in an organization to develop the organization and make followers loyal to the organization by role modeling.
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