LDSH- Mod 5 Flashcards
What are some ethical obstacles for leaders?
Personal Weakness and self interest
Pressures to:
- cut costs
- increase profits
- look successful
- please shareholders
How can leaders set the ethical tone?
- Act as positive role models
- lead by example (with your actions)
- Focus on employees, customers and the greater good
- Ignore gaining benefits for yourself
- Be honest with stakeholders (employees, customers, partners, vendors and shareholders)
- Honor agreements
- Share credit for sucess
- Speak up against things that are wrong
What are some ways to act like a moral leader?
1) Uphold high moral principles
2) Focus on what is right for the organization and its people
3) Set the example
4) Be honest with yourself and others
5) Drive out fear
6) Establish and communicates ethics policies
7) Show zero tolerance for ethical violations
8) Reward ethical behavior
9) Treat everyone with fairness, dignity and respect
10) Do the right thing. Even if no on is looking.
What is moral leadership?
Distinguishing right from wrong and doing right.
Seeking the just, honest and good in leadership.
What are the 3 levels of Personal Moral Development? Describe each
Level 1: Pre Conventional
Follows rules to avoid punishment
Acts in own interest
Blind obedience
Level 2: Conventional
Lives up to the expectations of others
Fulfills duties and obligations
Upholds laws
Level 3: Post Conventional
Follows internalized universal principles of justice and right
Balances concern for self with concern for others
Acts in an independent and ethical manner
What are the 4 stages of changing leader focus from self to others?
1) Control
2) Participation
3) Empowerment
4) Service
What is Authoritarian Management?
- Traditional leadership
- Organziational stability and efficiency are paramount
- Leader direct and control other people
- Leader sets the strategy and goals as well as methods
- Subordinates are controlled by leaders
What is Participative Management?
- Increased employee participation
- Paternalistic mindset
- Leaders determine purpose and goals
- Employees suggest quality improvements
- Employees take greater responsibility for their own jobs
- Employees are not true partners in the business
What is Stewardship?
A belief that leaders are deeply accountable to others as well as to the organization.
Describe the framework for Stewardship?
- Adopt a partnership mindset
- Give decision making power to those closest to the work
- Tie rewards to contributions
- Expect core work teams to build the organization
What is servant leadership?
Leadership in which the leader transcends self-interest to serve the needs of others
Describe the framework for servant leadership?
- Put service before self-interest
- List first to affirm others
- Inspire trust by being trustworthy
- Nourish others and help them become whole
What is courage?
The mental and moral strength to engage in, persevere through and withstand danger, difficulty or fear
What is the Abilene Paradox?
The tendency of people to resist voicing their true thoughts or feelings in order to please others and avoid conflict
How does courage apply to Moral Leadership?
Acting like a moral leader requires personal courage
Opposing unethical conduct requires courage
