OL140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Golden Rule, Wield, Hour Community
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Leaders have more control then their followers and therefore need to be sensitive to how their leadership affects the well-being of others. As a result of many public scandals people are becoming suspicious of public figures and what they do. What does it take to be an ethical leader. If you understand the nature of ethical leadership you will be better equomed to engage in ethical leadership. Ethical leadership is the influence of a moral person who moves others to do the right thing in the right way for the right reasons. Ethics is concerned with he kind of values and morals an individual or society finds desirable or appropriate. Leaders ethics establish the ethical climate for an organization. Leadership ethics is a complex phenomenon with multiple parts that overlap and are interconnected. The character of a leader is a fundamental aspect of ethical leadership. The leader characters refer to the qualities, this-position, and core values of the leader.
