Ethical Leadership Summer 2012
Dec 25, 2015
How Does Ethical Leadership Look?
Are there personal characteristics?Are there specific actions?Who leads ethically?How can you tell?Are there ethical companies?Are there ethical people?Do ethics change depending on the situation?Can a person’s ethics change?
What Do These Have in Common
AlcoaAmerican ExpressBest Buy Co., CH2M HillColgate-PalmoliveCostcoElectroluxFord Motor CompanyGap, IncKellogg Company
L’ORÉALMicrosoftNational Australia BankNorthumbrian Water GroupPanama Canal AuthorityPatagoniaPepsiCoPortugal TelecomStarbucksUPS
2012 World’s Most Ethical Companies*
Companies must apply to be rated
Questionnaire is onlineVerification of materials submittedDetermines a corporate Ethics QuotientProcess was vetted and refined by expertsEthisphere has a network of advisors
Five core categories:Ethics & Compliance Program (25%)Reputation, Leadership, & Innovation (20%)Governance (10%)Corporate Citizenship & Responsibility (25%)Culture of Ethics (20%)
*According to Ethispere: www.ethisphere.com/wme
Are There Types of Ethics?
Meta-ethics: Understanding of right and wrongVirtue ethics: Driving force behind ethical behavior (think of Socrates & Aristotle)
Epicurean ethics: Pleasure coincides with virtueNormative (moral) ethics: What makes things right and wrongStoicism: Contentment & peace are the greatest goodUtilitarianism: Most good for the most people
Are There Types of Ethics?
Consequentialism: The results form the basis for action
State consequentialism: Moral worth and contributions to the state form the basis
Deontological ethics: Goodness of the acts or intentions as they relate to rules (opposite above)Pragmatic ethics: Moral correctness & scientific knowledgeRelational ethics: With studies, respect for thos that are being studies
Are There Types of Ethics?
Evolutionary ethics: Considers the role of evolutionDescriptive ethics: Sociological perspective looking at top-down perspective using ethical codes of behaviorMilitary ethics: To guide those in the servicePublic service ethics: For making decisions when dealing with the publicSituational ethics: Change depending on the situation
Self - Character
IntegrityA healthy sense of selfKnowing what you value and believeBehaving in accordance with those values
EmpathyEmotional intelligenceBeing able to understand and connect
HopeConfidence in the futureBelief that life is reliable
Social - Civility
RecognitionOf self and othersInvolves reflection and observationNot mirroring or masking
RespectAccepted standards of associationSocial dignity
ReverenceLoyalty
Spirit - Community
CourageKnowing what to fear or not fearBalancing between them
JusticeSense of fairnessInclusive and dynamic
CompassionThe willingness to understand othersWillingness to suffer with others