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This module explores the concept of ethical leadership within the context of Character Formation 2. It discusses various aspects of ethical decision-making and the importance of values and principles in leadership roles. The module also provides practical advice for developing ethical leadership skills.
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Character Formation 2 (Leadership. Decision- Making, Management and Administration) “ Ethics in Leadership” 6 Ms. Pearl Nogra-Fabia NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Ethics in Leadership After reading this chapter, you will be able to...
Character Formation 2 (Leadership. Decision- Making, Management and Administration) “ Ethics in Leadership” 6 Ms. Pearl Nogra-Fabia NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Ethics in Leadership After reading this chapter, you will be able to: 1. The leaners will be able to understand the ethical practice of leaders. 2. How this leadership traits and kind affect a leadership NO. 6 Character Formation 2 NO. 6 Character Formation 2 NO. 6 Character Formation 2 NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Ethics is about the types of values and morals that a person or a community finds acceptable or necessary. In addition, ethics is concerned with the morality and actions of individuals. They look to leaders when it comes to ethics to lead on ethics and take responsibility for both good and bad results. Ethically leading leaders are role models, promoting the values of ethical standards, keeping their people accountable for those principles, and crucially-designing environments in which others work and live. As mentioned below, it has been shown that ethical leadership produces a variety positive results and reduces risk of many negative results. Thus, leadership can be the most effective tool in an ethical system designed to support ethical behavior. Ethical leadership is a leadership motivated by respect for ethical beliefs and values, and other people integrity and rights (Watts, 2008). It is therefore related to values such as honesty, sincerity, care, beauty and fairness. (9Brown, M.et all, 2005) NO. 6 Character Formation 2 How to Become an ethical Leader? A. Define and Align your values. Consider the morals you were raised with: B. Champion the B. “Treat others how you want to be Importance of Ethics treated” An ethical leader’s job is C. “Always say “thank you,” to focus on the overall D. “Help those who are struggling,” significance of ethics, But as you evolve, and as society including ethical standards progresses, traditions alters, often and other ethical issues, causing changing values. Ask and how those factors that yourself what matters to you s a influence society. As an person, and then align that with ethical leader, educating your leadership goals. It not only peers about ethics is reflects your honesty in describing crucial, particularly in your beliefs, it also inspires the cases where they face an colleagues to do the same, ethical issue at work. building a shared vision for all NO. 6 Character Formation 2 C Hire People with Similar Values Although your views need not to be identical to those of your works, you should be able to establish common ground with them. This often starts with the hiring process and is sustained through a declaration of vision. D. Promote Open communication Each subordinates is different although they share similarities. Be often with every decision you make, and seek input from your team. It makes you become a better leader and helps you feel more comfortable in expressing your thoughts or concerns with your subordinates, Collecting input from your team will help you improve as a leader and will push the organization forward. NO. 6 Character Formation 2 E. Beware of Bias As people, many of us have antiquated or mistaken convictions, subconscious or otherwise, Every leader wants to admit to their shortcomings but failure to practice self-awareness will lead to detrimental effects. Everyone has prejudice, but you haven’t been called or for the longest time, because you’ve never really been tested. Leaders need to look at themselves and be honest in fact having prejudices that can impinge on the feeling of ease at work of another person. For you to build and maintain better relationships with your subordinates, be an open-minded leader. F. Lead by Example Leading by example is a noble attribute of a leader. The best way to ensure an ethical organization is to lead by example. It is most important to remember as an ethical leader, that actions always speaks louder than words. People are more likely to judge others, rather than what they say, based on how they behave. Ethical leaders may begin to earn respect of their peers by practicing and demonstrating the use of ethical , truthful and unselfish conduct to NO. 6 Character Formation 2 G. Find Your Role Models In history, there are many leaders, doing a little study of strong, powerful leaders and trying to identify what they are doing well. Then incorporate it into their own style of leadership. H. Care for Yourself so you are able to Care for Others As the saying goes, You can’t pour from an empty cup.” The cornerstone for strong leadership is to have a calm and competent disposition. This can be done by ensuring that you, as a person, are focused on fulfilling your own needs such as sleep, nutrition and a true relationship with loved ones. It may seem easy to devote time to self-care, but ultimately it’s crucial to improving your leadership abilities. The leader who is happy and satisfied with life seeks peace and fulfillment for those they lead. NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Impacts on Ethical Leadership Ethical leaders will help to build has a healthy atmosphere through constructive partnership at three levels: the individual, the team and the organization at large. Nurturing connections at each of these levels will result in the following outcomes and benefits: !. The Well- Being of the Individual A strong ethical leader has an important responsibility for maintaining a positive working environment. Ethical leaders leading by example should persuade others to do likewise. People are generally influenced by the things occurring around them. Good contact between colleagues can help to influence efficiency and attitude in the workplace. 2. The Energy of the Team Ethical leadership can also include behavior control and co-operation within a team. In the workplace, morale usually is a stronger when people get along with each other. When colleagues work as a team, this can help build relationship in the workplace and improve the group’s overall performance. Strong leaders usually lead by example. NO. 6 Character Formation 2 The 4-V Model of Ethical Leadership The 4-V model aims to reconcile internal beliefs and values for the common good external behavior and actions. NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Values Formation in Leadership Values is not a subject hat has been talked about so often but one that plays an important role in acts and performance. Because values are personal and not always clearly defined, they remain an essential but under-discussed and undervalued part of who you are as an individual and as a leader. NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Reasons Why Values Matter to Leaders 1. Values Guide Your Decisions You have a lot of decisions to make as a dictator, those that only affect you and those that impact many others. Once you start with your principles, choices, big or small, can be taken faster, simpler and with greater confidence. Go your choices against your merit scheme. It’s the best place to start. 2. Values Strengthen Your Ability to Influence If you associate with your beliefs, you are communicating with your passions, People are drawn to you when you speak with passion, they are more likely to hear your message and you will be more successful in persuading and influencing. As a leader it should be self-evident why this is vital to your values. NO. 6 Character Formation 2 3. Values Create Clarity When you’re happier your life is simpler in so many ways. Clarity help you concentrate, make yourself more successful and much more. One of the fastest ways in your life to achieve clarity is to be clear about your beliefs first, If you work from this point of departure all the other clarifications advantages will follow. 4. Values Reduce Stress The majority of the people I know want less tensions in their lives. It’s doubly important as a leader because your tension is infectious-it infects those around you.It’s easier to communicate when the choices are smoother and you’re clearer about issues that you’ll have less tension. In the past you may not have been talking about values is this way; but its absolutely true that living from your values is a great way to reduces stress. NO. 6 Character Formation 2 5. Values Guide Your Actions Knowing and understanding your beliefs, is one thing. Behave according to them is another matter. This reality has an effect of all the ideas that have been shared so far, because all the advantages are achieved when you recognized and then act upon your beliefs. Of those advantages, this is the most practical. Your belief and what drives your actions. While it helps to define who you are, having clear beliefs can be so much more useful on a daily basis. It allows you to be a more successful, efficient and confident leader by being clear on your values. NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Management Management is a set of principles relating to the roles of planning, coordinating, directing and regulating and the implementation of those principles in the efficient and effective use of physical, financial, human and information capital to achieve organizational objectives. Definition of Management Management thinkers have defined management in their own ways: - A set of activities directed at the efficient and effective utilization of resources in the pursuit of one or more goals. (Van Fleet and Pterson) - Working with human, financial and physical resources to achieve organizational objectives by performing the planning, organizing, leading and controlling functions. ( Megginson, Mosley & Pietri) NO. 6 Character Formation 2 NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Other Views on the Definition and Scope of Management “Managing is forecasting and preparing, arranging, directing, managing and regulating,” says Henril Fayol. Fredmund Malik describes management as “transforming, capital into value.” It is described by Ghislain Deslandes as “a weak force, under pressure to achieve results and endowed with the threefold power of constraint, imitation and imagination, operating at subjective, interpersonal, institutional and environmental level.” NO. 6 Character Formation 2 NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Management as a process Activity Management begin with the sole purpose of Task management is the attaining an objective. Further, practice of recording personnel’s it is specifically done in order in day-to-day accomplishments in an order to: order in which they are done. It is a The purpose are: key to an organization’s success, 1. Rise clients’ satisfaction with as it helps to monitor the the services the company organization’s course and provides. maximize its work efficiency. It 2. Develop personnel relies on the philosophy that experience, abilities and knowledge from higher levels of capacity, or management influences any 3. Accomplish a particular goal activity that takes place in the company in a personal or group workers organization , therefore it is essential to proper recording process and cannot take place NO. 6 Character Formation 2 NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Elements of the Ideal Activity Management Label Monitoring this recorded Importance of Activity information on a regular basis is Management essential to assure the completion 1, It gives both the employer and accuracy of the record. and the employees, 1. The Activity (which is a brief information on the description of what you do) performance of the personnel 2. Type of Activity (whether it is involved. meeting, an email, phone or 2. It helps to organize and others) emphasize the importance or 3. Name of the task relevance of the task at hand. 4. Title of project 3. It also helps to avoid 5. Name or category of the project miscommunication and 6. The time length if the activity mistakes of task repetition in 7. Date of the task the workplace. NO. 6 Character Formation 2 Management as a Discipline Management is also a discipline because it includes learning the procedures and values required to perform official administrative duties, as well as demonstrating the code of conduct that manages must obey when performing their duties. Management is obey when performing their duties. Management is also being taught, as with other research or discipline courses, at numerous institutes and universities around the world. NO. 6 Character Formation 2 NO. 6 Character Formation 2 NO. 6 CHARACTER FORMATION 2 NO. 6 Character Formation 2 MT 6.1-1 “Leadership Traits and Kinds Pros and Cons” Pen & Paper none NO. 6 CHARCTER FORMATION 2 MT 6.1-1 Write in Essay for the following questions: 1.Explain the reasons, why values matters to the leaders. 2.Why management is an art? 3.What are the importance of management? 4.What are the impacts of leadership? 5.How to become an ethical leader? NO. 6 CHARCTER FORMATION 2 MT 6..1-1 For Flexible Distance Learning: Screenshot of hand written answer on bondpaper and uploaded at Edmodo Apps For Modular Distance Learning: Handwritten bondpaper and submitted at AISAT Campus Five days after the discussion. November 27, 2020 NO. 6 CHARACTER FORMATION 2