Ethical Leadership

What is one of the characteristics of ethics?

• Focuses on innate qualities and characteristics of social, political, and military leaders
• Provides a basis for understanding what it means to be a morally decent human being
• Explains how leaders combine two kinds of behaviors to influence others
• Inclination to seek out pleasant social relationship

Which ethical theory suggests that actions are moral if their primary purpose is to promote the best interest of others?

• Ethical Egoism
• Utilitarianism
• Altruism
• Authoritarianism

What is one of the perspectives Heifetz uses in his perspective of Ethical Leadership?

• It is the responsibility of the leader to help followers assess their own values and needs in order to raise them to a higher level of functioning
• It’s not just telling the truth - it has to do with being open with others and representing reality as fully and completely as possible
• Give credence to others’ ideas and confirming them as human beings
• Emphasizes how leaders help followers to confront conflict and to address conflict by effecting changes

How do ethical leaders build community?

• You must take into account the purposes of everyone involved in the group and be attentive to the interests of the community and the culture
• Place issues of fairness at the center of their decision making
• Treat others as ends rather than means
• Must be willing to be follower centered and act in ways that will benefit others
  

Which one of the following is a strength of ethical leadership?

• They are primarily descriptive and anecdotal
• Strike a balance between being open and candid while monitoring what’s important
• Provides a body of timely research on ethical issues
• Provides a wide set of behaviors

How is ethical leadership criticized?

• Suggests that ethics ought to be considered as an integral part of the broader domain of leadership
• Fails to explain adequately the relationship between leadership behavior and follower motivation
• Offers no direction on how to think about and practice ethical leadership
• Relies primarily on writings strongly influenced by personal opinions about the nature of leadership ethics and their view of the world

How is ethical leadership applied?

• To be an ethical leader, we must be sensitive to the needs of others, treat others in ways that are just, and care for others
• Ethical leadership can be used at all levels and for all types of tasks
• By assessing their own behaviors, managers can determine how they are coming across to others and change their behaviors to be more effective
• Shows how leaders pick and develop their relationships with the people closest to them allowing them to have more responsibility in the workplace