Ethical Leadership

What is the foundation of ethical leadership?

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What are some of the principles of ethical leadership?

• Honesty, fairness, responsibility, and respect

•  Competition, perfectionism, domination, and aggression

• Speed, productivity, efficiency, and profitability

• Hierarchical authority, obedience, conformity, and tradition

What are some of the key benefits of ethical leadership?

•  Decreased trust and teamwork, poor organizational performance, and low employee engagement

• Increased transparency and accountability, improved employee well-being, and better financial performance

•  Greater power and control, increased competition, and higher profits

•  Better products and services, greater market share, and more efficient operations

What are some of the key challenges of ethical leadership?

• Navigating complex moral issues, managing ethical dilemmas, and balancing competing interests

• Maximizing profits, reducing costs, and increasing production

• Achieving perfect outcomes, meeting high expectations, and staying within the law

• Building authority, maintaining control, and promoting obedience

How can ethical leaders build trust with their followers?

• By being secretive and withholding information

• By being unpredictable and inconsistent

• By being transparent, communicating openly, and demonstrating consistency between words and actions

• By being aggressive and dominating

What are some of the key ethical dilemmas that ethical leaders face?

•  Power and control, domination, and obedience

•  Productivity, efficiency, and competition

• Balancing the interests of different stakeholders, making tough decisions, and navigating conflicts of interest

•  Creativity, innovation, and risk-taking

How can ethical leaders navigate ethical dilemmas effectively?

•  By ignoring ethical considerations and prioritizing profits

• By making decisions based on intuition and intellectualism

•  By consulting with others, being well-informed, and making decisions that align with core ethical values

•  By being secretive and uncommunicative

What are some of the key traits of ethical leaders?

• Arrogance, greed, and selfishness

• Humility, empathy, and courage

• Dominance, aggression, and stubbornness

•  Conformity, obedience, and loyalty

How can ethical leaders promote ethical behavior in their organizations?

• By setting corrupt and criminal examples

• By imposing harsh punishments and strict rules

• By being hypocritical and inconsistent

• By setting clear ethical standards, modeling ethical behavior, and providing training and support to employees

What role do organizational culture and values play in ethical leadership?

• They can either support or detract from ethical leadership, depending on the extent to which they are aligned with ethical principles and values

•  They are irrelevant to ethical leadership

•  They determine the power structure of the organization

• They prioritize efficiency and productivity over ethics