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Moral Leadership Amy Stephens, Beckie Paquin , Karla Balduc. Are you a moral leader?. As you know, leadership is about leading others and influencing them to behave a particular way. Moral leadership requires you to always look at what is right and lead others towards that. .
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Are you a moral leader? • As you know, leadership is about leading others and influencing them to behave a particular way. Moral leadership requires you to always look at what is right and lead others towards that.
Moral Leader a person who can act, follow and call others to a higher standard. That high standard is something that is thought to be good or right. It can be spiritual in nature..
Moral Leadership Moral leadership requires the person to look for what is right and leads others to that right. The leader determines what is right, but that can be skewed by their own personal morals.
“ Every leader, to be effective, must have moral purpose.” (Fullon, 2004, p. 23)
Teaching morals is something that should be done by people who have influence over others such as teachers, parents, business leaders, church leaders , etc.
Increasingly, moral purpose is what infuses an organization with passion and purpose. Workers want to know the enabling purpose of their work.
Moral Leaders • Mahatma Gandhi • Billy Graham • Desmond Tutu • Eleanor Roosevelt • Mother Theresa
“Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.” Mahatma GandhiIndian political and spiritual leader (1869 - 1948)
Billy Graham Three Characteristics of a Moral Leader: • Basic knowledge of the world in which we live • A clear vision of the world that we want to achieve • Commitment to staff
Desmond Tutu “ Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”
Eleanor Roosevelt “Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events; Small minds discuss people.”
“There is always the danger that we may just do the work for the sake of the work. This is where the respect and the love and the devotion come in – that we do it to God, to Christ, and that’s why we try to do it as beautifully as possible.” Mother Theresa
Great Quotes from Great Leaders http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8KGBwa0BY