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Leadership & Ethics. Lesson XX Core Values and Personal Ethics. Lesson 2 Agenda. Individual Core Values Navy and Marine Corps Core Values Aligning Systems of Values “Integrity” “Chance Second Chances” Money in the Bank (Deposit vs.. Withdrawal). Enabling Objectives.
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Leadership & Ethics Lesson XX Core Values and Personal Ethics
Lesson 2 Agenda • Individual Core Values • Navy and Marine Corps Core Values • Aligning Systems of Values • “Integrity” • “Chance Second Chances” • Money in the Bank (Deposit vs.. Withdrawal)
Enabling Objectives • Discuss individual values and how they relate to the corporate core values. • Describe the core values and their component parts.
Individual Values • Ideals or principles held dear. • Are constant • Are concerned with virtue • Sources? • Family, friends/peers, community, church, school, scouts, teams, fellow professionals, etc. • What do individual values do? • Set behavior • Define you as an individual • Set your priorities • Set Command Precedence
Ethics (A Webster Approach) • The discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation • A set (or a theory/system) of moral principles or values
Ethics (What They Mean to Us) • Translate values into action • Are concerned with justice • Set boundaries for your behavior • Does Society Value Ethics? How?
Navy/Marine Corps Core Values • Honor • Courage • Commitment
Honor • Honesty • Integrity • Responsibility
Honor • Keen sense of ethical conduct • Integrity: Firm adherence to a code of espoused values • Honesty: A fairness and straight forwardness of conduct • Responsibility: A sense of moral, legal, mental and professional obligation
Courage • Loyalty • Patriotism • Valor
Courage • Mental, moral, or physical strength to resist opposition, danger, or hardship; • The moral strength to act with integrity and honor even in the face of opposition. • Loyalty: Faithfulness to a cause, ideal, custom, or government • Why is loyalty important? • Where is your final loyalty as an officer? • What is patriotism? • What is valor?
Governor Zell Miller on Courage • “Courage is Resistance of Fear, Mastering of Fear, not Absence of Fear” – Mark Twain • Mickey Mantle • Prisoners of War – SERE training
Commitment • Competence • Teamwork • Concern (respect) for people • Follow-through
Commitment • Is… • The state of being obligated or emotionally compelled. • What is competence? • Competence is having the capacity to function or develop in a particular way. • Includes technical as well as leadership capacities.
What is the Relationship Between Individual Values, Societal Values, Navy/Marine Corps Core Values, and Ethics?
Aligning Systems of Values • Know the Core Values • Ensure your values are in alignment • Demonstrate personal integrity • Require ethical behavior/Teach it as necessary • Hold people accountable for unethical behavior • Reduced Ethics = Reduced Readiness
“Integrity” -Admiral Arleigh Burke • Definition • Varies among individuals • How and where to acquire • Who’s responsible • Integrity in the Corps • What to do when you see it compromised • Examples (MEU CO, Rules of Engagement)
“Chance Second Chances” -LT David Adams • Institutional leadership • Stockdale: “Zero Defect Mentality” • Disastrous Consequences • Underwriting honest mistakes • Exchanging candor for political correctness • Replacing Careerism with Commitment • The importance of Institutional Leadership • Looking in the Mirror
Next Lesson • Colonel Neal Jones • Vietnam Veteran • Prisoner of War • Tulane Alumni (Athletic Director) • Conduct of War Chapter Read 3,4, and 5