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Leadership and Ethics Unit

Leadership and Ethics Unit. CAP Unit 4. What is Leadership?. Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards the achievement of a goal. . What is Leadership?. As we look into the future, leaders will be those who empower other. Bill Gates

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Leadership and Ethics Unit

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  1. Leadership and Ethics Unit CAP Unit 4

  2. What is Leadership? • Leadership is a process of social influence, which maximizes the efforts of others, towards the achievement of a goal.

  3. What is Leadership? • As we look into the future, leaders will be those who empower other. • Bill Gates • A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus. • Martin Luther King Jr. • A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. • John C. Maxwell

  4. What is Leadership? • Leadership is about taking responsibility, not making excuses. • Mitt Romney • Leadership is the capacity to translate a vision into reality. • Warren Bennis • A leader of the past knew how to tell; a leader of the future knows how to ask. • Peter Drucker

  5. Leadership Skills in Employment • Employers want people who are LEADERS. Leaders have the ability to: • Be a problem solver • Continue to learn • Stay organized and be accountable • Be dedicated and resilient

  6. Leadership Skills in Employment • Act collaboratively and positively • Communicate effectively and clearly • Be flexible in difficult situations • Be honest and ethical at all times • Have the ability to inspire/motivate others • Set goals and have a vision

  7. Styles of Leadership • Different styles of leadership are needed for different situations. There are 4 basic leadership styles: • Autocratic (Authoritarian) • Bureaucratic • Democratic (Participative) • Laissez-Faire (Delegative)

  8. Styles of Leadership

  9. Ethics • Ethics are the moral principals that govern a person or groups behavior. • Ethics refers to standards of right and wrong that prescribe what humans should do, usually in terms of rights, obligations, benefits to society, fairness, and/or specific virtues. • Ethics, for example, refers to those standards that impose the reasonable obligations to refrain from rape, stealing, murder, assault, slander, and fraud. • Ethical standards also include those that enjoin virtues of honesty, compassion, and loyalty.

  10. Ethics and Leadership • Ethics and leadership go hand in hand; leaders are frequently called on to make ethical decisions.

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