Socially Responsible Leadership

1. Socially Responsible Leadership the emerging paradigm of leadership

2. Socially Responsible Leadership defined: The use of power and influence to mobilize forces to address a myriad of social issues

3. Why has the notion of social responsibility become an issue for contemporary organizations? What are the arguments for corporations and their leaders assuming a more socially responsible position?

4. The moral view: ~ Those who can, should

5. Can corporations be socially responsible and profitable?

6. Business is integrally connected to both the social context in which it operates and the natural environment on which it depends.

7. The practical view ~ Each corporation is part of an ongoing, dynamic system. Whatever problems are residing in that system will eventually become the problems of each corporation.

8. Operating in a socially responsible manner helps the organization externally • enhances the organization’s image and identity • gives the organization legitimacy in the eyes of the environment • certain external stakeholders will want to support the organization and ensure its survival

9. Operating in a socially responsible manner helps the organization internally

10. How does working for a socially responsible organization influence employees? • Increases their intrinsic sense of motivation and sense of purpose • Enhances sense of value and impact they have • Increases sense of pride in their work • Enhances organizational commitment

11. What characterizes a socially responsible leader? • a clear understanding of core personal values (and they are ‘honorable’) • credibility/integrity • ability to see issues from a systems perspective • sense of accountability / responsibility • sense of power and control (and willingness to use it in a positive sense, in service to others)

12. Leaders shape corporate sense of social responsibility by creating a clear corporate visionthat incorporates constructive end values involving social responsibility…and enlisting people in that vision

13. Leaders shape corporate sense of social responsibility by theculturethey create: • the behaviors they model • the personal values they espouse • the values they instill within the company • the processes they put into place (e.g. the behavior they reward) • who they hire, who they fire • stories, symbols, language