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Ethical Transformation of a Leader

Written by: Julwel Kenney

Article Overview: Ethical Transformation of a Leader explains the ethical standards necessary for leadership transformation to take place. This process opens leaders to intrinsic transformation through interactive experience, which often entails personal sacrifices. It is the leader’s responsibility to create a culture in which people are treated properly and where an open-door policy is not an empty phrase but a reality. Therefore, if a leader oversees fundamental principles, such as fair play and honesty, success will follow.

Ethical Transformation of a Leader

Genuine leaders experience an ethical transformation that develops ethical behaviors in their lives, organizations, and churches. To bring about this transformation, one must understand the meaning of ethics. Before making an ethical or non-ethical decision, ponder potential consequences. Actions vary depending upon the situation: Who is involved? Who will be affected? Will one be respected or hated? All such questions stem from the first question — to be ethical or not to be ethical?

Morals and values help individuals make judgments about what is right or wrong. However, one person’s morals or values should not be the deciding factor when interpreting whether the actions of another individual are correct or not. When one considers the situations leading to ethical behavior, one may better understand the reasoning behind some actions. Otherwise these actions might seem beyond our understanding.

Leaders need to understand that ethics is a part of leadership and cannot be used separately to determine the cause and effect of decisions before implementation. As leaders make ethical choices and face ethical barriers or difficulties, they must use ethical parameters and always act with a sense of integrity.

Ethics is about living completely and accomplishing as much as possible with as much caring as possible. Ethics is not about some vague philosophy of life. To fulfill their destinies and responsibilities, leaders must identify their ethical responsibility to society and to organizations and churches. People have no place in leadership if they do not strive to be effective leaders who can make a difference in society, an organization, or a church. When leaders accept the responsibility for a position, they also accept an ethical duty to perform the job to the best of their ability. However, if leaders do not do what they were hired to do, then they become unethical in my view. Leaders must know and acknowledge that they are there for one reason — to make a difference in the organization, church, or society. If leaders do not attempt or try to accomplish what is expected, then it is more ethical for them to leave the position. It is unethical to stay in a place to undermine or damage an organization or church. Leaders hold an ethical responsibility to leave the organization or church without damage.

Lastly, leaders should have a good vocabulary and speak with poise and clarity. Such clarity demonstrates that they can think ethically, with refinement, and in a well-organized fashion. This kind of clarity is essential for effectively communicating ethical situations. Clarity helps leaders earn the right to give a directive without challenge. Leaders earn this right by demonstrating integrity, trust, and a sense of equality. As a result, leaders must know when to push for a situation and when to back off.

Julwel Kenney, MBA, MS
CEO
J K Partners

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Blank text field might be better - Hi TheAnonymousMan, I like your idea! I'm assuming it would be similar to the status feature on Facebook where it might say "Kevin is ... " So I think having a blank text field in the profile box (and even "Leader" boxes on the left and top side of the forums if possible) might be more fun than just choosing from pre-set options from a drop down menu:D
Re: New member from the USA - [quote="Mal Tindle":3s6v9kvh]Hi Ethical, Welcome to the forum, it's good to see new people getting involved in any forum and you have picked one of the very best. I haven't been a member too long but am a regular now because of the support and resources available here which are most impressive. I see you work in the recycling of ink cartridges and I wish you well with that and attracting traffic to your site. best wishes, Mal.[/quote:3s6v9kvh] Thanks for your welcome,Mr.Mal,are you located in the USA,or the UK o'GB.or some other locale?,and if may I have your permission to ask,What kinda(kind of) entrepreneurship are you involved with?,as anything in life,education,and correct info...is the key to success,and Profesional forum attendance,is enlighting.Thanks again for your welcome.


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