Ethical leadership, perception, and the reality

Ethical leadership, perception, and the reality

It pays off to try by all means being different from a toxic leader. Autocratic leaders are controlling, selfish, pursuing goals that are opposed to the real objectives and vision of the company. Such type of leadership is dangerous and destructive. According to Edward Freeman (2006), “ethical leaders embody the purpose, vision, and values of the organization and of the constituents, within an understanding of ethical ideals. They connect the goals of the organization with that of the internal employees and external stakeholders.” I do believe in this approach of being ethical. If I think that the goals of the organization do not match my personal values, I prefer to resign instead of living a different life than what do believe in. I am proud to see that many of my former co-workers are proud to say that they have worked for me or beside me in the past. Ethical leadership is not only about what you are doing and the results that you have, it is mostly about how you are doing it and how you get the results that you have. We have seen organizations with high profit margin, but they are having unethical practices. Are we inspired others as leaders. Then, they are not thinking about your immediate profit, but the impact that you may have on your followers and the community. There is need of congruency between who you think you are, who you day you are, and who people are perceiving.

Reference

 Edward Freeman & Lisa Stewart. (2006). Developing Ethical Leadership. Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics. Retrieved on October 25, 2012 from https://www.corporate-ethics.org/pdf/ethical_leadership.pdf

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