ETHICAL LEADERSHIPETHICAL LEADERSHIP

WHO, WHAT, HOWWHO, WHAT, HOW

Object of RotaryObject of Rotary

Second Object of Rotary Second Object of Rotary

• High ethical standards in business High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society opportunity to serve society

What is “Ethical Leadership”?What is “Ethical Leadership”?

Definition:Definition:    Ethical leadershipEthical leadership is knowing your core values and is knowing your core values and having the courage to live them having the courage to live them in all parts of your life in service in all parts of your life in service of the common good.of the common good.

Why Lead?Why Lead?

The ultimate purpose of leadership is The ultimate purpose of leadership is to shape a future that is visionary,to shape a future that is visionary,inclusive, and enables all members inclusive, and enables all members of society to fulfill their needs, of society to fulfill their needs, dreams and potentials dreams and potentials

BECOMING AN ETHICAL BECOMING AN ETHICAL LEADERLEADER

What are my most important values and What are my most important values and principles? principles?

Does my calendar –how I spend my time and Does my calendar –how I spend my time and attention – reflect these values? attention – reflect these values?

What do I want to accomplish with my What do I want to accomplish with my leadership?leadership?

What do I want people to say about my What do I want people to say about my leadership when I am gone?leadership when I am gone?

ASK YOURSELFASK YOURSELF Below are some questions to ask on your personal journey toward ethical Below are some questions to ask on your personal journey toward ethical

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Will you be the same Will you be the same person at work? At person at work? At home? In the home? In the community? community?

How do your values How do your values contribute to the contribute to the common good?common good?

Will you have the Will you have the courage to live out your courage to live out your values when there is values when there is pressure to compromise pressure to compromise or rationalize?or rationalize?

What would my What would my subordinates & peers subordinates & peers say my value are?say my value are?

Characteristics of Ethical Characteristics of Ethical LeadershipLeadership

Articulate and embody the Articulate and embody the purpose and values of the purpose and values of the organization organization

Focus on organizational Focus on organizational success instead of success instead of personal ego personal ego

Find the best people and Find the best people and

develop themdevelop them

Create a living Create a living conversation about ethics, conversation about ethics, values and the creation of values and the creation of value. value.

Create mechanisms of Create mechanisms of dissentdissent

Frame Actions in ethical Frame Actions in ethical terms – mess up, fess up, terms – mess up, fess up,

fix it.fix it.

““Gracious Space”Gracious Space” In every organization there is a need for open & In every organization there is a need for open &

honest communication about difficult issues.honest communication about difficult issues.

How we show up, our intentions and gifts we bring to How we show up, our intentions and gifts we bring to a relationship, project or processa relationship, project or process

What is the setting – it can foster or thwartWhat is the setting – it can foster or thwart

Inviting the stranger in – be open to diverse and Inviting the stranger in – be open to diverse and divergent viewpoints divergent viewpoints

Learning in public – letting go of “knowing” and Learning in public – letting go of “knowing” and “being right” “being right”

“ “ I or We” ?I or We” ?

Collective leadership becomes possible Collective leadership becomes possible when the members of a group, motivated when the members of a group, motivated by a common purpose, begin to build by a common purpose, begin to build relationships with each other that are relationships with each other that are genuinely respectful enough to allow them genuinely respectful enough to allow them to co-construct their shared purpose and to co-construct their shared purpose and work. This is about expanding from solo work. This is about expanding from solo perspective of “I” to include the “We.”perspective of “I” to include the “We.”