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ETHICS
IN LEADERSHIP
What is “Ethics”
What are “Moral Decisions”?
What is “Ethics”?
Raymond Baumhart research:
 What
my feelings tell me is right/wrong
 My religious beliefs
 Doing what the law requires
 Standards of behavior our society accepts
 I DON’T KNOW
Everyday Ethics by Thomas Shanks

“How am I doing at
‘the art of human
being’”
-Laurel Birch

“Moral behavior is
concerned primarily
with the interpersonal
dimension of our
behavior: how we
treat one another
individually and in
groups-and,
increasingly, other
species and the
environment”
-Wilcox and Ebbs
“Ethics poses
questions about
how we ought to
act in relationships
and how we should
live with one
another. It also
asks us how those
character traits
that help humans
flourish play out in
everyday living?”
ETHICS IN LEADERSHIP
Can ethics be
taught?
Is it possible to Are lies
survive in the justified?
real world
If so, when?
ethically?
Have any
Is caring for
How can a
others enough educational
leader’s use of
when it comes experiences
power
affected your
to ethical
influence
ethical code?
behavior?
ethical
behavior?
Thinking Ethically: A framework for
Moral Decision Making

What benefits and what harms will each
course of action produce?
 What moral rights do the affected parties
have?
 Which course of action treats everyone the
same?
 Which course of action advances the
common good?
 Which course of action develops moral
virtues?
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Issues in Ethics by Manuel Velasquez
Framework for ethical
decisions:
 Recognize
a moral issue
 Get the facts
 Evaluate the alternative actions
 Make a decision
 Act, then reflect
Leadership and Ethics
Virtue Ethics and
Leadership
by Charles A Pfaff
“Leaders make choices
that affect the lives of
other people. When
making these choices,
leaders must make
normative assessments
regarding human ends
and the means to those
ends.”