Leading with integrity
Values
■ Fundamental beliefs that an individual considers to be important, that are relatively
stable over time, and that have an impact on attitudes and behavior.
■ End Values
– Sometimes called terminal values, these are beliefs about the kind of goals or
outcomes that are worth trying to pursue.
■ Instrumental Values
Beliefs about the types of behavior that are appropriate for reaching goals.
Establishing your value set
■ Write down some lists.
■ What in life is important to me?
– Don’t think too much or evaluate
■ Write down a list of people you admire and a list of people you don’t.
– What qualities do each of these people exhibit that make you like/dis-like
them.
Discuss in a small group
Values Influence Leadership
■ Values influence leadership:
– Affect how the leaders themselves relate to other people
– Guide leader’s choices and actions (e.g., ethical decision making)
– Determine how leaders acquire and use power
■ Understanding that people have different values leads to better working
relationships with other people
■ Leaders can be more effective when they understand how values guide their actions
and affect organisations
Ethics
What are Ethics?
■ Ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos, relating to customs, conduct, and
character.
■ Ethics is concerned with individual character (what it means to be a good person)
and social rules that govern and restrict conduct, particularly rules about right or
wrong.
■ Concerned with the kinds of values and morals an individual or society finds
desirable or appropriate.
■ Ethics is not so much a matter of right or wrong as it is a process by which an
individual or organization evaluates its decisions.
Influence ethics
■ Influences our actions (what we do) and our identity (who we are)
■ Ethical issues are either implicitly or explicitly involved in decision-making
■ Is reflected in the nature of our behaviour and our virtues
■ Directs and informs the choices we make and how we respond to different situations
Ethical Theories
Values
■ Fundamental beliefs that an individual considers to be important, that are relatively
stable over time, and that have an impact on attitudes and behavior.
■ End Values
– Sometimes called terminal values, these are beliefs about the kind of goals or
outcomes that are worth trying to pursue.
■ Instrumental Values
Beliefs about the types of behavior that are appropriate for reaching goals.
Establishing your value set
■ Write down some lists.
■ What in life is important to me?
– Don’t think too much or evaluate
■ Write down a list of people you admire and a list of people you don’t.
– What qualities do each of these people exhibit that make you like/dis-like
them.
Discuss in a small group
Values Influence Leadership
■ Values influence leadership:
– Affect how the leaders themselves relate to other people
– Guide leader’s choices and actions (e.g., ethical decision making)
– Determine how leaders acquire and use power
■ Understanding that people have different values leads to better working
relationships with other people
■ Leaders can be more effective when they understand how values guide their actions
and affect organisations
Ethics
What are Ethics?
■ Ethics is derived from the Greek word ethos, relating to customs, conduct, and
character.
■ Ethics is concerned with individual character (what it means to be a good person)
and social rules that govern and restrict conduct, particularly rules about right or
wrong.
■ Concerned with the kinds of values and morals an individual or society finds
desirable or appropriate.
■ Ethics is not so much a matter of right or wrong as it is a process by which an
individual or organization evaluates its decisions.
Influence ethics
■ Influences our actions (what we do) and our identity (who we are)
■ Ethical issues are either implicitly or explicitly involved in decision-making
■ Is reflected in the nature of our behaviour and our virtues
■ Directs and informs the choices we make and how we respond to different situations
Ethical Theories
