Leadership for Global Interconnectedness
GB600M2
Dr. Robert Freeborough
2/21/2020
Name
, Running Head: LEADERSHIP STRATEGIES 2
Leadership Strategies in a Changing World
Introduction
Globalization has led to the development of new leadership opportunities and challenges.
Some of the opportunities include learning new leadership skills, learning new cultures, new
languages, among others. One of the significant leadership issues associated with globalization is
ethical challenges. Due to diversity, mobility, and political interests associated with
interconnectedness, the leaders face ethical dilemmas when making decisions; therefore, there is
an increased focus on global leadership. Ethical leadership is a leader who abides by acceptable
moral and ethical standards. Ethical leaders lead by example, meaning that they set an example
of what the followers should do when making various decisions (Nabi & Sarif, 2016). Some of
the most critical concepts of ethical leaders are; respect for others, serving others, justice, and
honesty.
From a personal view, all the leaders today operate in an interconnected world due to
multiculturalism and internet technology. Therefore, my leadership roles in the present and future
will require knowledge of ethical leadership. My goal regarding global interconnectedness is "to
lead in an ethical manner and create sustainable development methods in organizations in which
I am involved. I advocate for morally acceptable behavior within my teams and those I serve".
Many people are temporarily confused when I introduce my management team as the ones for
which I work. However, as this writing is on leadership strategies, I will refrain from going in-
depth in explaining servant leadership until a further and more appropriate time.
The link between Business Ethics and Organizational Performance
Various scholars have demonstrated that ethical organizations are likely to have improved
performance across multiple business areas, such as financial and human resources. According to