What does leadership mean?
Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Behavioral theories suggest that leadership skills aren’t ingrained and can be taught – people can obtain leadership qualities through teaching and learning these skills over time.
Ethical leadership:
Ethical leadership is the art of leading people and making good decisions based on a defined set of values, such as fairness, accountability, trust, honesty, equality, and respect. In fact, these values form the core foundation of ethical leadership.
Six key Values that form the foundation for Ethical Leadership are– Fairness, Accountability, Trust, Honesty, Equality & Respect.
Other essential values:
- Empowerment and development
- Vision
- Communication
- Reinforcement and influence
- Empathy
- Humility
- Passion and commitment
- Patience
- Resilience
- Integrity
Importance of one being an ethical leader
- Values determine how you execute leadership, the team environment you create, and the success of your company. The values you display as a leader will permeate your entire organization and affect its performance.
- Leaders who adhere to their values earn respect and commitment from their teams. Value-driven leadership can inspire others not just to follow them but to adopt those values as their own.
Some famous examples of leaders: Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr, Abraham Lincoln, Mother Teresa, Dalai Lama etc.
