192 Search Results for Why Ethics and Virtue Are Important in Leadership
Leader
I went into commercial real estate in New York City in order to take over for my father's company, which is what he had always wanted and encouraged me to do. From the beginning, I was challenged in various ways -- often pulled between work Continue Reading...
Leadership Skills for Criminal Justice Professionals
Leadership is vitally important in any field, whether it is in the public or private sector; but leadership is especially important for professionals in the criminal justice field since the welfar Continue Reading...
Also, virtue ethics must ensure that the leader acts in the best interest of those who he represents, works with, and works for. However, this does not suffice in order to implement an effective leadership style.
In addition to this, the leader mu Continue Reading...
The measures should be quantifiable, and should be continually evaluated and adjusted. The fifth element of my five-year leadership plan is to find myself in a management position. Taking on leadership roles within low-level positions is an importan Continue Reading...
"An older, more experienced teacher questions whether 15- to 17-year-old kids are really ready yet to handle Keating's brand of freedom. 'Gee, I never pegged you for a cynic,' says Keating. 'I'm not,' says the other teacher. 'I'm a realist.'… Continue Reading...
Ethics Game
The simulation presents some of the ethical issues involved in selling a product overseas. Safety standards are one of the key issues that was raised in the simulation, in particular the question of how to deal in countries that have low Continue Reading...
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History of Modern Leadership Studies Since 1900
The evolution of modern leadership studies begins with the Great Man Theory, which originated in the 19th century and carried over into the 20th century. It came about as people looked at the wor Continue Reading...
A leadership development plan depends upon knowing who one is as a person and building on the strengths, innate talents and gifts, and ideals that one possesses. It also depends upon educating oneself as to the leadership styles, behaviors, ethics, a Continue Reading...
Part One:
1-Discuss your personal model of leadership and how you might apply it in your role as a doctorally prepared advanced practice nurse.
My personal model of leadership adheres to the transformational leadership paradigm. I seek to effect whol Continue Reading...
Leadership, according to La Monica (1938), is when a person has authority that is recognized by others, and the person has followers/subordinates under them, who believe that the person will assist them in attaining certain goals (carrying out speci Continue Reading...
Ethics Leadership Analysis
One of the biggest advantages of globalization is that many different companies are able to receive cheap labor to produce a wide variety of products that are sold at numerous retail stores in the United States. However, a Continue Reading...
Ethics of Group Therapy
Ethical Concepts Guiding Group Psychiatric Therapy Practice
Ethically inclined group psychotherapists use moral codes produced from their professions and from associations dedicated to the furtherance of group psychiatric th Continue Reading...
Ethics for Non-Profits
Introduction century ago, corporate social responsibility was an idea whose time had not yet come, and companies were free to treat their employees as badly as they could get away with and cause nearly unregulated environmenta Continue Reading...
The housing market was already strong, but the elimination of practical reasons for validating lender information opened several doors very wide, each with an unpleasant surprise hidden behind it. First, because realtors earn their commissions base Continue Reading...
Contemporary agency theory dictates that managers only act in the interest of maximizing shareholder (owner) wealth (Roberts, 2004). This standard can be reasonably viewed as the minimum ethical standard that the president of a company should have. Continue Reading...
In the former approach, tradable goods, money or services are exchanged between buyers and sellers at a rate that is agreeable to all parties. This approach assumes both the buyers and sellers have enough money, services or goods to have their needs Continue Reading...
Introduction
Corruption takes many forms, and can have a devastating impact on economies, and on the effectiveness of government. For that reason, it is best practice to have a code of ethics for managers who are involved in acquisitions, purchasing Continue Reading...
Bad Leader
Compare and contrast the trait and behavioral approach to leadership, discuss which approach is more effective and explain your reasoning. Lastly, identify and describe a leader who uses the approach you chose as more effective and evalu Continue Reading...
Transformational leadership is a leadership style that inherently aligns itself with Christian values, even when it is practiced in a secular setting or organizational context (Scarborough, n.d.). Defined by the leader’s strength of character a Continue Reading...
Leadership OutlineI. Introductiona. Statement of the problemi. Despite the importance of humility in leadership, there is a lack of empirical research that examines the relationship between humility and effective leadership among Christians in public Continue Reading...
Beliefs, Practices, Challenges
Persons in positions of leadership inevitably encounter major ethical dilemmas and in fact make ethical decisions on a daily basis. Interviews with senior executives can reveal the complexities of ethical decision makin Continue Reading...
At NIB (National Irish Bank), the unethical behavior of employees according to Knights and O'Leary (2005) was at no time suppressed. Leaders in this case according to the authors were largely concerned with profit maximization. This is a clear indi Continue Reading...
In 1997, numerous key educational institutions including the AASA (American Association of School Administrators); ASCD (the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development), NAESP (the National Association of Elementary School Principals), Continue Reading...
Rule breaking, innovation or ethical dilemma?
Annotated Bibliography
People often think that in order to run a business, or be a leader, one must adhere to all the rules. But the old saying "Some rules are made to be broken" rings true. Many succes Continue Reading...
Malcolm X and Leadership
The Leadership Styles of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was a natural born leader, according to Manning Marable in his biography Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (2011:33). What made him so was his incessant drive and ability to comma Continue Reading...
Abstract
This paper focuses on questions of ethics and unethical behavior in the workplace. It discusses what leaders can do to better create an ethical environment in which people are respected and ethical values are promoted. It provides some examp Continue Reading...
Introduction
The role of leadership in shaping organizational culture is vital as Dr. Marsh shows in his own case study in which he examines ways to increase employee engagement and create a process for effective performance management for virtual wo Continue Reading...
Leadership Skills Impact International Education
CHALLENGES OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
Practical Circumstances of International schools
THE IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP IN EDUCATION
What is Effective Leadership for Today's Schools?
Challenges of In Continue Reading...
Profit Sharing and Other Incentives as Employee Development Performance Motivational Tools and the Relationship between Managerial Support and Employee Commitment to the Organization
The impact of profit sharing and other incentives on employee dev Continue Reading...
Soul: Why Only Christian Psychologists Can Practice "True Psychology"
Today, there are more than one hundred thousand licensed psychologists practicing in the United States. These mental health professionals are in a unique position to provide indi Continue Reading...
Virtues and Liberalism
For several decades, many politicians and professors have been promoting the belief that the fate of liberal democracy in America is correlated with the quality of citizens' character (Berkowitz, 1999). President George W. Bus Continue Reading...
21st Century Leadership
What does leadership mean today? The 21st Century environment presents totally different challenges and needs from the previous centuries with regards to leadership. Studies have shown that emotional and social intelligence a Continue Reading...
If the leaders of our national financial institutions had asked 'are these moral actions right, ethically speaking, from the point-of-view of my profession' rather than 'will these moral actions make money,' the world financial crisis would never ha Continue Reading...
It is critical for people to have a voice in what's required of them if they are going to change their behavior and take responsibility for their jobs. Second, employees need to be recognized as the authorities in their jobs, no matter how trivial t Continue Reading...
Wikileaks
Ethics issues raised by the conduct of the American government in dealing with Wikileaks and Assange
The behavior of the American government towards Wikileaks raises serious ethical issues related to government intimidation of the private Continue Reading...
Good CharacterAristotle stated that the purpose of life is happiness and that the key to a happy life is the cultivation of good habits, or virtues, which shape the character. There are many virtues to speak of, such as integrity, honesty, charity an Continue Reading...