Understanding Leadership and Ethics - Blog 1
Being ethical will bring ethical consequences. An ethical leader inspires, advises, and grows their colleagues to help them prosper and sets a positive example for the audience. Followers see the leader as a role model for the firm's "proper" ethical behavior (Mayer et al. 2009). Ethical leaders should demonstrate appropriate behavior to achieve organizational goals while maintaining healthy employee relationships. However, these behaviors are regarded to be significant due to the outcomes they are expected to affect, especially in decision making. Leaders play a crucial role on it. Ethical leaders are an essential source of ethical guidance for their followers as an attractive role model. They also make judgments they believe are fair, considering the demands of stakeholders (Brown & Trevino, 2006). These decision-making processes are vital because leaders will provide an example and being observed to learn about ethical decision-making. Therefore, it's i...