about the types of values and morals that a person or a community finds
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concerned with the morality and actions of
individuals.
Ethics
leadership motivated by respect for ethical beliefs and values and
other people’s integrity and rights (Watts,2008). It is therefore related to values such as honesty,
sincerity, care, beauty and fairness (Brown,M.et al,2005)
Ethical leadership
Consider the morals you were raised with:
• “Treat others how you want to be treated”
• “Always say “thank you,”
• “Help those who are struggling,” etc.
But as you evolve, and as society progresses, traditions alter, often causing
changing values. Ask yourself what matters to you as a person, and then align that
with your leadership goals.
Define and Align Your Values
An ethical leader’s job is to focus on the overall significance of ethics,
including ethical standards and other ethical issues and how those factors thatinfluence society. As an ethical leader,educating peers about ethics is crucial,
particularty in cases where they face an ethical issue at work.
Champion the Importance of Ethics
Although your views need not be identical to those of your workers, you
should be able to establish common ground with them.This often starts with the
hiring process and is sustained through a declaration of vision.
Hire People with Similar Values
Each subordinate is different although they share similarities. Be open with
every decision you make and seek input from your team. It makes you become a
better leader and helps you feel more comfortable in expressing your thoughts or
concerns with your subordinates. Collecting input from your team will help you
improve as a leader and will push the organization forward.
Promote Open Communication
As people, many of us have antiquated or mistaken convictions,
subconscious or otherwise. Every leader wants to admit to their shortcomings but
failure to practice self-awareness will lead to detrimental effects. Everyone has
prejudice, but you haven’t been called on for the longest time, because you’ve
never really been tested.
Beware of Blas
Leading by example is a noble attribute of a leader. The best way to ensure
an ethical organization is to lead by example. It is important to remember as an
ethical leader, that actions always speak louder than words. People are more likely
to judge others, rather than what they say, based on how they behave. Ethical
leaders may begin to earn the respect of their peers by practicing and
demonstrating the use of ethical, truthful and unselfish conduct to subordinates.
Lead By Example
In history, there are many leaders, doing a little study of strong, powerful
leaders and trying to identify what they are doing well. Then incorporate it into
their own style of leadership.
Find Your Role Models
As the saying goes, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.” The cornerstone
for strong leadership is to have a calm and competent disposition. This can be done
by ensuring that you, as a person, are focused on fulfiling your own needs such as
sleep, nutrition and a true relationship with loved ones.
Care for Yourself so you are able to Care for Others
In order to develop good Ethical Leadership, the leader needs to first go in search of his own core
v a l u e s .
Values
Here it is about the leader’s ability to implement his actions in such a way that they lead to a
certain goal (vision).
Vision
The ethical leader must have a voice, in order to formulate the vision for others and to make it
clear in a way that motivates them to act.
Voice
Ethical leaders are role models because of their virtuous behaviour and will strive to do the right things and act appropriately.
Virtue
This model helps to align
internal beliefs and values with external behaviour and actions for the common
good. The letters represent Values, Vision, Voice and Virtue. These are features that
help to create a strong ethical leader. It is important that the ethical leader
understands these core values in all aspects of life and implements them in the
organization.
4-V model by grace
derived from the Italian word, Maneggiare, which means to
handle, “from the French words Maneger, to direct a household, i.e.”to economize,” “an
actguiding orleading.”
Management
defined as an act of managing people and their work, for achieving a
common goal by using the organization’s resources. It creates an environment under which the
manager and his subordinates can work together for the attainment of group objective.
Management
Men, Material, Machines, Methods and Money. It is a result-oriented activity,
which focuses on achieving the desired output. It is a set of principles relating to the functions of
planning, organizing, directing and controlling and the application of these principles in
harnessing physical, financial, human and informational resources efficiently and effectively to
achieve organizational goals.
FIVE (5) MAJOR ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY MAVAGEMENT
Van Fleet and Peterson defined management as ‘A set of activities directed at the efficient
and effective utilization of resources in the pursuit of one or more goals’.
• Megginson, Mosley and Pietri define management ‘Working with human, financial and
physical resources to achieve organizational objectives by performing the planning,
organizing, leading and controlling functions’.
• Kreitners definition of management: ‘Management is a problem-solving process of
effectively achieving organizational objectives through the efficient use of scarce
resources in a changing environment’.
• According to F.W.Taylor, ‘Management is an art of knowing what to do, when to do and
see that itis done in the best and cheapest way’.
• According to Harold Koontz, ‘Management is an art of getting things done through and
with the people in formally organized groups. It is an art of creating an environment in
which people can perform and can co-operate towards attainment of group goals.
Other definition of management:
began with the sole purpose of attaining an objective. Further, it is
specifically done in order to:
The purpose are:
1. rise clients’ satisfaction with the services the company provides.
2. develop personnel experience, abilities and capacity, or
3. accomplish a particular goal or goal.
Management as a Process
often includes interrelated processes by which
management within an entity manages and controls the organization’s resources to achieve
desired outcomes. This requires not only managing and using financial resources alone, but also
human resources, as they are also important to an organization in order to achieve its stated
objectives.
Management as a mechanism
It simply means that management is a phase that will never stop, because the company remains.
Managers would always force themselves to tackle tasks,goals, and problems at a certain point
in time.
Management: The Never Ending Process
practice of recording personnel’s day-to-day
accomplishments in an order in which they are done. It is a key to an organization’s success, as it
helps to monitor the organization’s course and maximize its work efficiency.
Task management
includes learning the procedures and values
required to perform official administrative duties,as well as demonstrating the code of conduct
that managers must obey when performing their duties. Management is also being taught,as
with other research or discipline courses,at numerous institutes and universities around the
world.
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