Leadership Values and Ethics: Presented by
Leadership Values and Ethics: Presented by
Leadership Values and Ethics: Presented by
INTRODUCTION
Moral issues greet us each morning in the newspaper, confront us in the memos on our desks, nag us from our children's soccer fields, and bid us good night on the evening news. We are bombarded daily with questions about the justice of our foreign policy, the morality of medical technologies that can prolong our lives, the rights of the homeless, the fairness of our children's teachers to the diverse students in their classrooms.
Dealing with these moral issues is often perplexing. How, exactly, should we think through an ethical issue? What questions should we ask? What factors should we consider? The first step in analyzing moral issues is obvious but not always easy: Get the facts.
But having the facts is not enough. In addition to getting the facts, resolving an ethical issue also requires an appeal to values.
Reflections on practical ethical issues, shared moral experiences, and personal remembrances of professionals bypass the philosophical limitations of approaching ethics solely from the theoretical perspective. In the ongoing struggle for ethical harmony, there are those emerging professionals who sometimes become lost in the battle as they pinball the halls of codes, struggling to make it to the top.
Society and its leaders expect members in their service to provide for needs throughout the complex stages of life: provision that takes a keen sense of responsibility, selfawareness, and emotional intelligence.
Thinking ethically is presented as an instinct capable of being honed to the level of automatic proaction. Professionals are encouraged to reexamine their responsibility to humanity.
MORAL LEADERSHIP
It is generally acknowledged that there is a need for the corporate sector to employ ethical practice, to exercise greater transparency of governance and for businesses to be socially responsible and good corporate citizens.
POWER OF CONTROVERSY The moral values of the Right, while dominant, have not yet erased or silenced the morality of those of us who despair at the Rights dominance. MORAL DEBATE Moving beyond business to the broader political and community context, it is clear the concepts of values, morals and ethics are deeply mired in hypocrisy and controversy; indeed, to raise these issues puts us on very shaky ground.
USING THE ETHICAL FRAMEWORK TO WORK WITH MORAL DILEMMAS Having briefly offered the ethical framework of critique, justice and caring, it is patently clear that the framework offers no easy solutions to the moral dilemmas faced by decision-makers.
The framework thus, not only embeds the concepts of shared, devolved and collaborative decision-making, but creates the basis for the meaningful enactment of moral leadership.
As one heads towards an elevated position the lack of self control of the person is revealed in some way or the other, one of the most common forms being immorality. As the entrepreneur is now regarded as a leader his title is altered a bit and he becomes an immoral leader. The lack of ethical leadership is now prevalent at all altitudes of the social order.
For the retention of these positions the entrepreneurial leader must comply with the following points,
Purpose of the existence of the business Complete and comprehensive knowledge of the same Excellence and perfection in the work Trust in subordinates and colleagues.
As know we are well aware of what are moral and immoral activities in a business we shall pay good heed to our workings in the organization which shall be kept free from all sorts of immorality.
CASE STUDY
ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS OF DECISION MAKING: A CASE STUDY ON MARKETING OF PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS.
Ethics is the central part of success of any business of repute.
The main guiding frameworks of every decision are consequence based thinking, duty based thinking, and virtue based thinking. Decisions are generally influenced by individual factors, organisational setting, and available opportunities. Pharmaceutical companies have a duty to uphold an ethical relationship within the marketplace. There is a duty of care to the health and safety of all. Issues are raised that as pharmaceutical companies have a large investment to protect and stakeholders to please, how we ensure that an ethical standard is upheld.
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When one talks of ethics, the pharmaceutical industry in India often proffers Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) as an example of their good behavior. The controlling authorities do not have adequate staff to monitor the practices followed by the licensed manufacturers and see that they conform to GMP norms. Taking advantage of the situation manufacturers, both small and big, frequently flout norms.
Conclusion
When anyone (man or organization) steps in to the world of business, he or she wants to prove him/ her and be successful. This can be achieved either by abandoning or holding on to principles of ethics. Effective organizations are made up of managers who are action- oriented people, who resolve conflicts, are tolerant of ambiguity, stress and change and have a strong sense of purpose for themselves and their organizations.
CONCLUSION
In the end, we must deliberate on moral issues for ourselves, keeping a careful eye on both the facts and on the ethical considerations involved. The lack of moral leadership is demonstrated in the continuous uncovering of unethical behavior at all levels of society in all parts of the world.
No sphere of human endeavor, from the family to the highest corridors of power, remains unaffected.
To know what is moral and ethical is not enough. To become a moral person, the individual must put this knowledge into action. Thus, the capabilities that empower the individual to know and to act morally are of primary importance in developing moral leadership.
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