June 4, 2010 Ethical Leadership: A Roadmap to Success! National Conference for College Women Student Leaders Presented by Dawn McCoy Cole Flourish Leadership Group University of Maryland, College Park
June 4, Overview 1. What is Ethical Leadership? 2. Fundamentals for Solid Leadership 3. Respect Others 4. Decision-making 5. Connect the Dots (Build Trust) 6. Impact Others 7. Personal Obligations
June 4, Ethical Leadership - Defined
June 4, 2010 A Working Definition Ethical Leadership… …is knowing your core values and having the courage to live them in all parts of your life in service of the common good. Source: The Center for Ethical Leadership
June 4, 2010 A Working Definition (continued) Ethical Leadership… … ethical leadership is a system of thought based on setting rules for what to do, not on what not to do. Source: Herb Rubenstein, Author of Breakthrough, Inc.
June 4, 2010 Examples Corporate America Political Entities/Leaders Nonprofit Organizations Others
June 4, Fundamentals for Solid Leadership
June 4, 2010 Fundamentals for Solid Leadership Personal Integrity Monitor Process and Protocols System and Industry Accountability
June 4, 2010 Solid Leadership (continued) Integrityact with honesty apologize sincerely keep promises maintain loyalty take responsibility
June 4, 2010 “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.” - Rosalynn Carter
June 4, Respect Others
June 4, Respect Others Respect and trust, but not always agree Seek opportunities to improve mutual understanding Reference helpful resources Laws of the Universe, Stephen Covey, author of Seven Habits of Highly Effective People Robert Greenleaf author of Servant Leadership
June 4, Respect Others How can you understand others? How can you improve mutual understanding? How can you examine your beliefs, values, and perspectives?
June 4, Decision Making
June 4, 2010 Decision Making Benchmarks – Personal rules for right and wrong Carefully Vet Issues Develop Your “Sniff Test”
June 4, Group Discussion What are some ways you can respect differences of others and still maintain your integrity?
June 4, Connect the Dots
June 4, Connect The Dots Build Trust Find ways to connect with people Where do your values overlap? Ask thoughtful questions Find resolution to issues and challenges Find relevance across industry & scope Identify best practices Get helpful insight
June 4, Connect The Dots (continued) Find Mentors Role Models Advocates Coaches Build Your Network Alliances Confidantes Protégés
June 4, Impact Others
June 4, Impact Others Ethical Leadership Identify Implications Scope Unintended Consequences Examine Outcomes
June 4, 2010 “If you don't have integrity, you have nothing. You can't buy it. You can have all the money in the world, but if you are not a moral and ethical person, you really have nothing.” -Henry Kravis, co-founder Kohlberg, Kravis, and Roberts
June 4, Personal Obligations
June 4, 2010 Personal Obligations 1. Self-care 2. Personal Integrity Benchmarks 3. Self-examination 4. Legacy/Helping Other Leaders
June 4, 2010 “Ethics or simple honesty is the building blocks upon which our whole society is based…it's integral to the practice of being able to conduct business, that you have a set of honest standards.” - Kerry Stokes, Australian Television Executive
June 4, Recap 1. Ethical Leadership 2. Fundamentals for Solid Leadership 3. Respect Others 4. Decision-making 5. Connect the Dots 6. Impact Others 7. Personal Obligations
June 4, Your Action Plan! Group Discussion
June 4, 2010 Helpful Resources Leadership the Eleanor Roosevelt Way - Robin Gerber The Connective Edge - Jean Lipman-Blumen Servant Leadership – Robert Greenleaf Leader 2 Leader: Enduring Insights on Leadership - Frances Hesselbein
June 4, 2010 Dawn McCoy Questions?