1. 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

2. June 4, 20102 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

3. June 4, 20103 Ethical Leadership - Defined

4. 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

5. 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.

6. June 4, 2010 Examples Corporate America Political Entities/Leaders Nonprofit Organizations Others

7. June 4, 20107 Fundamentals for Solid Leadership

8. June 4, 2010 Fundamentals for Solid Leadership Personal Integrity Monitor Process and Protocols System and Industry Accountability

9. June 4, 2010 Solid Leadership (continued) Integrityact with honesty apologize sincerely keep promises maintain loyalty take responsibility

10. 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

11. June 4, 201011 Respect Others

12. June 4, 201012 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

13. June 4, 201013 Respect Others How can you understand others? How can you improve mutual understanding? How can you examine your beliefs, values, and perspectives?

14. June 4, 201014 Decision Making

15. June 4, 2010 Decision Making Benchmarks – Personal rules for right and wrong Carefully Vet Issues Develop Your “Sniff Test”

16. June 4, 201016 Group Discussion What are some ways you can respect differences of others and still maintain your integrity?

17. June 4, 201017 Connect the Dots

18. June 4, 201018 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

19. June 4, 201019 Connect The Dots (continued) Find Mentors Role Models Advocates Coaches Build Your Network Alliances Confidantes Protégés

20. June 4, 201020 Impact Others

21. June 4, 201021 Impact Others Ethical Leadership Identify Implications Scope Unintended Consequences Examine Outcomes

22. 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

23. June 4, 201023 Personal Obligations

24. June 4, 2010 Personal Obligations 1. Self-care 2. Personal Integrity Benchmarks 3. Self-examination 4. Legacy/Helping Other Leaders

25. 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

26. June 4, 201026 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

27. June 4, 201027 Your Action Plan! Group Discussion

28. 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

29. June 4, 2010 Dawn McCoy dmccoy@flourishleadership.com www.flourishleadership.com dmccoy@flourishleadership.com Questions?