DQ 2-1 1. In my ranking of leadership qualities, I will provide my top 5, as there are many traits that a good leader could have. Honesty Commitment Communication Positivity Inspiring I believe honesty to be central to leadership, because honesty fosters trust and trust from subordinates and superiors is essential to be effective in a leadership role. Commitment is ranked second because there needs to be a level of focus on the job and being committed to success has shown time and time again that leaders are driven toward success (CCL.org, 2019). Ranked third is communication – a leader must be able to communicate clearly and effectively at multiple levels; running a team means guiding different people and knowing how each one communicates is key to getting a point across. Positivity is ranked at four because it is important to have a positive attitude with subordinates even if they are struggling because that positivity could lead to increased production. Lastly, I put inspiring at sixth, because as a leader, you are looked up to and people look to be inspired by a leader to carve their own path to success. As far as ethics is concerned, as a leader it is imperative to have ethical standing and be focused on being ethical and practical. Especially with peers that are struggling there is an important factor to focus on regarding communicating properly with subordinates to avoid HR situations. The ethical strengths would be making sure the peer is okay and focusing on their wellbeing, as well as their output. The only issue would come from executive leadership looking down upon an individual and having to stick up for the struggling person, even though its toward executives. Situations like that can put a leader on shaky ground to look out for themselves and their subordinates as well. Center for Creative Leadership. (2019). What are the Characteristics of a Good Leader? Retrieved From: https://www.ccl.org/blog/characteristics-good-leader/ 2. Every leader has certain strengths and weaknesses. I believe that a leader has to focus on certain qualities and adjust them to accommodate their followers and goal. According to an article I read some of the qualities associated with a great leader consist of effectiveness, engagement, active listening, effective delegation and more. (Hartman,2018). I agree with all of these qualities, but would also include empathy in that list. I believe that a great leader is empathetic and understands the reasons and emotions of his followers. 1) Empathy 2) Active listener 3) Easy to approach 4) Ability to get things done These are some of the qualities a good leader has in my eyes ranked in order of importance. I think that each quality compliments the one below it and they cannot be achieved if the one prior is not present. Ethics in leadership is also crucial! Without ethics, a leader can guide their followers into a storm. By being ethical, a leader is allowing room for growth, and cr ...

1. DQ 2-1
1.
In my ranking of leadership qualities, I will provide my top 5,
as there are many traits that a good leader could have.
Honesty
Commitment
Communication
Positivity
Inspiring
I believe honesty to be central to leadership, because honesty
fosters trust and trust from subordinates and superiors is
essential to be effective in a leadership role. Commitment is
ranked second because there needs to be a level of focus on the
job and being committed to success has shown time and time
again that leaders are driven toward success (CCL.org, 2019).
Ranked third is communication – a leader must be able to
communicate clearly and effectively at multiple levels; running
a team means guiding different people and knowing how each
one communicates is key to getting a point across. Positivity is
ranked at four because it is important to have a positive attitude
with subordinates even if they are struggling because that
positivity could lead to increased production. Lastly, I put
inspiring at sixth, because as a leader, you are looked up to and
people look to be inspired by a leader to carve their own path to
success.
As far as ethics is concerned, as a leader it is imperative to have
ethical standing and be focused on being ethical and practical.
Especially with peers that are struggling there is an important
factor to focus on regarding communicating properly with
subordinates to avoid HR situations. The ethical strengths
would be making sure the peer is okay and focusing on their
wellbeing, as well as their output. The only issue would come

2. from executive leadership looking down upon an individual and
having to stick up for the struggling person, even though its
toward executives. Situations like that can put a leader on shaky
ground to look out for themselves and their subordinates as
well.
Center for Creative Leadership. (2019). What are the
Characteristics of a Good Leader?
Retrieved From: https://www.ccl.org/blog/characteristics-good-
leader/
2.
Every leader has certain strengths and weaknesses. I believe
that a leader has to focus on certain qualities and adjust them to
accommodate their followers and goal. According to an article I
read some of the qualities associated with a great leader consist
of effectiveness, engagement, active listening, effective
delegation and more. (Hartman,2018). I agree with all of these
qualities, but would also include empathy in that list. I believe
that a great leader is empathetic and understands the reasons
and emotions of his followers.
1) Empathy
2) Active listener
3) Easy to approach
4) Ability to get things done
These are some of the qualities a good leader has in my eyes
ranked in order of importance. I think that each quality
compliments the one below it and they cannot be achieved if the
one prior is not present. Ethics in leadership is also crucial!
Without ethics, a leader can guide their followers into a storm.
By being ethical, a leader is allowing room for growth, and
creating an inclusive and healthy space for his or her followers.
However being ethical can be a challenge because it means you

3. have to practice continuous consistency with those beliefs as
well.
Hartman, B. (2018). The Seven Qualities Of Great Leadership:
A collage of what great leadership looks like. Leadership
Excellence, 35(7), 26–28. Retrieved from https://search-
ebscohost-
com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=13
1463906&site=ehost-live&scope=site
3
Q1.Rank the qualities you believe are most important for a
leader to have.
A1. While researching all the qualities of leadership I came
across an endless set of lists of varied opinions and
perspectives, most of which had a similar core of qualities a
leader should possess. Within that discovery, along with my
own personal experiences, I have compiled a list of the top 5
qualities a leader should exemplify:
Ethics
Integrity
Personal Responsibility
Visionary
Strategist
Q2. Explain why and how you ranked each quality.
A2. I believe that there are a number of other characteristics
that are crucial to a successful leader, but these top five, to me,
outline a good leader. It starts with the top three, ethics,
integrity and personal responsibility, because these attributes
provide the basis of trust so people will be confident in the
person they have chosen to follow. Leaders will not be followed
unless they are trusted by their followers. They must be
consistent in this and not only model the behaviors but expect

4. them of those who the leader delegates to, since they are an
extension of the leader. The leader must also be a visionary,
someone who can look past the problem or situation to see a
solution or a better way. A visionary is creative, inclusive and
exudes confidence. Finally, the leader must be a strategist,
because having an idea without a plan to achieve it will not be
successful. A strategist must be a good communicator and one
who delegates, because success cannot be achieved alone,
(Taylor & Pasmore, 2017).
Q3.Explain the role of ethics in leadership, include the
strengths and challenges of being an ethical leader.
A3. An ethical leader is one who does the right thing no matter
what the consequences. In the past, ethics was a common value,
but within the last century many leaders have a “do whatever it
takes philosophy” that creates distrust for those in leadership
roles. Although unethical leaders may achieve an objective,
there is a cost. Followers, whether they be staff, customers or
soldiers, will only trust you until you give them a reason not to.
By holding a hard line on ethics, you can have continued
reciprocation with those whom you lead, for the fear is not that
the leader may fail, but that the followers may be deceived,
(Van Quaquebeke, Becker, Goretzki, & Barrot, 2019).
Van Quaquebeke, N., Becker, J., Goretzki, N. & Barrot, C.
(2019). Perceived Ethical Leadership Affects Customer
Purchasing Intentions Beyond Ethical Marketing in Advertising
Due to Moral Identity Self-Congruence Concerns. Journal of
Business Ethics, 156(2), 357–376. https://doi-
org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3577-4
Taylor, S., & Pasmore, B. (2017). Critical Competencies.
Workforce, 96(1), 40–48. Retrieved from https://search-
ebscohost-
com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ofs&AN=12
0346058&site=eds-live&scope=site
DQ 2-1

5. 1.
In my ranking of leadership qualities, I will provide my top 5,
as there are many traits that a good leader could have.
Honesty
Commitment
Communication
Positivity
Inspiring
I believe honesty to be central to leadership, because honesty
fosters trust and trust from subordinates and superiors is
essential to be effective in a leadership role. Commitment is
ranked second because there needs to be a level of focus on the
job and being committed to success has shown time and time
again that leaders are driven toward success (CCL.org, 2019).
Ranked third is communication – a leader must be able to
communicate clearly and effectively at multiple levels; running
a team means guiding different people and knowing how each
one communicates is key to getting a point across. Positivity is
ranked at four because it is important to have a positive attitude
with subordinates even if they are struggling because that
positivity could lead to increased production. Lastly, I put
inspiring at sixth, because as a leader, you are looked up to and
people look to be inspired by a leader to carve their own path to
success.
As far as ethics is concerned, as a leader it is imperative to have
ethical standing and be focused on being ethical and practical.
Especially with peers that are struggling there is an important
factor to focus on regarding communicating properly with
subordinates to avoid HR situations. The ethical strengths
would be making sure the peer is okay and focusing on their
wellbeing, as well as their output. The only issue would come
from executive leadership looking down upon an individual and
having to stick up for the struggling person, even though its
toward executives. Situations like that can put a leader on shaky
ground to look out for themselves and their subordinates as

6. well.
Center for Creative Leadership. (2019). What are the
Characteristics of a Good Leader?
Retrieved From: https://www.ccl.org/blog/characteristics-good-
leader/
2.
Every leader has certain strengths and weaknesses. I believe
that a leader has to focus on certain qualities and adjust them to
accommodate their followers and goal. According to an article I
read some of the qualities associated with a great leader consist
of effectiveness, engagement, active listening, effective
delegation and more. (Hartman,2018). I agree with all of these
qualities, but would also include empathy in that list. I believe
that a great leader is empathetic and understands the reasons
and emotions of his followers.
1) Empathy
2) Active listener
3) Easy to approach
4) Ability to get things done
These are some of the qualities a good leader has in my eyes
ranked in order of importance. I think that each quality
compliments the one below it and they cannot be achieved if the
one prior is not present. Ethics in leadership is also crucial!
Without ethics, a leader can guide their followers into a storm.
By being ethical, a leader is allowing room for growth, and
creating an inclusive and healthy space for his or her followers.
However being ethical can be a challenge because it means you
have to practice continuous consistency with those beliefs as
well.

7. Hartman, B. (2018). The Seven Qualities Of Great Leadership:
A collage of what great leadership looks like. Leadership
Excellence, 35(7), 26–28. Retrieved from https://search-
ebscohost-
com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=13
1463906&site=ehost-live&scope=site
3
Q1.Rank the qualities you believe are most important for a
leader to have.
A1. While researching all the qualities of leadership I came
across an endless set of lists of varied opinions and
perspectives, most of which had a similar core of qualities a
leader should possess. Within that discovery, along with my
own personal experiences, I have compiled a list of the top 5
qualities a leader should exemplify:
Ethics
Integrity
Personal Responsibility
Visionary
Strategist
Q2. Explain why and how you ranked each quality.
A2. I believe that there are a number of other characteristics
that are crucial to a successful leader, but these top five, to me,
outline a good leader. It starts with the top three, ethics,
integrity and personal responsibility, because these attributes
provide the basis of trust so people will be confident in the
person they have chosen to follow. Leaders will not be followed
unless they are trusted by their followers. They must be
consistent in this and not only model the behaviors but expect
them of those who the leader delegates to, since they are an
extension of the leader. The leader must also be a visionary,
someone who can look past the problem or situation to see a
solution or a better way. A visionary is creative, inclusive and

8. exudes confidence. Finally, the leader must be a strategist,
because having an idea without a plan to achieve it will not be
successful. A strategist must be a good communicator and one
who delegates, because success cannot be achieved alone,
(Taylor & Pasmore, 2017).
Q3.Explain the role of ethics in leadership, include the
strengths and challenges of being an ethical leader.
A3. An ethical leader is one who does the right thing no matter
what the consequences. In the past, ethics was a common value,
but within the last century many leaders have a “do whatever it
takes philosophy” that creates distrust for those in leadership
roles. Although unethical leaders may achieve an objective,
there is a cost. Followers, whether they be staff, customers or
soldiers, will only trust you until you give them a reason not to.
By holding a hard line on ethics, you can have continued
reciprocation with those whom you lead, for the fear is not that
the leader may fail, but that the followers may be deceived,
(Van Quaquebeke, Becker, Goretzki, & Barrot, 2019).
Van Quaquebeke, N., Becker, J., Goretzki, N. & Barrot, C.
(2019). Perceived Ethical Leadership Affects Customer
Purchasing Intentions Beyond Ethical Marketing in Advertising
Due to Moral Identity Self-Congruence Concerns. Journal of
Business Ethics, 156(2), 357–376. https://doi-
org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1007/s10551-017-3577-4
Taylor, S., & Pasmore, B. (2017). Critical Competencies.
Workforce, 96(1), 40–48. Retrieved from https://search-
ebscohost-
com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ofs&AN=12
0346058&site=eds-live&scope=site