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GOAL and Ethics
The document discusses various models of leadership and ethics, emphasizing the importance of the path taken to achieve goals, classified into virtuous, ethical, neutral, unethical, and sinful categories. It explores sources of ethics through religion, science, spirituality, and new consciousness, and provides a typology of ethics that includes Kautilayan, Gandhian, and Darwinian perspectives. The document concludes with a call for a balanced approach to ethics that integrates Western and Eastern philosophies and emphasizes the need for moderation in ethical practices.
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GOAL and Ethics
- 1. GOAL and Ethics* SubhashSharma Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bangalore * Presentation at International Dialogue on Management, Leadership, Human Development and Ethics, at Indus Business Academy (IBA), Bangalore, Feb. 20- 21, 2017 (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 2. GOAL Model ofLeadership GOAL: Goal (s), Objectives, Achievement and Leadership styles GOAL and Ethics Key Question: What Path is taken for Achievement of Goals and Objectives? Path – Goal Theory of Leadership/ Means – Ends Theory of Leadership Desire to Destination (D to D) Model of Leadership: Desire -----Deeds ------Destination (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 3. Paths Towards GOAL:VENUS Model • VENUS Paths Towards GOAL V: Virtuous E: Ethical N: Neutral to ethics U: Unethical S: Sinful (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017 ( New Ideas in Strategic Thinking & Management, Subhash Sharma, p. 167)
- 4. Foundational Concept forUnderstanding the Path: Conceptual Foundations of the VENUS Model Hierarchy of Desires and Deeds 3 G Model Tamasik Rajasik Sattavik G1: Greed G2: Goodness G3: Gracefulness (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017 Hierarchy of Deeds, (Western Windows Eastern Doors, Subhash Sharma, p. 175)
- 5. VENUS Model andHierarchy of Deeds (D) V: Virtuous D++ (High Synergy) E: Ethical D+ (Synergy) N: Neutral to ethics D U: Unethical D- (Negergy: Negative energy) S: Sinful D-- ( High Negergy) • Virtue Ethics (VE) in Ethics Theory corresponds to Virtuous and Ethical Deeds/ Actions. Utilitarian Ethics tend to be N types (Neutral to Ethics) (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 6. Ethics Typology ofDeeds • I. Virtue Ethics based Deeds/Actions • II. Deontology Approach to Ethics (Duty based approach) • III. Teleological /Utilitarian Approach (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 7. Sources of Ethics:Linkage with Developments in Human Thought Religion (s) Science Spirituality Enlightenment/ New Consciousness Question: Is idea of Ethics rooted/ anchored in Religion, in Science, in Spirituality or in Enlightenment/ New Consciousness? Accordingly we arrive at various perspectives on Ethics, Values, Attitudes (E-V-A).(C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017 ( Arrows of Time: From Black holes to Nirvana Point, Subhash Sharma, p. xvi ) “Black holes” “Nirvana Point”/ “ Brahman consciousness”/ “Cosmic consciousness” Philosophy
- 8. Sources of Ethics:God, Nature, Self (GNS) and Cosmos God: God/ Faith as Source of Ethics Nature: Nature/ Philosophy and Science as Sources of Ethics Self: Self/ Spirituality as Source of Ethics Cosmos: Cosmic consciousness as Source of Ethics (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 9. Nature as Sourceof Ethics Big Fish Eats the Small Fish Kautilian Ethics Darwinian Ethics King should protect the weak Survival of the Fittest (Anti- Weak idea) (Matsya Nyaya) (Colonialism) (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 10. Nature as Sourceof Ethics Fall of Apple and Rise of Flame Fall of the Fittest Rise of the Weakest Ethics of Liberation (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 11. Sources of Ethics:Five Thought Curves • Typology of Individuals and Their Sources of Ethics Theist Agnostic Atheist Enlightened New Consciousness God/Religion/ Nature/Philosophy Nature/Science Self/Spirituality Scriptures/ “Church” Research Inner-search (Organized Religion) Top Down model of Ethics (I) (II) (III) (IV) (V) (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 12. Shift in HumanThinking from Commandments to New Consciousness Commandments Codes Conscience Consciousness Morality (M) Ethics (E) Values (V) Attitudes (A) Religion Philosophy & Science Conscience Consciousness Generally codes are Basic framework: based on Analytic/ “Hierarchy of Deeds” Rationality model (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 13. Shift in Thinkingin Sources of Ethics Commandments Constitution Consciousness (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 14. Typology of Ethicsin Terms of Kautilayan, Gandhian and Darwinian • Kautilayan: Protection of the weak • Gandhian: Purity of Means • Darwinian: Survival of the Fittest to leave behind the rest Towards A New Vision of Ethics (A New Consciousness Vision: Arrival of the Best to Lead the Rest (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 15. As You SOW,So you Reap SOW: Self, Other, World SO-SO Window Other is: Enemy Competitor Friend Brother/ Sister Other is Self, Self is Other (Oneness) (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017 (New Ideas in Strategic Thinking & Management, Subhash Sharma, p.44)
- 16. Typology of EthicsBased on SO-SO Window Ethical Evolution of Self, Society, Nations and the World Enemy Competitor Friend Brother/Sister Oneness (I) (II) (III) (IV) (V) Ethics of Hate, Ethics of Ethics of Ethics of Ethics of Terrorism and Competition Cooperation Connectivity Oneness Violence (HTV) (Vedantik Ethics) Violence to Vedanta (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 17. Four Lions Modelfor Ethics in Management, Leadership and Human Development
- 18. Four Lions asFour Forces • I. Fore of Market • II. Force of State • III. Force of People/Capillary action • IV. Force of Self (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017
- 19. Four Forces Modeland Corresponding Thinkers and Corresponding Ethical Systems and an Integral View of Ethics: WWED Perspective Adam SmithKarl Marx Mahtma Gandhi Swami Vivekananda (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017 “Western Windows” “Eastern Doors”
- 20. Concluding Comment • TopDown and Violent Models of Ethics Need to be Moderated through Capillary Action and Vedantic Models of Ethics WWEDCC Model of Integral Approach to Ethics WW: Western Windows ED : Eastern Doors CC : Consciousness Corridors/ Cosmic Corridors (C) SS_IBA_International Dialogue_Feb. 20_21, 2017