Ethics, morality, and leadership are closely intertwined. Ethics are based on morals, virtues, values, and principles that guide an individual and leadership decisions. To be an effective leader, one must incorporate strong moral values and principles into their decision making and daily actions. Morality helps leaders and organizations distinguish between right and wrong, with morals developed through life experiences. Establishing clear morals within an organization helps ensure actions are undertaken with respect for ethical standards rather than just following expectations. Leaders should utilize ethics to make competent decisions that raise the consciousness of those they lead.

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Ethics, Morality, and Leadership

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Ethics are constituted of morals, virtues, values, and principles that guide an individual’s
life. Values are used used to guide the path of good leadership, although leadership without
leadership is impossible, an ethical theory of an individual must transform before he can require
or teach others on ethical standards (Salter,2013). Leaders should incorporate their decision-
making template and believes ethically in their daily life. Effective leadership must entail strong
morals that are effective, and a leader must utilize conflict and tension within the value system of
his people hence raising the people he leads consciousness. Good leadership maximizes the
output of the followers and achieves the highest result without compromising their ethical
believes (Pastin,1986). This is determined by external variables like the leaders' standards. If a
leader's actions utilize ethics; why and how decisions being made by the leader must be
addressed; hence, the decisions made are competent and ethical.
Morals help us decipher between wrong and right. The experiences that people go
through in their life when growing up helps them to develop a moral sense. Morality helps note
down morals that should be incorporated with principle and values that generate good ethics in
an organization (Price, 2008). A leader must possess values and principles that improve his
leadership style and makes it easier for him to lead an organization. Set morals within an
organization with the help of values and principals help adopt an attitude and traits within an
individual and an organization. Instead of followers acting on laid down expectations and
obligations only, established morals helps ensure that actions undertaken are of respect to the
knowledge of wrong and right standards (Salter, 2013).

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References
Pastin, M. (1986). The Hard Problems of Management: Gaining the Ethics Edge. San Francisco,
California: Jossey-Bass
Price, T. (2008). Leadership Ethics: an Introduction. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Cambridge UP.
Salter, C. R., Harris, M. H., Woodhull, M., & McCormack, J. (2013). A study of the relationship
between moral maturity and respondent's self-rated leadership style. Journal of
Leadership, Accountability, and Ethics, 10(5), 96-108