A response to Achsahs-Springs post on leadership implications and her question regarding ethical or non-ethical behaviour that has taught us a lesson.
I have always valued honesty above all else and I have had the privilege of working with several administrators who were great role models. Their word was their bond and I never had to worry about them going back on what they had agreed to. I could trust them explicitly to follow through and knew that their decisions were always made with best interests of students and staff.
I wonder how many of us have worked with leaders who have embodied all 5 principles of ethical leadership.
I liked your question about what we know we don’t want in a leader based on our own experiences. Being just and fair is really important to me as well for that very reason. If leaders play favourites or treat people differently it makes it really hard to respect them as a leader. There needs to be transparency and people need to be treated equitably based on what’s best for the organization as a whole, not what’s best for individuals or the best for the leader.
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