The moral implications of leadership behavior are significant because “employees take cues about appropriate behavior from those at the top” (BuildingCapacity, 2013). Leaders set the example for appropriate behavior and “staff respond to moral cues from their leaders” (BuildingCapacity, 2013). Essentially, “leaders are the ones who uphold the shared values of the organization and set … Continue reading Unit 7 – Learning Activity 1
In addition to vision setting, policy development, management and production, the demonstration of moral and ethical behaviour in leadership is essential. All organizations face times of victory or success and times of turbulence and struggle. In either case the leader sets the tone. The degree to which the leader is able to demonstrate an authentic […]
From Avolio and Gardner’s (2005) article, Authentic leadership development: Getting to the root of positive forms of leadership, I derive many intangible morals effects of authentic leadership on followers. The article describes how the morals of “authentic leaders” influence the morals and ethics of their followers. Michie and Gooty (2005) note “self-transcendent values (e.g., universal values …
The moral implications of leadership behaviour Regarding leadership, ethics is concerned with what leaders do and who leaders are. It has to be with the nature of leaders’ behaviour, and with their virtuousness (Northouse, 2019). Jane Van Buren suggests that being a leader doesn’t mean that you’re ethical (2013). There are many popular organization leaders, …
As the course work got underway in September and I began this journey to understand leadership in a deeper way, I began to notice that something significant had changed since I completed my formal teacher training 18 years ago, I… Continue Reading →
I am 71 years old, and out of the six assumptions about Andragogy, I am motivated most extensively though “internal motivation rather than external motivators” (Merriam & Bierma, 2014, p. 47). Pursuing a Master’s degree at my age does not help me financially or in any way advance my career. I can attest that over …
Historically, many brick and mortar-type academic institutions have struggled in creating the innovative and dynamic learning environments necessary in order to successfully engage adult learners; which, as an unfortunate consequence, often results in poor retention rates and inadequate provision for professional development of instructors or professors. Fortunately, through modern advancements in mobile technology, the internet …
I am an adult learner, and I have worked with several adult learners. Malcolm Knowle’s six assumptions about andragogy are still relevant today when it comes to my work as an Officer/Pastor. This post is taking the six assumptions and talking about my experiences in regards to them. As a person matures, his or her …
There are two critical functions of team effectiveness: Performance, defined as “task accomplishment” and Development, defined as “team maintenance” (Northouse, 2019, pg. 369). Interestingly, as noted by Northouse, many characteristics Larson and LaFasto have identified of successful teams overlap with Hackman’s “enabling conditions” of a good team (as cited in Northouse, 2019, pg. 368). Larson and …
Learning Activity 1 – Team Leadership I read your post with interest because of your frequent references to a compelling purpose in your workplace. Your references to a supportive organization you worked in and your expressed concern that you received feedback rarely from leadership. I appreciate your succinct summation of the eight characteristics of team …
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