In MonicaGrace’s post on the moral implications of leadership, she presented an analogy that compared our actions as leaders to a single water droplet having the power to create concentric and repeating “ripple effects”. She says that “The leader can […]
Jason, great blog post! I appreciated your thoughts and how you applied them to your context of Christian ministry. I also work in ministry and really related to your question of: How do you feel when you think about adding value to the lives of others and why? I feel very privileged when I think […]
Daniel, thank you for your post on activity 1, was really well summarized and the question you posed got me thinking about my organization and how they apply ethical leadership. The question Daniel posed was: “Through reading the material and watching the video, does your organization have any of these “focuses” in place? What is […]
Implications & Lessons from Wang, Oh, Courtright & Colbert’s Article Wang, Oh, Courtright & Colbert (2011) produced an article of a meta-analysis of the relationship of transformational leadership on follower individual performance in three areas: 1) task performance, 2) contextual performance and 3) team and organizational performance (pp.230-233). Wang et al. (2011) found that “transformational leadership is positively […]
In the article by Wang et. al., what are the main implications for managers in the article? The main implication of the article by Wang et. al. (2011) was that transformational leadership (TFL) is a good predictor of “desirable performance outcomes” (p. 253). Although transactional leadership has a greater impact upon employee task performance, transformational leadership …
Although I did not directly answer the question that Dawn posed, she did inspire me to develop some interesting thoughts. In her post, Dawn eloquently articulated principles of effective ethical behaviour and how ethics are the strong foundation to authentic transformational leadership. However, if transformational leadership is not grounded in strong morals and values, it …
Principles of Ethical Leadership The main implication that I am taking away from the article by Wang, Oh, Courtright & Colbert (2011) is that followers need to be engaged at a variety of levels by leaders. Leaders who can motivate followers by a clear articulation of the mission and vision can inspire a greater level […]
The minute a company says, “we need to train people on ethics, they are going down the wrong road” (Thompson, 2014, p. 79). Don L. Seidman, is a CEO for an LRN company that has brought ethical culture to the… Continue Reading →
Matt, I appreciated reading your post and perspective on transformational leadership. I love the transformational leadership approach and really value it’s emphasis on the people in the organization. I love to see people succeed. However, you said something thought provoking, […]
I thought it was effective how Monica used the analogy of a water droplet falling into a body of water, creating ripples that gradually increase. She draws connections that this is the same impact that leaders have in the lives of their employees, the organization, and the world at large. A leader sets the tone …