Assignment 2 Ethics and Leadership (Due Week 3; 20 points)
The purpose of this assignment is to explore and critically present your views about ethics and its role in leadership.
Consider your views, experiences, and readings about ethics. In a paper (4-5 pages, excluding your title page and reference list), discuss the following:
- Definition of ethics. Support comments with three or more relevant references.
- Provide an overview about the role of and need for ethics in leadership.
- Identify the main ethical responsibilities in your professional field and position.
- Describe the main ethical challenges posed in your field of work, profession.
Rubric:
| Element | Not Met (3-0 points) | Met (4 points) | Exceeded (5 points) |
| Critically defines ethics and supports definition with references | Definition is unclear or missing. | Provides a definition of ethics and supports with 3 references | Provides a comprehensive and appropriately documented (3 or more references) definition of ethics |
| Describes the role and for ethics in leadership | Description about the role of ethics and need is unclear, vague, or not included | Describes the role of ethics and establishes its needs for effective leadership | Clearly describes the role of ethics and establishes its needs for effective leadership |
| Identifies key ethical responsibilities and main challenges in own field | Main ethical responsibilities and challenges faced by leadership in their field/profession is unclear, vague, or not provided. | Identifies the main ethical responsibilities and challenges faced by leadership in their field/profession | Clearly identifies the main ethical responsibilities and challenges faced by leadership in their field/profession. Implications are described and examples provided. |
| Follows APA format and uses documentation | Paper does not adhere to the APA guidelines. There are multiple errors. | Paper adheres to the APA guidelines. There are some minor errors (5 or 4) | Paper clearly adheres to the APA guidelines. There are minimal (3 or less) errors or none. Errors are negligible. |
| Total: 20 points |
Requirements: 4-5 pages
Answer preview
Ethics are the values that control an individual behavior or how an activity is being conducted (Roque, Moreira, Figueiredo, Albuquerque & Gonçalves, 2020). It can also be defined as the principle of differentiating good from bad and right from wrong (Ciulla, 2020). This term doesn’t only apply to an individual but also to a system of operation, where universally accepted moral standards are encouraged. So as to understand ethics, there is a need for the values of the organization and those of individuals to be analyzed (Onyalla, 2018). To be an efficient leader, one needs to embrace their morals and values fully and have a complete understanding of how to make decisions ethically. To create an environment that promotes ethics, a good leader should possess what is referred to as six pillars or strengths of character. These pillars include; respect, caring, trustworthiness, citizenship, fairness, and responsibility (Zhu, Zheng, He, Wang & Zhang, 2019). With these pillars under a leader’s belt, an ethical environment is well on its way
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