Significance of ethics in leadership Journal Entry

An important aspect of leadership that I encountered is ethics in leadership or ethical leadership. I have learned that the principles for ethical leadership are vital to embrace as part of any perspective on leadership. The principles also offer proper guidance for ethical leadership in action. Ethical principles serve as benchmarks or standards against which people can assess their actions. Moreover, considerations of the principles of ethical leadership should take into account the question of monitoring as well as regulatory mechanisms. Nowadays, ethics is an imperative pillar of organizations. Through the learning experience, I have learned that ethics can contribute positively to an organization. The implication that comes with honesty in organization, for instance, is that good people will always be good hence they will tend to do good things to other people.

I have learned the implications that ethics has on organizations. Organizations have a key role of ensuring that ethical values and ethical codes are followed by all employees for an effective organizational performance. I have learned that the implications that ethics has on any organization could be seen from 2 dissimilar perspectives: the leadership ethics and the employee ethics. Employee ethics: in organizations in which staff members observe the codes of ethics, the staffs are driven to attaining the organization’s goals. Leadership ethics: I have learned that the ethics which a company’s leader chooses to administrate has an implication on the way staffs would carry out their duties within the organization. According to Matthew (2014, p. 102), this choice also affects the input of the staff members and the organization’s productivity.

An example of an organization in which ethics has had considerable implications is Etihad Airways. The success of this company is very much entrenched in its code of ethics. Etihad Airlines has a set code of ethics that specifies the standards that it targets as an organization. All workers at this airline comply with the Etihad’s code of ethics and this has ensured that Etihad Airline’s services are of international standards and enhance the company’s reputation.