Leadership

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Leadership is a spectrum of many lineaments. A highly regarded leader’s actions are exhibited by a calm objectivity, highly developed cognitive ability, a highly developed means to organize, articulate, and present arguments, emotionally stabile, honest, self-confident, and wrapped within the blanket of integrity. Effective leaders connect with all people on a basic level that renders them approachable. Language connects and advances open communication within relationships, openness generates trust, competence builds substance and purpose in a discussion, perspective establishes balance within an issue, accountability fosters consistency, a sound set of ethical values forge a community, and humility inspires authenticity. The best leaders are credible, believable, genuine, competent, and creative.

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Questions that Prompt Thought

 

• At what point in one’s life do the basic lessons of morality, honesty, justice, truthfulness, incorruptibility, and an uncompromising code of ethics presumably taught by one’s parents or guardians become clouded in the quest to advance in stature?
• When is it acceptable to lie, steal, cheat, deceive, and otherwise misrepresent the veracity of an event for personal gain?
• What is a ‘white lie’ and is it really any different than any other statement of untruth?
• Is it acceptable to lie to avoid hurting someone’s feelings?
• Does it matter if you never get caught in an action that is immoral, dishonest, or illegal since no one will ever know the real truth?
• If one can advance themselves at the expense of others, is that a bad thing to do?
• Is the old adage, ‘robbing Peter to pay Paul’ a justifiable action in the context of sound ethical judgment?