In: Operations Management
Assignment:
In light of the current COVID-19 pandemic that has consumed this semester, what are two or three examples of ethical leadership you have witnessed? These examples can be drawn from personal, professional, or academic situations.
Below are a few examples of ethical eladership shoen by individuals and organisation,
Accenture
During the time of crisis, Accenture pioneered the idea of 'People + Work Connect' which connects employees who just lost their job and organisations looking for similar talent.
GOTEX (Coats Group)
The company remained open during the time of crisis and the ensured that they can deliver maximum orders as they are in the business of essential commodity.
Ratan Tata
Tata is an Indian industrialist. He has pledged huge support for the cause of fighting Corona. At the same time, the hotels under Tata Group are hosting medical professionals fighting corona for free.
Ed Bastain,Arne Sorenson
Delta CEO has decided to take a 100% salary cut for the next 6 months. Mariott CEO Arne would be foregoing salary for the rext of the year.
Doug McMillon
CEO of Walmart took a brave measure of paying huge bonuses (totalling about $550mn) to hourly employees to ensure that logistics is not affected during the crisis and people have access to important material. Brian Cornell, CEO of Target, has also taken similar steps.