Question

In a 150words or more, Can an organizational leader who acts unethically lead an organization that is ethical? Support your position. How does your worldview inform your position? Explain.

Answer 1

No, it is not at all ethical that unethical leader leading an organization. Unethical leadership invites wealth of problems for a business that includes, legal issues, loss of business, loss of customer, poor employee performance, trust level in the organization, employee relationships and company credibilty.

Unethical leadership appears in a wide variety of forms and happens for a variety of reasons. Sometimes unethical leadership is motivated by greed and involves harming others to make more profit.

Unethical leadership may also happen when leaders fail to take the time to consider the impact of their choices on the many stakeholders involved. Decisions with unintended consequences can be just as harmful as intentionally unethical decisions.

Leaders are dealing with a high degree of complexity, yet lack a detailed road map to guide their process. As we develop leaders for success in the future, we must focus on the ethical elements of their work, and help them work through the many difficult choices they will have to make.

Avoiding the negative impact of unethical leadership on company success is doable for any business. The key is to watch for the warning signs mentioned above, get to the bottom of the unethical behavior taking place, and put systems in place that will prevent the likelihood of it occurring in the future.