How is ethics related to leadership?

A key characteristic of leaders is their commitment to doing the right things. They demonstrate a high degree of integrity and live by a personal code of ethics, which sets them apart from others. In virtually every leadership course, integrity is a key issue for leaders to exemplify and practice. It may be argued that a leader today is measured by his personal integrity. The higher the integrity, the stronger the leader may be. It is important for leaders to understand how to integrate ethical behaviors into their leadership styles and practices. By so doing, the standard of excellence is driven higher for everyone in the organization.

What does the program look like?

Objective:

Leadership and effective management is just like riding a bike! However, if the bike isn’t steered or powered effectively, it’s not likely you’ll get very far. Learners explore this analogy and other leadership concepts during this course. New ideas from current political and business leaders are introduced and evaluated during this training experience. Class participants will analyze their own experience through virtual case studies where they have the opportunity to examine effective and ineffective leadership methods. impact Solutions has done the research to deliver concepts that are on the cutting edge of today’s leadership principles.

Course Outline:

1. Leadership vs. Management: 1 hour — This course begins with differentiating between leadership and management, identifying the skills and inventories leaders possess, and making the analogy of leadership to a bicycle.   Includes taking “inventory” of leadership skills and characteristics, drawn from leaders known (either personally or otherwise) to the participants, as well as self examination of their own skills (and weaknesses).
2. The DISC Personality Test: 90 minutes — This widely accepted means of examining one’s leadership personality test will be administers to the participants to help them better recognize their own strengths and style, including Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness.  The results are then translated into leadership styles of the Director, the Supporter, the Coach, and the Delegator.   Include the DISC test and self and group evaluation and discussion.
3. Leadership Styles: 90 minutes — Now that the participants know their personality and leadership styles, discussion will then take place to apply their strengths to situational and foundational leadership situations with emphasis on keeping aligned with company values and mission statement   Includes group and paired role plays to test leadership styles and apply knowledge to effective leadership.
4. Leadership Skills from Dale Carnegie: 1 hour — This sections involves and discusses key leadership styles, techniques, and practice from the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People.  These skills include how to effectively find fault, criticize, talking about your own mistakes first, how to spur people on to success, importance of a good name, etc.   Includes role plays, practicing ways to encourage action from others, and self and group evaluation.
5. Sincerity: 1 hour — Leaders are nothing if not sincere.  Sincerity is the basis of building trust and this section helps participants better understand and internalize this important aspect of effective leadership.  Includes comparison and evaluation of material where sincerity is either effectively displayed or not, correction exercises, and self and group discussion.
6. Motivation: 1 hour — An effective leader is a good motivator.  This material covers some of the more popular theories of motivation, identifying some motivating factors, and identifies the qualities of good motivators.  Includes matching and other cognitive tests and exercises, role plays to practice motivations skills, and giving “feedback” to situational experiences.