The Two Pillars Of Ethical Leadership

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3.2 Ethic Leadership Ethical leadership is a combination of being a moral person and being a moral manager (Trevino, Hartman and Brown, 2000). Nowadays, a reputation for ethical leadership cannot be taken for granted, it is because most employees in large organizations do not interact with senior executives (Trevino, Hartman and Brown, 2000). Since it cannot be taken for granted, the leader 's challenge is conveying that substance to others (Trevino, Hartman and Brown, 2000). According to Trevino, Hartman and Brown (2000), being a moral person rests on a combination of key traits such as integrity, honesty and trustworthiness (Figure1).
FIGURE I. The 2 Pillars of Ethical Leadership
Moral Person Moral Manager
A) Traits
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Trustworthiness Role Modeling Through Visible Action

B) Behaviors
• Do the Right Thing
• Concern for People
• Being Open
• Personal Morality Rewards and Discipline

C) Decision-Making
• Hold to Values
• Objective/Fair • Concern for Society • Follow Ethical Decision Rules Communicating About Ethics and Values (Trevino, Hartman and Brown, 2000) According to Trevino, Hartman and Brown (2000), traits are stable personal characteristic, which meaning how individuals behave in predictable ways across time and situations and observers come to describe the individual in those terms. Integrity is a