HRLR 211 MSU Authentic Leadership & Leadership Ethics Paper The news analysis focuses on what is happening/happened in the REAL world. You have discretion

HRLR 211 MSU Authentic Leadership & Leadership Ethics Paper The news analysis focuses on what is happening/happened in the REAL world. You have discretion in finding a news article, from online sources other than the textbook (e.g. newspaper, magazines, or other websites), that describes how a leader and/or leadership succeeded or failed in a real-world situation. The chosen article must be relevant to the leadership topic in that week. Your task is to utilize the relevant leadership concepts to help us make sense of the situation described in the article.

Below is the guideline to complete this weekly assignment:

Find and read the article of your choice that concerns with the leadership topics of the week.
Postings (6 points). Go to your designated D2L Discussion Group and share your news article with an ORIGINAL POSTS to your group members that includes:
Which leadership topic that the news article has mentioned/alluded (1 point)
Brief summary of the news (2 points)
Your opinions (2 points)
Website link to the news article (1 point)
Each posting should be at least 50 words in length. Each response should be at least 10 words in length. Authentic Leadership &
Leadership Ethics
Zhonghao Wang
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Authentic Leadership & Leadership Ethics
Authentic Leadership
• Focused on
leadership that is
genuine and “real.”
Leadership Ethics
• Using a set of rules
(i.e., ethical theories)
to guide leaders in
making decisions
about what is right or
wrong and good or
bad.
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Received a full scholarship to
Southern Methodist
University.
Earned his M.B.A. from
Harvard Business School,
graduating in the top 5% of
his class as a Baker Scholar.
Became one of the youngest
partners in the history of
McKinsey & Company.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Skilling
Jeffrey Skilling
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Joined Enron because of his
excellent work in helping
Enron create a forward
market in natural gas as a
McKinsey consultant.
Named CEO of Enron in
02/2001.
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Unexpectedly resigned on August 14,
2001, stated that he had “no
knowledge” of the scandal that would
eventually result in Enron’s bankruptcy.
Guilty on conspiracy, insider trading,
making false statements to auditors,
and securities fraud.
Sentenced to 24 years and four months
in prison and fined US$45 million.
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The Dark Side of Leadership
Pseudo-transformational leadership
• Unauthentic transformational leadership that
transforms followers in an unethical and negative
way
Outcomes:
• Unethical leader and follower behaviors
• Negative impact on the community and society
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The Toxic Triangle
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Authentic Leadership: Definitions and Models
One practical approach: Bill George
Three perspectives on definition:
Intrapersonal, interpersonal, developmental
One theoretical model: Walumbwa et al.
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Practical Approach: Bill George (2003, 2007)
Leader characteristic model: Describes
authentic leadership in terms of the
characteristics of leaders
Five Characteristics of Authentic Leaders
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Authentic Leadership: A Self-Reflection
by Bill George

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Authentic Leadership Defined
Intrapersonal
Definition:
• Focuses on the leader and what
goes on within the leader.
• Leader’s self-knowledge, selfregulation, and self-concept are
critical to authentic leadership.
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Authentic Leadership Defined
Interpersonal
Definition:
• Leadership is relational and is
created by leaders and followers
together (Eagly, 2005).
• Mutual influence: It is a
reciprocal process because
leaders affect followers and
followers affect leaders.
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Authentic Leadership Defined
Developmental
Definition:
• Leadership can be nurtured, and
develops over a lifetime (Avolio &
Gardner, 2005)
• Can be triggered by major life events
• Leader behavior is grounded in
positive psychological qualities and
strong ethics
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Theoretical Model of Authentic Leadership
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Four Authentic Leadership Components
Self-awareness
(“Know the Self”)
• Reflecting on one’s core values, identity,
emotions, motives; Being aware of and trusting
your own feelings
Internalized moral
perspective (“Do The
Right Thing”)
• Self-regulatory process using internal moral
standards to guide behavior
Balanced processing
(“Be Fair-minded”)
• Ability to analyze information objectively and
explore other people’s opinions before making a
decision
Relational
transparency (“Be
Genuine”)
• Being open and honest in presenting one’s true
self to others
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How to Communicate Authentically
by Sheryl Sandberg (COO Facebook)

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Ethical Basis of Leadership Styles
Authentic Leadership
Transformational Leadership
Servant Leadership
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Ethical Theory
Ethical theory provides a system/set of
rules or principles that guide us in
making decisions about what is right or
wrong and good or bad in a particular
situation.
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Kohlberg’s Model of
Moral Development
• Three Levels, Two
Stages Per Level
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Domains of Ethical Theories
Teleological
(results driven)
Conduct
Deontological
(duty driven-action
itself)
(Who leaders are)
Utilitarianism
Altruism
(What leaders do)
Character
Ethical egoism
Whether leader
behaviors are in line
with their ethical
responsibilities
Virtue-based
( can be acquired, but
rooted in traits)
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Teleological Ethical Theories
(Focus on consequences of actions-results)
• Create greatest good for the
Ethical Egoism
leader
Utilitarianism
Altruism
• Create greatest good for the
greatest number
• Show concern for the best
interests of others
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Deontological Ethical Theories
(Focus on duty, not results)
Duty – leaders’ responsibility to do what is right
Focus on the action itself, independent of the
consequences
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Leader’s Character
Virtue-Based Perspective
• About being and becoming a good
human being
• Moral values can be trained (Velasquez,
1992), however, they are deeply rooted
in individual dispositions
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Becoming An Ethical Leader
Principles of Ethical Leadership
• Respect others
• Serve others
• Show justice
• Manifest honesty
• Build community
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Easier Said Than Done:
Authentic and Ethical Leadership
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