Ethical Leadership An Effective Leader - 800 Words

To be an effective leader one is apt in charting the path which leads to designated goal. An effective leader is able to get followers to their common destination. But not every effective leader is an ethical leader. Hartman et al. (2014) indicates that one key difference between an ethical is the means used to motivate others and achieve goals. Another element of ethical leadership, as indicated by Hartman et al. (2004) the end or objective toward which the leader leads. I believe these are key because the leader’s means to achieve the ends (objective) are far too often cause of their ultimate fall from glory. Akker, Heres, Lasthuizen (2009) state that ethical leadership is a relational concept in the sense that it is constructed in and through social interactions with followers. I will discuss this point in more detail Hartman et al. 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