Ethical principles provide the general framework for decision-making in today’s educational environment. “Leadership begins with what the leader must be, the values and attributes that shape a leader’s character.” Pm110 Decision Making and Problem Solving. My decision-making steps would include the best ways to supervise, identify and solve problems, and in the end, get the job done. Compliance of rules, policies and guidelines are also a must and would be strictly enforced. I would have training for team building and problem solving. Also, I would have annual evaluations for accountability and proper feedback. Communication is the key to improving performance and achievement. I would promote daily procedures where viewpoints could be shared, differences discussed and everyone would work together for a common goal. I would stress an open forum for dialogue to address fair and transparent decision making. It is important to have a diverse group to get a wide variety of ideas and perspectives on the issues at hand. …show more content…
Key issues facing today’s leaders are, changes in policy making, social pressures and managing and motivating staff. “The role of a leader is to create an atmosphere of mutual trust and care, facilitate individual and group interaction and to facilitate knowledge creation and sharing. P.5 Complexity Leadership and Knowledge Management in Higher Education. It is always good to monitor progress when made and identify work needed to be done. Emotional challenges are at an all-time high and definitely need to be dealt with swiftly and properly. The capacity to reflect on and endorse one’s values with character and commitment is necessary to carry out and make good
Leadership at times can be a complex topic to delve into and may appear to be a simple and graspable concept for a certain few. Leadership skills are not simply acquired through position, seniority, pay scale, or the amount of titles an individual holds but is a characteristic acquired or is an innate trait for the fortunate few who possess it. Leadership can be misconstrued with management; a manager “manages” the daily operations of a company’s work while a leader envisions, influences, and empowers the individuals around them.
On April 24th, 2014, one simple recording released by TMZ made Donald Sterling, owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, the most hated man in America. In this recording, Sterling ranted over the fact how he did not want V. Stiviano, his partner, to be affiliated with any African Americans. As a result of his racist statements, fans, athletes, and sports organizations/members, voiced their opinions on the matter, flourishing social media. Many star players such as LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and a majority the Clippers players acknowledged that something had to be done, and that the NBA is no place for racism. In the end, after team owners took a vote, NBA commissioner Adam Silver held a press conference enlightening the public
When I was working as a Customer Service Representative in the Bank, one of my responsibilities was to supervise the tellers. I was friends with two of the tellers working there at the time. We used to go out together outside of work and had great time. At some point I started noticing that they are being too friendly with each other and acting inappropriate for a professional environment. I decided to confront them and they confessed to me that they were dating. That is when I realized that I was faced with an ethical dilemma.
When you accept familiar clientele, you accept not being able to break confidentiality and possibly tarnishing your familial ties. Family and friends expect more of you than your clients who do not know you outside of the room. Friends and family do not expect to have boundaries even if they become your patients, which brings me to my next point: boundaries in forensic psychology.
Leaders in the school have hard decisions to help make on a daily basis. They need to evaluate their decisions to make sure they are ethical and effective. Administrators need to listen to all sides of a situation and evaluate all options before they make a decision. This process is difficult because administrators need to make sure that all parties involved are satisfied with the decision that was formed.
I am a strong believer that the primary focus of any senior member of staff should still focus on Learning and Teaching despite being involved with the intricacies of strategic management. In my own roles over the last nine years I have tried to keep that mantra at the front of my mind. A strong leader, I believe, should be able to move things forward rather than being wholly reactive in dealing with day-to-day processes. I would strive to be a transformational Assistant Headteacher, constantly looking forward and shaping the future of learning rather than being purely transactional. I am confident that it is this that has contributed to the raising of standards within my own curriculu...
The Catechisms, the Ten Commandments, Jesus’ Teachings and the Beatitudes all take a similar view on the subject of violence. This is also shown in the values of the church, and the teachings it offers. These teachings can be applied in this scenario to come to a fair, appropriate and moral outcome. Also, by using the Christian decision making model outlined in class, we can assess the value it has in bringing about a positive decision in regards to this scenario.
In the profession of Dental Hygiene, ethical dilemmas are nearly impossible to avoid, and most hygienists at some point in their professional life will have to face and answer ethical questions. Some ethical conflicts the dental hygienist may encounter can be quite complex and an obvious answer may not be readily available. In the article Ethical Decision Making, Phyllis Beemsterboer suggests an ethical decision-making model can aide the dental hygienist in making appropriate decisions when confronted with an ethical situation, and that the six-step model can serve dental hygienists in making the most advantageous ethical decision (2010).
Campus leadership comes in various forms in the educational settings. Each administrator brings special abilities, knowledge and traits into their experiences as an administrator. Campuses across the country vary in student population, economic factors and have various community cultural norms in place. The administrator on an educational campus faces foreseen challenges and also unpredictable obstacles. As a result campus leadership must be confident in decision-making, be effective communicators, willing to accept change in today’s educational climate of high-stakes accountability and build positive relationships with teachers and students.
The first quality that an effective leader should consider when making decisions is the vision. The leader has to have a clear picture as to where the organization is going. Additionally, without a clear vision, the organization will lack effectiveness and the organization will not thrive. The observed leader scored a 9 on the vision question. The vision of the school is to “Provide a safe and productive learning environment in which students can communicate effectively, think critically, and solve problems successfully in order to make valuable contributions to society” (“Vision Statement Section”, n.d). The observed leader can improve on ensuring that everyone plays a part in important aspects of the organization that needs improvement and at the same time aligned with the stated vision. The second quality that an effective leader should consider when making decisions is the “ability” to do the job. According to Manning and Curtis (2015), a leader must know the job p.30. When leaders rely on others to complete the responsibilities of the organization, the people in the organization begin to lose respect for the leader (Manning & Curtis, 2015). The observed leader scored a 9 in this area because there is always
Decision making is a task which needs utmost balance on the part of the leader. One sided decisions when team input is necessary or resources going into a lot of group decision making process when the decision itself is not so crucial can turn out to be big result influencing part of the outcomes of a leadership experience. Leadership demands a lot of adaptability where the style of leadership to be followed, a complete leader driven or group driven is to chosen based on the type of decision to be taken and the situation in which the decision is to be taken.
Leaders is an effective tool for summarizing and inspiring leadership, not in that it teaches tough strategies and manipulations, but that when looking at an overview of its content, Bennis and Nanus are essentially teaching human relations and human decency. All in all, this book highlights strategies for us all to be better in our lives and our everyday interactions.
Although there are many outstanding, albeit necessary qualities of a good leader, it is the leader’s beliefs in which greatness is given its first breath, fostered by action, and spread throughout the institution. A great leader believes in encouraging, not destroying; in setting the precedence instead of yielding to prominence ; in collaboration, not division; in giving, not taking; and in having high standards and volunteering to be the first of many to be held to them. A great leader does not take advantage of the people being lead, but instead, creates an advantage for the people by giving them the opportunities to lead. Only when people take ownership of an institution will passion be cultivated, action be taken, and greatness be achieved.
This week's article was about a 4-pronged approach into ethical decision making. The authors describe this tool as a "user-friendly framework" in making ethical decisions. While reading this article, I was able to use the 4-pronged approach to organize all of the important topics/questions from the case given to us. That being said, by the end of my "4 box" organization, I was left with a very complex list of questions that pulled me towards many directions. Thus, I believe (although others may not) that this approach can be a good activity for understanding the complexity behind ethical decision making, but will more often than not lead the user to a "dead end".
Leaders of the future will be faced with many challenges. As the world changes, we must adapt the ways in which we face these challenges, and in turn grow as leaders. A leader is not merely someone which commands a group or organization. A good leader exhibits the ability to take an average team of individuals and achieve greatness. Leadership is not supervision or leading. It is the ability to inspire or influence others towards the end goal. As Barendsen and Gardner stated (2006), “the best leaders are individuals who, in their work, exhibit three distinct meanings of good: (1) an excellent technical and professional quality and competence, (2) an ethical orientation, and (3) a completely engaged sense of fulfillment and meaningfulness” (p. 266). Good leaders must utilize all of these traits in order to meet the challenges of the future. A few emerging challenges that future