Steps to Becoming an Ethical Leader

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Instructions:

Use the Structured Self-Reflection guide and the Branson model description in the assigned Branson article to reflect on your own values, which drive your ethical decision-making as a leader. Complete the structured self-reflection worksheet.

LIFE EXPERIENCE

IMPACT ON SELF-ESTEEM

RESULTANT MOTIVES

PREFERRED VALUES

BELIEFS FORMED

BEHAVIOR ENACTED

Briefly describe a particular significant personal life experiences:

Honest self-reflection is a challenging enterprise for many people for multiple reasons, but most especially being forced to come to grips with one’s shortcomings and weaknesses in ways that threaten self-esteem and one’s sense of self-efficacy. Nevertheless, the Branson model makes it clear that leaders at all levels and ilk can significantly benefit from regular self-assessment in order to maintain an appropriate moral compass n times of ethical dilemmas and rapidly changing operating environments.

As a result of this life experience I have:

Based on my self-reflection, I need to move beyond my comfort zone by improving my communication skills and actively soliciting feedback concerning planned and anticipated change initiatives.

Notwithstanding my shortcoming, my strong sense of self-efficacy provides me with the confident I need to improve along these lines.

This experience mainly affected my Core Needs as follows:

Communication skills and acceptance level for differing opinions.

From these motives, I have a preference for the following values:

Honesty.

Transparency.

Flexibility.

Confidence.

Balance.

Perseverance.

Respect.

Humility.

Compassion.

Commitment.

Now circle those values that would always be helpful to you in your leadership and underline those values that have the potential to be unhelpful in guiding your leadership in certain situations.

As result of these motives and values I have created the following beliefs:

Although every situation is unique, these motives and values convinced me that everyone can contribute in meaningful ways if they are provided with the opportunities to share their views and know they are being heard.