Moral + Leadership

When I recall my inner self to ask what moral leadership means to me, it makes me ambiguous to make my mind up whether I have moral and leadership capability or do not have. As I recognize that leadership is a complex perception and leaders are normally considered to be those that have authority over others, those who control, those that somehow walk ahead, are better than the rest. I believe that this kind of leadership is often self-serving, short-term oriented. In contrast, I think that Moral Leadership is very different kind of leadership. Rather than aspiring to being followed, Moral Leaders aim to serve. Instead of showcasing their own skills, Moral Leaders tend to develop the capacities of others. Moral Leadership is not about rank-any person holding any position can be a Moral Leader, but such individuals are always characterized by a deep sense of in ethics, are driven by core ideals (such as justice ) and are motivated by the pursuit of a high purpose.

Moral Leadership has to do with helping people develop a capacity to make decisions in accordance with their morals, and to think deep about the moral consequences of their actions. This does not under any circumstance, however, mean holding an unnatural power to influence people’s decisions by exploiting their beliefs. For example, all of us have certain morals we stand by, we want to make these morals live on. It does not mean that leaders have to take their followers to make believe what they believe. Moral values can be different in a variety of cultures and society. Therefore, in order to become a Moral Leader, I think we are not supposed to draw the conclusion with our own belief, moral leader have to pay respect to diverse beliefs. Moral Leaders need to aware of the morals and ethics that are fair and everyone can agree to. Like the speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, “A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus”.

First of all, in my opinion, Moral Leaders need to know how to manage themselves, how to temper their egos and how to act with nobility and rectitude. They should be visionary and affect personal change. Moral Leaders also might also a highly developed sense of emotional intelligence and master key social skills. They are able to work to overcome obstacles and are skilled at the art of consultation. They must have an ability to build consensus navigate diversity and establish unity. This would lead to Moral Leaders who are the conscience (i.e. moral compass) of an enterprise or organization and the glue that holds it together to make progress. 

Therefore a moral leadership means a skill in the way of leading and managing the people in accordance to what is right and good for the benefits of each person involves as part of the group. Furthermore, it is a skill which leaders should be possessed in order to attain the mission and vision of a certain organization. As my experience, inside the classroom, teachers are motivating the pupils or the students to be a good and effective leader in our society someday, hence, teachers used to give the selected leaders to supervise the members and teach what to do to achieve the expected perfect outcome as prescribed by the teachers based on the given activities or experiment to perform. 

The character and integrity of the leader provide the basis for personal characteristics that direct a leader’s ethical beliefs, values, and decisions. Individual values and beliefs impact the ethical decisions of leaders. The duties of leaders include the responsibility for ensuring standards of moral and ethical conduct.

Finally, I compromise that Moral Leaders are committed to do what is right even if there is no personal benefit, have the capacity to inspire ethical conduct in others, posses moral reasoning, know how to temper their egos, show dedication to socially responsive principles, establish trust and are devoted to serve. I regard a person who posses these credentials is a Moral Leader and they have Moral Leadership. I do appreciate and envy those leaders and I wish for to be that kind of leader.