From the course: How to Be a Positive Leader (Blinkist Summary)

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Leading ethically

Leading ethically

From the course: How to Be a Positive Leader (Blinkist Summary)

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Leading ethically

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- [Tutor] Blink number eight - employees appreciate ethical leaders, and this leads to higher performance. What did Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin Luther King all have in common? They were ethical leaders. They treated others in a just, caring, and respectful way. What's more, they also tried to ensure their followers did so too. In business, ethical leaders tend to have a positive impact on their staff. Study show that employees who consider their leaders to be ethical, are more satisfied with their jobs and tend to perform better. One possible explanation is that ethical leadership enhances employees sense that their work is meaningful, and good. What's more, employees with ethical leaders are far less likely to engage in unethical behavior like discrimination, and this further adds to the positive work environment. But why is the leader so important here? It could come down to the fundamental human…

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