Leadership Article Review
In the journal of business ethics, an article on leadership,
trustworthiness, and ethical stewardship focuses on leaders perceived
as trustworthy. According to the article, followers trust for these
leaders is more likely to increase, and the leaders are seen as ethical
stewards (Caldwell, Hayes, & Long, 2010). While reading this
article, one may consider the history of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.According to Solomon (2006), Dr. King “advocated civil disobedience in the tradition of Gandhi and Thoreau. In other words, he sought to advance the position of African Americans in the [United States] through peaceful political protest” (p. 332). That required a lot of trust from Dr. King’s followers, and thus, he may have been an ethical steward of his time. Since, “such protest included breaking unjust laws and suffering the consequences of doing so” (Solomon, p. 332).
In addition, Caldwell, Hayes, and Long (2010) says, “relationship development behaviors [rdb] reflect a people centered focus on leadership” (p. 2) [.] Caldwell, Hayes, and Long (2010), go on to say, “that [rdb] involves creating personal connections with others to increase shared ownership and commitment” (p. 2). One could extrapolate, for this reason Dr. King “was also an integrationist, meaning that he believed that equality of the races required mixed neighborhoods, workplaces, and schools” (pp. 332-333). Dr. King sought to increase a paradigm of shared interracial ownership, and commitment to equality. Dr. King, was indeed a very smart leader in this context.
Leadership Activating Interpersonal Relations
Moreover, by activating interpersonal relations, one may then focus on creating synergy, manifesting a win-win situation by negating competition (Covey, 2003). It is apparent that Dr. King had referent power, thus many people identified with him, and was in awe by his charisma. The article is accepted by the author of this post, as one that reflects the precepts of ethical leadership. Another parallel to theories, and or discussions in the leadership course, is how an ethical leader uses power? “Leaders as ethical stewards consistently demonstrate by their behaviors their commitment to the welfare of stakeholders rather than simply behaviors that seek their own self-interest” (Block, 1993, Caldwell & Karri, 2005, & Pava, 2003 in Caldwell, Hayes, & Long, 2010, p. 6).Leadership Leading to Trustworthiness Likely to Increase
In conclusion, Caldwell, Hayes, & Long, (2010), discussed how followers trust for leaders perceived as trustworthy is more likely to increase, and the leaders are seen as ethical stewards. Further, Dr. King’s followers, saw him as trustworthy, thus, he may have been an ethical steward of his time. Also, the author of the post feels the article reflects the precepts of ethical leadership. And, parallels to the leadership course, range from referent power, to charisma, interpersonal relations, and ethical leaders uses of power.
References
Caldwell, C., Hayes, L. A., & Long, D. T. (2010). Leadership, trustworthiness, and ethicalstewardship. Journal of Business Ethics, 96, 497–512.Covey, S. R. (2003). Principle-centered leadership .Free press, Simon and Schuster, Inc.,
Solomon, R. C. (2006). The big questions: A short introduction to philosophy (7thed.). Wadsworth, a division of Thompson Learning, Inc.,
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