Ethics, Moral Agency and
Moral Leadership
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
 Delegation
 Qualities of a good leader
 Ethical leadership
 Accountability
 Team building
Ethics
 An inquiry into the justification of particular
actions as well as a search for traits of
moral character that promote human
flourishing
 A study of who we ought to be and how we
should make decisions in light of our
identity, who we say we are.
Moral Agency?
Moral agency is the capacity to habitually
act in a manner consistent with moral
integrity.
It entails a certain set of
competencies in matters ethical as well as
moral character and motivation
At the end of the day is our world, the lives of those we
encountered during the day, better for having met
us?
Am I better or worse at the end of the day?
Moral Agency
Moral Sensibility
Moral Accountability
Moral Responsiveness
Moral Character
Moral Reasoning
Moral Valuing
Moral Integrity
A condition or in which moral activity
(valuing, choosing, acting) is intimately
linked to a particular conception of the
Good, the Good Life.
Who are you when no one is looking?
“One becomes what one repeatedly does…”
Aristotle
Moral Integrity
 Commitment to
developing and
owning a concept of
the GOOD.
 Reflection:
 Whom do I serve?
 What is reasonable for
them to expect of me?
What are the promises I
have made to them?
 How well am I meeting
the expectations, being
faithful to the promises?
 How is vision I have of
my mission consistent
with my behavior?
Moral Integrity
 “Practicing” valuing,
choosing, acting
according to your
concept of what
fidelity to the
good/good life
demands
 Reflecting on the
consequences of
honoring or
dishonoring one’s
integrity
Moral Leadership
Leaderships is the ability to direct or
motivate an individual or group to achieve
set goals.
Institutional moral leadership is the ability to
direct or motivate an individual or group to
achieve moral integrity in the pursuit of
common institutional goals. Carol Taylor,2003
Hallmarks of Successful
Institutional Moral Leadership
 Explicit and common
moral vision
 Mission and core
values are clearly
articulated &
communicated
 Mission-focused
practices
 Moral agency is a norm
 Leaders/managers
 Articulate rules
 Recognize & respond to
challenges/threats to
integrity
 Structures and policies
facilitate moral integrity
 Institutional
ethos/culture supports
people doing the right
thing for the right
reason