Journal on Leadership, Ethics, and Moral Development Concepts

This assignment is a reflective journal focusing on ethical leadership and moral development. The journal explores the importance of ethical behavior and values within an organization, highlighting how to act morally as a leader. It discusses various leadership types and emphasizes the significance of moral development for leaders. The student reflects on their understanding of leadership concepts, identifies areas for further study, and considers how to apply ethical principles in practical scenarios. The journal includes references to support the concepts discussed and provides insights into the student's personal growth and development as a leader, emphasizing the importance of ethical decision-making and participative behavior to build trust within a team. The student also plans to revisit and review moral development to strengthen their understanding.

Running head: LEARNING ND REFLECTION JOURNAL
Learning and Reflection Journal
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author note

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Learning and Reflection Journal
Name: Date:
Week: 5
The major concepts and points covered in this week were:
Week 5 covered the topics about the importance of ethical behavior among the leaders and it also
the stages of moral development. It taught the way of developing moral maturity and ethical
culture in the organization (Frisch & Huppenbauer, 2014).
The key areas of learning for me are:
The areas of learning from this week are about the importance of ethical behavior and
values in the organization. Ways in which I can act morally in order to a good leader and develop
in personal life as well. I will also learn about various types of leadership and adopt the most
suitable one.
My thoughts on how these concepts and learning points can improve a leader’s
performance are:
Being moral and ethical is the best way a leader can develop in the organization. This is
because a leader with good ethics can easily gain the trust of their fellow mates and carry out the
work successfully.

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My thoughts and feelings on the leadership self-insight questions and my score this week
are:
I feel that the teaching given in this week are important has helped m learn a lot about leadership.
I think that the lessons given are very useful for further development and leadership qualities.
My marks this week are good.
From this week’s study, I need to follow up on these leadership concepts and areas to
improve gasp of the subject:
After this week’s lesson, I feel I need to give a revision on the concept of moral
development of leadership as it s little complicated and the most essential part to become an
ethical leader (Kurtines, 2014).
My other thoughts, feelings and comments are:
Other than just becoming a good leader, ethical behavior and moral development will
also me grow on my personal life as well. This is because morality and ethics is also important
for personal life.
I can apply this learning to my development and practice to be a leader by:
I can use ethics while deciding on some task. I can consult all the team members and
follow participative behavior before reaching to a decision. This will help me gain the trust of the
team members and be successful in the task.

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References
Frisch, C., & Huppenbauer, M. (2014). New insights into ethical leadership: A qualitative
investigation of the experiences of executive ethical leaders. Journal of Business
Ethics, 123(1), 23-43.
Kurtines, W. M. (2014). Handbook of moral behavior and development: Volume 1: Theory.
Psychology Press.