Leadership and Ethics: Theories, Experiences, and Observations Report

This report delves into the multifaceted realm of leadership and ethics, examining key concepts and their practical applications within organizational contexts. It begins by introducing the Kolb learning cycle and the experiential learning cycle, providing frameworks for understanding how individuals learn and develop leadership skills. The report then explores various leadership theories, including the path-goal theory and the leader-member exchange theory, illustrating how different leadership styles impact employee motivation and performance. Furthermore, it analyzes real-world leadership experiences, such as high and low ropes activities, and discusses the importance of ethical considerations in decision-making. The report also examines how managers can evolve into effective leaders, emphasizing the qualities and behaviors necessary for success. Through a combination of theoretical analysis and practical examples, the report offers valuable insights into the dynamics of leadership and ethics in the workplace.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
The Kolb learning cycle.............................................................................................................2
The experiential learning cycle..............................................................................................2
The various theories related to leadership..................................................................................3
Entry# 1: On becoming the leaders........................................................................................3
Entry# 2: The moral advantage..............................................................................................4
Entry# 3: Path goal theory of leadership................................................................................4
Entry# 4: The leadership member exchange theory...............................................................5
Entry# 5: High or low ropes learning activity........................................................................5
Entry# 6: Change for change’s sake.......................................................................................5
Entry# 7: How manager become leader.................................................................................6
Entry# 8: Leader is a conversation.........................................................................................6
Entry#9: The leadership experience is in restaurant...............................................................6
Entry#10: The leadership experience in college....................................................................7
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
The leader of the organisation is the person who leads an organization as well as gives
instructions to the employees and motivates them to do the right things in the favour of
organisation (Shapiro & Stefkovich, 2016). In addition, the action, which is taken by the
leader for leading the group, is known as leadership.
The ethical leadership includes the leader’s act, which are ethical and setting the standards for
others to do as well. This report is based upon various aspects of leadership such as Kolb
leadership cycle description and there is the explanation of learning’s from the situations like
the path goal theory, leader-member exchange theory, high & low hopes learning activity etc.
In addition, there is the discussion of articles from the HBR, based upon managers becoming
leaders, becoming the boss and so on. The last evaluate the issues and top related leadership
through experience or observation.
The Kolb learning cycle
It refers to the learning style model published by Kolb, as to develop the inventory
learning style (Konak et al., 2014). This theory is used to work for the two working models,
which have four styles in the theory, in which Kolb is concern about learner’s internal
cognitive processes. He also states that certain learning is the acquisition of abstract

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concepts, which implies or applies required flexibility in certain range of situations within the
organization. There are impetus new concepts are also developed, which provides new
experience to employees as well as the leaders.
The organization wants to implement new changes related to manufacturing of
products (Bergsteiner et al., 2010). The leader wants to follow his concepts and ideas, but
employees wants to get involved in this implementation. The Kolb states that first learning
should be made then, it require changes to be made in between the process of manufacturing
with concern all the employees of the organization.
The experiential learning cycle
It represents by the four learning styles of the theories, which touches all the aspects,
and on the bases of aspects the leader will implement the require changes need be made in the
organization (SUSAN & VALERIE, 2010). These changes should be implemented in the
company. The first level is concrete in which organization will encounter new experiences,
situation, or reinterpretation of existing experience. Second is reflective observation refers to
certain particular importance which are in between inconsistence experience and
understanding. Third is abstract refers to raising new ideas or modification in new abstract
and new concepts as the person has to learn from its new experience (McCarthy, 2010).
Fourth is active, in which leaders apply ideas, which are seen around the world or see what
happen in the organization.
The effective learning can be seen in between the employees when individuals go
through a cycle of four stages as discussed above. The four stages make the learning more
effective as well as strong, so that employees being more effective in the organization. The
learner is also viewed, that the employees have to undergo through the integrated process
with each stages, which are individually or mutually supportive as well as feeding into the

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next level (Jordi, 2010). The learner wants to get effective learning, as they required
executing all the stages of the model. If one stage is left, then effective learning is not going
to occur. There are various factors considered, which influence the person’s preference style
like social environment, basic cognitive structure of the individual and educational
experience. This preferred learning style is actually a pair of two variables or separate choices
of products itself, as each end of learning reflects modes of certain conflicts. The learners are
taking the certain dimensional approaches so that implementation can effectively take place
in the organization.
The various theories related to leadership
There are certain theories which are considered while implementing changes or drafting
decisions, so that the organization get effective and best result in terms of situation. The
effective learning helps companies in drafting best result so that products re effectively
implemented while considering the consumer needs and preferences.
Entry# 1: On becoming the leaders
To be a leader is not an easy task, becoming a leader in the new era is becoming very
much difficult as everybody wants to be a leader now days. However, it is essential to have
certain qualities so that person is considered as a leader. The leader should have quality by
which they understand the requirements of employees so that organization objectives can be
accomplished (Bennis, 2009). The author has taken the interview of 90 American leaders by
which they concluded that leadership is crucial for the learning of certain things in the
company. To implement changes in manufacturing products leader plays an important role.
As leadership is an engagement with life as it demanded to accomplish the unique vision as
well as consider whole life of the leader. The leadership does not mean to manage people or
give cretin speeches as to run the organization but it involves handling challenges and
providing an accurate solution to their employees so that effective implementation can take

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place in the organization. There are certain qualities require becoming a leader, leader must
have never dying curiosity or have continuous learning perspective. They must have the
capability to make vision as well as effectively communicate by which employees of the
organization get inspired. They are agreed to take risks while others do not implement
changes in the organization, as they can learn from others, at the same time the leaders. They
must have ability create new things as which involves re-creating or also influence by genes
of environment as having quality to make something unique or influence others. To be a
leader, is not an easy task, but someone who have these inner qualities are capable to become
a leader by which organization work effectively.
Entry# 2: The moral advantage
To be a successful leader in the business, it is very much essential for a leader to be
morally strong. As they are not required to compromise with the moral values, which carries
by leaders while implementing changes in the manufacturing process of a new products or
existing products. The organization has to make products as per their standards and have the
moral advantage (Damon, 2004). As the author describes the various moral insights which
leaders require using as to gain competitive advantage through the creative ability or use of
moral imagination while introducing new product in marketplace. This capability also helps
the organization’s employees to work morally as well as do ethical things in organization and
implementing the ideas, which is morally acceptable. Moral advantage offers required
formula as to build strong business career which is materially or personally rewarding.
Entry# 3: Path goal theory of leadership
It refers to the model, which is totally based on style of the leadership consist of
certain specification as well as behaviour of the leader, which fits into employees as well as
in the working environment, so that organization is being able to accomplished organizational
goals effectively. The goals which leader must have considered while making objectives are

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increasing employee’s motivation and consumer satisfaction, so that company can become
productive in terms of generating huge profits as well as maintain strong presences in the
organization and empowerment of employees by which visions can be easily implemented in
the organization. It is also known as vroom’s expectation theory, in which being a leader ‘I’
will act, so employees can achieve that attractive outcome as well as by the employees. I will
follow the path goal theory, as to select specified behaviour, which needs by the employees
and to the working environment, which provide guidance and this become easy with the help
of leader. I will focus on this basic requirement so that goals can be achieved. The first is
employee’s determination and the characteristics of environment, the selective leadership
style as well as motivational factors. This theory considers that leader are flexible while
making the changes in the style and behaviour, which is depends upon the situation to
implement changes. This leads to coincides as to research nature, internal guide as to explore
the final agreement between the employees as well in leaders.
Entry# 4: The leadership member exchange theory
It refers to observation that leadership behaviour cannot be same towards all
subordinates or workforce. It is based that leadership is consists of dynamic relationship
exists or linking with followers in the organization (Alanazi et al., 2012). The leaders have
always quality of relationship in between employees as to reflect the degree of mutual funds,
trust, respect, loyalty, obligation and support towards all of the employees of an organization.
The leader distinguishes relationship in between favourable employees or unfavourable
employees. I will make strong relationship with subordinates so that I will trust my
employees, they can do hard work as well as never let me down. To make these employees
valuable its leader responsibility to provide challenging projects as well as put extra efforts to
make them shine. To accomplish required goals or objectives draft by top management it is

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essential for leaders to maintain strong relationship with employees so that performance
standards can be made and the company is also being able to generate huge profits.
Entry# 5: High or low ropes learning activity
There are certain activities considered by the leader of the organization so that they
can implement require changes ropes activities are also known as sometimes adventure
activities which is consist of fun and existing activities while establishing team for the
organization as an expert team (Cheng et al., 2014). The activities have its own purpose like
developing leadership skills, communication, being aware of others employees and building
trust between employees. Being a leader where I want to implement changes in the process
manufacturing products I will apply high hopes activities like requiring focus and belaying in
building trust and focusing on certain chaotic situation in the organization. The low ropes
activities generally focus on certain problem solving, team building and other little activities.
These both gems provide similar outcomes in which learners will learn way of
communication, lead, follow, encourage, trust, etc. but the high hopes activities are more
challenging as compared to the low ropes.
Entry# 6: Change for change’s sake
The changes required to make timely so that company matches recent trends
otherwise it become very much difficult for organization to generate effective demand as to
forecast the growth, stifling of innovation, network and adaptability (Vermeulen et al., 2010).
The organization has to conduct regular communication so that work must be coordinated,
product does not necessarily impute collaboration or releases at work. The changes, which
are taken in the sake of changes often, become counter towards productivity, clearly
undesirable and where employees end. These factors have to be addressed so that changes
can take place in compensation system as emphasize on individual rather than group
performance or rearranging office space as to make work more productively in the

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organization. The changes have implemented appropriate, so that company can meet
consumer demand effectively as well as make product accordingly.
Entry# 7: How manager become leader
It is not an easy task to become a leader from the manager as their work is just to
manage the require resources implement changes in organization. The leader provides vision
to organization or objectives in which basis they required to do work, as to enhance the
performance (Watkins, 2012). To be leader of the company and stay out to comfort zone
manager have to shift from generalist to specialist as to make require decisions which are
essential to draft so that organization objectives can effectively implemented. The manager
has become integrator from analyst as to solve the conflicts and issues, which are collective
in functional team. To solve issues leader have make balance in between various needs of the
function, impact of results and other investments. They also require to become strategist in
which manager will be able to make strategies for the company so that objectives can be
implemented properly or effectively established.
Entry# 8: Leader is a conversation
In this trending era, control and command approach has vanished because of
globalization, introduction of advance technology, creation in values and interaction with
customers have sharply reduces to directive and down-top model of leadership. As the leaders
are now a days are more involve with their employees like ordinary person-to-person
convention rather than series of commands form seniors or form a higher authority
(Groysberg & Slind, 125-131). This will leads then to high level of employee’s engagement,
tight strategic alignment and operational flexibility. The organizations leader have to be very
much communicative so that practices are not require to need based of expected goals and
objectives.

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Entry#9: The leadership experience is in restaurant
The first experience, which I had, is working as an intern in my uncle’s restaurant.
One day manager of a restaurant is on leave and being a marketing intern I was working on
making strategies as to make restaurant popular. That day I have no idea what to do as my
manager is on leave so he give me right to lead the intern team and insure that everybody
make effective social media marketing and content must be attractive. I tried my level best
being a leader and make effective strategies so that team can accomplished the goals given by
the manager.
Entry#10: The leadership experience in college
I was selected as a team leader in my college fest for the promotion of the team,
where I had to make the strategies, so that my college would become popular. I lead the team
effectively in which I carefully listen to my team mates ideas to make fest popular. Firstly, I
decide to communicate effectively with my team so that no misunderstanding take place in
the organization as well as organization will get benefit of it. After that promotion which my
team has done goes very well as we make our fest popular in the town.
Conclusion
From the above discussion, it can be concluded that leaders have to be ethical in the
organization. Otherwise, it is very much difficult to implement changes as well as maintain
performance standards in the organization. The leader has to morally controlled, to run an
effective organization. The leaders have to be the employee centric as well as task oriented, if
the leader of the organisation, is single oriented, then it is very much difficult to generate
huge revenue. The effective relationships will only be maintained in between the employees
and the leaders, if there is an effective leadership of the organisation.

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