Ethical Leadership

Would you break the law if you thought it would save the life of your spouse? Would you break the law if you thought it would save the life of a stranger? What does the Bible say about dealing with people at different stages of moral development? Episode 22 – Leadership Ethics Since I am the leader, I can do anything I want, right?  Have you had a leader like that or knew anyone that thought like that? Php 2:3–5 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.  Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.  Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, Verses: Ga 5:16–26 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.  For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things… 1 Pe 1:15–16 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” Ethics  Definition and Theory ·         Is a derivative of the Greek word ethos, meaning customs, conduct, or character ·         Is concerned with the kinds of values and morals an individual or society ascribes as  desirable or appropriate ·         Focuses on the virtuousness of individuals and their motives Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development In 1958 Lawrence Kohlberg had the idea that moral reasoning was linked to cognitive development.  Kohlberg studied this by posing questions about morality to children aged 10 – 16 years and what he found was there were three levels of moral development and each level was split into two stages.  Kohlberg also noted that people progressed through these in a