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Leading with Your Soul

Kasthuri V. Henry, PhD, MBA, CTP, Six Sigma Black Belt

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Leading with your Soul

Are you a leader?

Can you see and hear with your heart?

Can you smile with your eyes?

Can you inspire the soul?

Can you show unconditional faith in those who follow you?

Are you Ethical and Noble at ALL times?

Do you Understand the Human Quest and Cultivate it for

Greater Good?

Are you able to Lead with the Soul demonstrating Authenticity?

I hereby grant you the rights and responsibilities of being my leader.

This privilege may be revoked at any time.




Universal Human Quest

It is a basic human tendency to seek happiness

What does happiness mean to you? Money?

Material Things?

Important Job?

Social Status and Power?

Personal Peace and fulfillment?

What will you do to obtain it or hang on to it?

In the answers to these questions

lie the foundation of our character

that drives our behavior and ethics




What is Ethics?

Ethics is an embodiment of

WHO YOU ARE

The foundation for the choices you make

That result in the consequences that follow

“Who you are speaks so loud that

no one hears what you are saying”

- Anonymous -




What is Ethics?

It is the personal courage and conviction

to walk the talk

when faced with

challenging situations

Ethics and Integrity

are two-sides of the same coin;

One cannot exist in the absence of the other




Ethics & Integrity

Like LOVE and TRUST

INTEGRITY and ETHICS

mean nothing

until it becomes a part of

one’s BEING




What is Business Ethics?

“There is no such thing as

Business Ethics

One is ETHICAL or NOT”

- John C. Maxwell -


Government is the business of running a

tax base funded organization… for the people...



Legal .vs. Ethical

We are a nation of laws

We bind all agreements with a contract

We want behavior to be legal at the work place

The common belief is ‘if it is legal, it is acceptable

behavior’

Legal Grounds

Contract based

Has loopholes and open to

interpretation

Always looks for ways to work

around

Ethical Grounds

Code/Covenant based

Depends on moral compass

and integrity

Foundation for self

governance and doing the

right thing




Impediments to Ethical Leadership


It is easy to take the course of least resistance and do

what is convenient

Code of Silence

Falling into the trap of believing ‘winning is the goal

and hence do what one must to win’



Two Key Components of Ethical Leadership

Having a standard The will to follow

to follow the standard

“Ethics is about how we meet the challenge

of doing the right thing

when it will cost more than we want to pay”

- The Josephson Institute of Ethics -




What Hinders Ethical Leadership?

Professional and Social Pressures

Pursuit of Pleasure

Desire for Power

Pride and the need to be a winner at any cost

Conflicting Priorities

How you touch the lives of others is

the true measure of who you are;

Not what you make or the position you hold.




The Golden Rule for Authentic Leadership

How would I like to be treated in this situation?




Why the Golden Rule?

Henry, K. (2009). Leading with Your Soul: Comprehensive Ethical Leadership Model © for Sustainability, Strategic Finance.

Any of your actions ultimately impacts individual people – for better or worse

Easy to

understand

Acts as a compass when

one needs

Accepted by all

Creates a

win-win

philosophy




What is Ethical Leadership?


Discussion of Ethical Leadership Character Trait

(ELCT) Model



The Foundation for Sustainable Leadership

Organization: People in partnership for a shared purpose

Take care of your people

Your people will take care of the process

Properly executed process by a group of

socially conscious people will insure

economic viability & sustainability




Leadership Imperative to Earn Public Trust

Organization is a legal entity that derives it’s characteristics from

the people it employs

Employees at various levels of the organization drive the

mission, vision, strategy and tactics

How well the employees understand the strategic plan and their

individual/partnership role in executing the tactics is vital for

organizational success, waste reduction and fraud prevention

Think of the management as the driver behind the wheel of

an automobile and the departments/teams of employees as

the 4 wheels

What will happen if the 4-wheels do not move in the same

direction the driver intends to move?




Ethical Leadership:

Building Block of Self GovernanceSelf Governance takes courage

that comes with strength of character

From Employees to Organizational Image and Brand

Leading to Public Trust & Public Good

to Preserve Our Civil Society

Absence of Ethics, therefore, will place

RISK across the organization

acting as the ‘time-bomb’ ticking away

at its reputation & sustainability




Are you Leading with your Soul?




Questions?

Contact Information

Dr. Kasthuri Henry, PhD, CTP, Six Sigma Black Belt

KasHenry Inc.

224-595-7418

[email protected]


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