Leadership Ethics
The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics explores ethical issues in organizational leadership such as corporate governance, role-based ethics and tone at the top. We also address questions of personal ethical leadership.
“Voting for Ethics” is a non-partisan, how-to guide for U.S. voters. It will help you identify the hallmarks of an ethical candidate and make a more informed decision -- whether for your local school board or a national election.
A collection of articles sharing research and practical approaches to addressing the ethical challenges inherent in creating diverse, anti-racist, inclusive organizations. We help managers understand what they need to do to create the kind of culture built on values, void of toxicity, and viable for the diversity represented in today's workforce.
Culture Self-Assessment Practice recommends approaches to evaluating culture for ethics within companies and other types of organizations. The materials are primarily for members of an organization’s leadership team, including human resources and legal, but designed to engage a cross-section of leaders from various disciplines.
Leadership Ethics articles on corporate governance, ethical reasoning, diversity, mission and values, and culture.
Case studies on leadership ethics issues faced by organizations such as Apple, Starbucks, and Wells Fargo.
A mission statement serves as a standard for ethical decision-making to guide individuals and organizations.
Diversity and inclusion problems in Silicon Valley organizations are solvable if the issues are considered as ethical dilemmas. Find resources, articles, videos, and blog posts about diversity and inclusion here.
This teaching module for business ethics, leadership and management courses includes two videos, homework assignments, and class discussion, all designed to spark conversation about ethical issues associated with whistleblowers and corporate governance.
Technologies can change the medium by which people experience personal leadership, but they shouldn’t be allowed to erase the personal connections so important to the human race.
By prioritizing empathy, mutual respect, and ethical behavior, we can build virtual communities that reflect the best of humanity and honor everyone's dignity.
Empathy plays a crucial role in creating organizational cultures healthy enough to navigate in times of greater uncertainty. How should leaders respond to an onslaught of contextual changes in the face of such uncertainty?
Undecided voters need to decide. They have an obligation to become informed and an ethical duty to vote as part of the rights they receive as citizens.
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by NBC Bay Area.
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by the Milwaukee Independent.
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by Forbes.
Ann Skeet, senior director, leadership ethics, quoted by the Associated Press.
Leadership ethics explores the relationships between leaders and followers and provides tools for those in leadership roles to bring ethics forward in organizations. Ann Skeet, senior director of leadership ethics, has developed a leadership model that encourages users to think of their leadership as a practice. It shows how leadership happens on a continuum from the personal to the formal, building from a leader’s character and including actions the leader takes, with elements combining to render the impact the leader has.
Leadership ethics looks at the issues people face when they're in formal leadership roles. It can also be about personal leadership—people’s character and values and how they “show up” in life, which is central to the way they are able to have an impact as leaders.
A collection of articles addressing the compelling ethical issues that businesses and leaders are facing today.
As ethical issues in business and leadership are increasingly relevant to today’s climate this team of professionals from public, private, and nonprofit sectors collaborates with the Ethics Center to identify and prioritize complex issues.
