Open AccessBecoming: Shaping Leader Identity Through Ethical Behavior
Author(s) -
Yolonda T. Sanders
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
hca healthcare journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2690-3830
pISSN - 2689-0216
DOI - 10.36518/2689-0216.1208
Subject(s) - identity (music) , ethical leadership , facet (psychology) , element (criminal law) , perception , character (mathematics) , social psychology , sociology , psychology , public relations , engineering ethics , aesthetics , political science , law , engineering , personality , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , neuroscience , big five personality traits
Description Leadership is hard to define but easy to recognize and is found in every facet of life. Leaders themselves range from good to bad, the extremities of which are determined by their character, actions, perception of self, how they are perceived by others and their worldviews. An individual's values provide the basis for ethical decisions, which makes self-awareness a critical element in the development of one's leader identity. This article provides an overview of leader identity development and offers ways for leaders to apply ethics in their everyday lives.