I’ve pondered on my own time on ambiguous inquiries,
such as what’s considered ethical vs. unethical, and what a leader would do in
particular ethical dilemma; yet I never fully sat down and took sufficient time
to reflect on it as the assignments in this course provided me with the opportunity to
do so. I’ve learned of various new approaches on how some leaders might handle
the same scenario. There are those who favor consequentialism, and those who
prefer utilitarianism. I’ve also come to realize that one can be both effective
and ethical, even though one must learn to be flexible with one’s values/ethics
based on circumstances, while being aware of the potential consequences when
one’s being ethically flexible.
The Dirty
Hands leadership style also influenced my leadership view, invoking a more open
mind within me. This realization
reminded me that although we want leaders to represent an unblemished idol with
an impeccable reputation, sometimes the leader must enact on necessary evils if
he believes that it ultimately leads to the most genuine and ethically responsible
path available. Although I may not find myself with an ethical dilemma to the
extent that some of the leaders that we studied faced, I certainly learned key
qualities that I will attempt to emulate as both an individual and a leader.
While we’ve all heard about the 7 C’s from time to time, the lessons from this
course gave them a significant role in leadership by showing how they interact
with each other in an interconnected manner, and most importantly, that when
combined together, it leads to change. As student leaders searching to create
some sort of change in our communities ( whether it be local or global), I
believe this course gave us all the vital tools we need to either facilitate or
catalyze that change.
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