Leadership and Ethics: What You Need to Know

The Vitality of Ethics in Information Sharing 

Sharing of information is crucial for leaders, and the moral that goes behind its dissemination is equally essential. But not only sharing information is critical; issues like sentiments, feelings, and opinion need some sought of criteria to ensure the receiver do not get it wrong. It is vital that before sharing any fundamental ideas or thoughts, leaders should warranty first that the evidence is from competent sources. Such is crucial to reduce cases of sharing misleading concepts that might lead to severe problems. Competence in leadership makes it easy to accept responsibility for being wrong. 

Additionally, leaders, when sharing some thoughts or ideas towards some aspects they need integrity. Fundamentally, it means that those in leadership should be ready to walk their talks. Actions of those who speak must be able to align with their words. Managers should also show care and concern, though it seems like a cliché, it is essential that the delivery of the information not crush the audience or the recipient just because they cannot do anything to you as a leader. Finally, the information provided must be dependable; in a sense that it provides aid in current and future situations (Smith et al ., 2011). 

Accepting Responsibility 

Taking and accepting responsibilities are two aspects that all leaders should possess. Mistakes occur, but what happens afterward is a determinant of whether the solutions are going to work or not. Every person in leadership positions requires some techniques to ensure they accept responsibility and are ready to move to the next step. First, it is imperative to focus on a solution rather than a challenge. If an individual only focuses on problems, it is impossible to move to the next step. Then, of course, the blame games must stop if a leader wants to take responsibility for their actions. 

Leaders then are advised to be keen on what they can influence. The process of finding solutions to specific issues starts with looking at the aspects that can be solved instantly while going up to those that are hard. Do not maul on the hard task while simple problems still crush you as leaders. Additionally, they are not ashamed of owning their problems. Of course, we are not perfect, and once in a while, issues may arise within organizations, but affirming them comprises the first step towards finding solutions (Hajli & Lin, 2016). 

Information Dissemination for Public Safety 

In the cases of disease breakout, especially those that have terrible effects on people’s lives, sharing, and dissemination of information is crucial. However, some media outlets and the government sometimes get the whole ordeal wrong. The information shared often has aspects of fabrication and can lead to scare and fear among the people. Packaging of such information, if done wrongly, can negatively affect the public and lead to widespread uncertainty among the citizens, thus leading them to make wrong judgments. 

However, sometimes information meant for public safety is appropriately delivered and thus achieves the intended action of maintaining order in cases of impending peril. For instance, the world in the current generation has seen the rise of terrorism, but the security agencies do a lot behind the scene to ensure the public is safe. Some information, if shared without proper censorship, might lead to more severe issues. Therefore, the government does an excellent job of sharing data only safe for the citizens. 

References 

Hajli, N., & Lin, X. (2016). Exploring the security of information sharing on social networking sites: The role of perceived control of information.  Journal of Business Ethics ,  133 (1), 111-123. 

Smith, H. J., Dinev, T., & Xu, H. (2011). Information privacy research: an interdisciplinary review.  MIS quarterly ,  35 (4), 989-1016.