Character Formation 2 (Leadership.

Decision-
Making, Management and Administration)

“”Most Important Key to Effective Leadership

Ms. Pearl Nogra-Fabia

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Most Important Key to Effective Leadership

After reading this chapter, you will be able to:

1. Understand and lecture the ethics in leadership.
2. Discuss correctly how to become an established ethical leader.
3, Enumerate the three major elements of ethical leadership
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Most Important Keys to Effective

Leadership
(Lamb, McKee, 2004)
1. Trust and Confidence
With trust comes confidence
. When leaders have gained trust,
their teams are confident that
they are with the right team and
headed in the right direction; the
atmosphere is positive and they
enjoy working towards a common
goal; they like what they do and
are focused on being the very
best.
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2. Effective Communication
- Helping employees understand
the overall business strategy of
the organization.
- Helping workers understand
how they help achieve the
organization goals.
- Sharing information with
workers on how the
organization is doing and its
own group of employees is
doing.
So leaders need to be
trustworthy and be able to
convey a vision of where the
organization needs to go.
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LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES
1. Know yourself and Seek Self-Improvement
To seek self-improvement means to continually reinforce your
attributes. This can be done self study, formal classes, reflection
and interaction with others.
In knowing self and seeking self-improvement, leaders
should:
a. Evaluate their selves by using the leadership traits and determine
their strengths and weaknesses.
b. They have to understand their “be,” “know,” and “do,” attributes.
c. They must work to improve their weaknesses and utilize their
strengths.
d. By knowing their selves, and their experience and knowledge of
group behavior, they can determine the best way to deal with any
given situation.
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1. Be Technically and Tactically Proficient

We can’t give that which we don’t
have. We can’t make the things we
don’t know right, Respect is the
leader’s reward showing competence.
Thus, leaders must:
A. Know their job and have a solid
familiarity with their subordinates’ task.
B. Demonstrate their ability to accomplish
the mission,
Tactical and technical skills can be
learned from –on the-job training,
seminar and self-directed learning
efforts, as mentioned above.
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3. Seek Responsibility and Take Responsibility for your

Actions.
Leaders must:
A. Look for ways to drive the organization to new heights.
B. Look aggressively for demanding tasks.
C. Must use initiative and sound judgment when attempting
to perform jobs which are not needed by grade.
D. Do not blame someone as they often prefer to do sooner
or later when things go wrong they will look at the
situation; take corrective measures and move on to the
next challenge.
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Seeking responsibilities also means that leaders:

A. Should be held responsible for their answers
B. Are responsible for the results of the acts of their subordinates.
Regardless of their subordinates’ actions, they are held
responsible for the decisions and their execution.
C. Must issue all directions in their own name.
D. Must stick to their beliefs and do what they believe to be right,
but accept justified and constructive criticisms.
E. Must not withdraw or demote for a failure that is the result of
their own mistake.
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4. Make Sounds and Timely Decision

This principle suggests that leaders must:
A. Use good problem solving, decision making, and planning tools.
B. Estimate a situation quickly, and make a sound decision based on the estimate,
Hesitation, or a reluctance to take decision leads subordinates to lose
confidence in their leadership skills. In effect. Loss of trust creates confusion
and reluctance within the organization.
C. Establish a rational and organized thinking process through the practice of
realistic situational estimates.
D. Plan for any incident reasonably foreseeable when time and circumstance
allow.
E. Seek their subordinates’ advice and suggestions wherever possible before
making the decision.
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F. Establish a rational and organized thinking process through the practice

of realistic situational estimates.
G. Plan for any incident reasonably foreseeable when time and
circumstance allow.
H. Seek their subordinates’ advice and suggestions wherever possible
before making the decision.
I. Announce decisions in time to allow the required plans to be made by
subordinates.
J. Encourage subordinates to actively predict and make plans.
K. Make sure their policies and plans are familiar with them.
L. Consider the effects of their actions on organization’s leader.
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4. Set the Example

A. Be a good role model for their employees.
A. Show their subordinates a desire to do the same things that
they expect them to do.
B. Be physically fit, well groomed and dressed appropriately.
C. Behave themselves so that their personal habits are not
open to criticism.
D. Exercise initiative in their subordinates and foster the spirit
of initiative.
E. Avoid showing favoritism to any subordinate.
F. Share risk and suffering with their subordinates to
demonstrate their ability to bear their share of hardship.
G. Develop the thought among their subordinates that they
are the best officer for their position.
H. Delegate authority and avoid over-supervision to create
leadership among its subordinates.
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6. Know Your People and Look Out for their Welfare

Leaders should:
1. Know human nature and the importance of caring genuinely for its
subordinates.
2. Know their subordinates and there responses To.
A. Put the interests of their subordinates before theirs.
B. Correct complaints and do way with discontent.
C. See the company or organization leaders and let them see him/her, so that
every subordinate know them and thinks they know them.
D. Be accommodating.
E. Get to know the subordinates under their control and understand them.
F. Let them see that they are ready to be completely prepared to perform any role
that they can assigned.
G. Be concern their selves with organization’s leaders’ living conditions.
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H. Help their workers get the appropriate help

from the persona; resources that are living.
I. Protect the well-being of their subordinates
by strong hygiene and sanitation supervision.
J. Determine what the mental disposition of the
subordinate is; maintain communication with
their thoughts.
K. Ensure bonuses are allocated equally and
equitably. Encourage customized development.
L. Provide ample time for leisure, and focus on
participation.
M. Share their subordinates’ struggles so that
they can understand their reactions better.
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7. Keep Your Subordinates Informed

To promote efficiency and morale, a leader should:
A. Inform the subordinates of all happenings in his
organization and give reason why things should be
done.
B. Explain whenever possible why they have to do the
activities and how they plan to do them.
C. Assure their self, through regular inspections, that
immediate subordinates pass on the information
necessary.
D. Create morale and esprit de corpse by publishing
knowledge about the unit’s achievements.
E. Keep their subordinates aware of exercising legislations
and regulations concerning their salaries, promotions,
rights and other tan confidential matters.
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8. Develop a Sense of Responsibility in Your Subordinates

A. Leader should help develop good character qualities that will assist them in
carrying out their professional duties.
B. Assigning tasks and delegating the authority to carry out tasks fosters mutual trusts
and respect between the leaders and subordinates.
C. Operate through the Chain of Command. Provide clear thought-providing
directions.
D. Provide regular opportunities for your subordinates to perform duties usually
performed by the next higher ranks.
E. Be quick to acknowledge the achievements of your subordinates when they show
initiative and creativity.
F. Avoid public criticism or condemnation. Give free advice and assistance when the
subordinates need it.
G. Assign the subordinates to roles according to demonstrated or potential capability.
H. Be prompt in helping subordinates, and Be fair.
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9. Ensure that Tasks are Understood, Sup[revised, and Accomplished

The secret to the obligation is communication. This ideas is in the
exercise of command necessary. Before you can expect the success of your
subordinates they must first know what is expected of them. You have to
convey the directions clearly; in a concise way. Speak at a level the colleagues
are sure to understand but not at a level the colleagues are sure to
understand but not at such low level that their intellect would be offended.
A. Before your subordinates begin a job, let them have the opportunity to ask
questions or seek paramount. You cannot know if the assigned task is being
done correctly without supervision, Subordinates view over supervision as
abuse, and effectively halt their initiative.
B. Let subordinates use their own strategies, and then test their progress
regularly.
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G. Ensure that an order is required before the order is issued. Use the chain of
command established. Give clear, concise, and constructive orders through
research and practice.
H. Encourage subordinates to ask questions about anything that they do not
understand in your instructions or directions.
I. Ask your subordinates if there is any questions or confusion about the
mission or task/s to be done.
J. Monitor the execution of your orders and ensure that your subordinates
have the resources necessary to carry out the tasks or assignment.
K. Vary the monitoring schedule and the points you emphasize during
inspections. Exercise care and supervisory thinking.
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10. Train as a Team Although a lot of so-called leaders call their organization
department, section, a team; they’re not teams. They are just a group of people
who do their job.
A. With perfection and teamwork as an aim , each walking hour subordinates
should be trained and developed, challenged and checked, corrected and
encouraged.
B. Subordinates are measured in appearance, bearing and attitude, self-
improvement and most importantly, performance.
C. There can be no reason for leaders failing to train their subordinates to the
highest state of physical condition and instructing them to be very the best in
the arms of profession.
D. Train with a reason and emphasize the core-element of teamwork.
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Cooperation is the secret to efficient

operations . Teamwork is important to the
entire order, from the smallest unit. As a
leader you have to ensure that your
subordinates work in synergy. Train, play,
and act like a team. Be sure every
subordinate knows his/her role and
responsibilities within the context of the
team.
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11. Employ Your Command in Accordance with Its . Capabilities

You’ll be able to employ the organization to its fullest ability by
creating a team spirit. Successful execution off a mission depends on
how well you know the strengths of your organization.
A. If the assigned role is one that the subordinates were not prepared to
do, it is very likely to result in failure. Failures lower the morale and self-
esteem of your organization.
B. Seek challenging tasks for your subordinates but be sure the team is
equipped for them and is able to complete the task successfully.
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D. Do not volunteer the team for activities that they are able to
complete. The organization will not only fail but your subordinates
will think you’re out for personal glory.
E. Keep yourself updated as to the operational effectiveness of the
team. Make sure subordinates are given duties that are fair.
F. In an emergency, do not hesitate to demand the utmost.
G. Analyze all assigned task. If the means available to you are
insufficient, notify the immediate supervisor and request the
appropriate support.
H. Assign duties to your subordinates equally.
I. Use your unit’s full capabilities before you ask for help.
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PR.3.1-1
“ESSAY ON THE MOST IMPORTANT KEY OF
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP”

Pen & Paper

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PR.3.1-1

Answer the following questions in essay form with minimum of 2 paragraphs. (hand
written)
1. What do you think will be the possible impact and outcomes of unethical conduct of a
leader?
2. Explain the discussions of the following principle . Use spate paper for your answer.
A. Know Yourself and reasons why values matters to a leader.
1. Make a brief Seek Self-Improvement
A. Be Technically and Tactically Proficient
B. Seek Responsibility and Take Responsibility for your Actions
C. Make Sound and Timed Decisions
D. Set the Example
E. Develop a Sense of Responsibility in Your Subordinates.
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PR.2.1-1

For Flexible Distance Learning:

• Screenshot of hand written answer on bondpaper and uploaded at Edmodo
Apps
For Modular Distance Learning:
• Handwritten bondpaper and submitted at AISAT Campus

• Five days after the discussion.

• OCTOBER 10, 2020
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