Executive Coaching for Ethical Leaders: The Ethical Mind
Are you working in a company or law firm where executive coaches help ethical leaders develop their leadership capability? Does your company or law firm provide executive coaching and leadership development for high potentials and high performing and ethical leaders?
One of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself is “Do I have an ethical mind?” Emotionally intelligent and socially intelligent organizations provide executive coaching and leadership development for ethical leaders at all levels of the organization.
The Ethical Mind
Ethically minded individuals abstract crucial features of their roles at work and as citizens. They act consistently with these conceptualizations, striving for good work and ethical balance in micro to global environments.
Given a choice, most people would opt for life in an “ethical world,” in which everyone focused on doing “good work.” If everyone pledged to do the right thing, the world would surely be a better place. Four tools, while not sufficient for good work, are probably necessary:
1. A mission. Without a mission, you don’t know what you’re aiming to achieve. Try to develop a clear, actionable mission statement that embodies your values.
2. One or more good models. Similarly, without models, doing the ethical thing is much harder. Of course, models can be positive (“I want to be like him”) or negative (“That’s exactly what I don’t want to be”).
3. An individual version of the “mirror test.” Look into the mirror and ask yourself if you like what you see. Do you approve of what you’re doing at work? It’s easy to deceive yourself, so get confirmation from people you respect.
4. A professional version of the mirror test. Look into the mirror and see if your colleagues are living up to their professional obligations. If not, what can you do to improve the ethical fiber of your profession?
Doing good work is easiest if you have proper support, both at home and at work. Your peers’ ethical influence is especially important. Peers should include your coworkers and demographic cohort.
Our leaders must also remind us of what it means to be a good worker. Without reminders, it’s far too easy to suffer an ethical relapse. The ethical mind is always vigilant.
Working with a seasoned executive coach trained in emotional intelligence and incorporating leadership assessments such as the Bar-On EQ-i and CPI 260 can help company leaders learning how to develop a more ethical mind. You can become a leader who models emotional intelligence and social intelligence, and who inspires people to become fully engaged with the vision and mission of your company or law firm.
I am currently accepting new executive coaching and career coaching clients. I work with both individuals and organizations. Call 415-546-1252 or send an inquiry e-mail to mbrusman@workingresources.com
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