Leadership & EthicsLeadership & Ethics

Lesson XX

Core Values and Personal Ethics

Lesson 2 AgendaLesson 2 Agenda

Individual Core Values Navy and Marine Corps Core Values Aligning Systems of Values “Integrity” “Chance Second Chances”

Money in the Bank (Deposit vs.. Withdrawal)

Enabling ObjectivesEnabling Objectives

Discuss individual values and how they relate to the corporate core values.

Describe the core values and their component parts.

Individual ValuesIndividual Values

Ideals or principles held dear. Are constant Are concerned with virtue

Sources? Family, friends/peers, community, church, school,

scouts, teams, fellow professionals, etc. What do individual values do?

Set behavior Define you as an individual Set your priorities Set Command Precedence

Ethics (A Webster Approach)Ethics (A Webster Approach)

The discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral duty and obligation

A set (or a theory/system) of moral principles or values

Ethics (What They Mean to Us)Ethics (What They Mean to Us)

Translate values into action Are concerned with justice Set boundaries for your behavior Does Society Value Ethics? How?

Navy/Marine Corps Core Values Navy/Marine Corps Core Values

HonorCourageCommitment

HonorHonor

Honesty

Integrity

Responsibility

HonorHonor

Keen sense of ethical conduct Integrity: Firm adherence to a code of

espoused values Honesty: A fairness and straight

forwardness of conduct Responsibility: A sense of moral, legal,

mental and professional obligation

CourageCourage

Loyalty

Patriotism

Valor

CourageCourage

Mental, moral, or physical strength to resist opposition, danger, or hardship;

The moral strength to act with integrity and honor even in the face of opposition.

Loyalty: Faithfulness to a cause, ideal, custom, or government Why is loyalty important? Where is your final loyalty as an officer? What is patriotism? What is valor?

Governor Zell Miller on CourageGovernor Zell Miller on Courage

“Courage is Resistance of Fear, Mastering of Fear, not Absence of Fear” – Mark Twain

Mickey Mantle Prisoners of War – SERE training

CommitmentCommitment

Competence

Teamwork

Concern (respect) for people

Follow-through

CommitmentCommitment

Is… The state of being obligated or emotionally

compelled. What is competence?

Competence is having the capacity to function or develop in a particular way.

Includes technical as well as leadership capacities.

What is the Relationship Between Individual Values, Societal Values, Navy/Marine Corps Core Values, and Ethics?

What is the Relationship Between Individual Values, Societal Values, Navy/Marine Corps Core Values, and Ethics?

Aligning Systems of ValuesAligning Systems of Values

Know the Core Values Ensure your values are in alignment Demonstrate personal integrity Require ethical behavior/Teach it as necessary Hold people accountable for unethical

behavior Reduced Ethics = Reduced Readiness

“Integrity” -Admiral Arleigh Burke“Integrity” -Admiral Arleigh Burke

Definition Varies among individuals How and where to acquire Who’s responsible Integrity in the Corps What to do when you see it compromised Examples (MEU CO, Rules of Engagement)

“Chance Second Chances” -LT David Adams“Chance Second Chances” -LT David Adams

Institutional leadership Stockdale: “Zero Defect Mentality” Disastrous Consequences Underwriting honest mistakes Exchanging candor for political correctness Replacing Careerism with Commitment The importance of Institutional Leadership Looking in the Mirror

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