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Executive Summaryenvironment in which those individuals work, we define the goal of ethical leadership asfostering an ethical environment and culture.What is an ethical environment and culture?A key leadership responsibility is to ensure that the organization makes it easyfor employees to “do the right thing.” Leaders must foster an environment and anorganizational culture that supports doing the right thing, doing it well, and doing it for theright reasons—i.e., reasons that are supported by ethical values.In an organization with a healthy ethical environment and culture, virtually everyone:• appreciates that ethics is• sees ethics as part of qualityimportant• recognizes and discusses• understands what is expected ofethical concernsthem• seeks consultation on ethics • feels empowered to behave ethicallycases when needed• works to resolve ethics issues • views organizational decisions ason a systems levelethicalPart III: The Ethical Leadership Compass—Four Points to RememberFinally, Part III describes specific behaviors leaders should use to foster an ethicalenvironment and culture.The Ethical Leadership CompassThe ethical leadership component ofIntegratedEthics calls on leaders tomake clear through their words andactions that ethics is a priority, tocommunicate clear expectations forethical practice, to practice ethicaldecision making, and to supporttheir facility’s ethics program. Thesefour “compass points” of ethicalleadership are supported by tools andeducational materials developed forIntegratedEthics.Tools for Ethical LeadershipThe IntegratedEthics initiativeemphasizes distance learning andthe National Center for Ethics inHealth Care has used print, video,and electronic media in designingtools—including this ethical leadershipprimer—to support ethical leadership.The Ethical Leadership CompassDemonstrate that ethics is a priorityTalk about ethicsProve that ethics matters to youEncourage discussion of ethical concernsCommunicate clear expectations for ethicalpracticeRecognize when expectations need to be clarifiedBe explicit, give examples, explain the underlyingvaluesAnticipate barriers to meeting your expectationsPractice ethical decision makingIdentify decisions that raise ethical concernsAddress ethical decisions systematicallyExplain your decisionsSupport your local ethics programKnow what your ethics program is and what it doesChampion the programSupport participation by othersA self-assessment tool to help leaders identify areas in which they are successfullymodeling behaviors that foster an ethical environment and culture and highlightiii
Executive Summaryopportunities for improvement and a bookmark to remind them of the four compass pointsare available on the Center’s website, vaww.ethics.va.gov/IntegratedEthics or www.ethics.va.gov/IntegratedEthics.iv
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