Base jumping, hang gliding and wind surfing may be a few activities that come to mind when thinking of ‘extreme sports,’ but what about leadership? Can leadership be an ‘extreme’ sport? Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, Cheryl Bachelder, believes so. On her personal website she posted a personal quote, “Leadership is an extreme sport requiring both courage and humility” (Bachelder, 2018). Cheryl Bachelder is a visionary and ethical leader who displayed ‘extreme leadership’ while leading Popeye’s from underperforming in 2007, to exceeding employee and stakeholder expectations in 2017. This paper will highlight Cheryl’s visionary and ethical leadership approach and how she has impacted my personal leadership …show more content…
Ethics is defined as basic concepts or principles of human conduct and the study of universal values (business.com, 2018). In her book, Dare to Serve: How to Drive Superior Results by Serving Others, Cheryl illustrated her ethical leadership skills by developing organizational values (Bachelder, 2015). Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education (BCEE) defines values as core beliefs regarding what is right and what is fair in terms of one’s actions and interactions with others (BCEE, 2017c, p. 4). Through a series of stakeholder meetings, Cheryl and her team developed six core principles that helped guide employees to achieve their collective purpose, “to inspire servant leaders to achieve superior results” (Bachelder, 2015). This helped align the organization to work together to achieve organizational goals.
Once the organizational values were established, Cheryl utilized critical thinking and reasoning elements that identified individual purpose, goals and objectives for each employee (BCEE, 2017a, p. 11). She instituted a process to further develop employees and managers by asking them to create ‘personal purpose’ statements, requiring managers to assist employees in connecting their individual purpose with the overall organizational goal (Bachelder,
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Our current commander instituted his personal leadership philosophy last summer and has an expectation for all leaders to champion his organizational vision and goals. I ensured everyone in my section had a solid understanding of his leadership philosophy, as well as the new organizational vision and goals. I also posted them in our office for quick reference and review the information during our weekly staff meetings. This helps to ensure we, as an office, are supporting the values of the
Individuals like Kathryn have spent many years learning and teaching others to become better, doing everything she can to train her players to win and be in their best shape. Leadership principals are ideas and methods that people can internalize to carryout meaning for every aspect in life. Woman have come a long way, from gaining woman’s rights, joining the workforce, becoming professionals, fighting in combat and now as head coach for the NFL. This paradigm shift is changing the way the world is; it is not only changing the way we do business but how we communicate with each other. Thanks to woman like Kathryn Smith, Becky Hammon, and all woman that are stepping up to the challenge and making woman
One of the used values for evaluating activities that may become an ethical issue is honesty. Chapter 3 (pg.63) “to be honest is to tell the truth to the best of your knowledge without hiding anything.” In chapter 3 (pg.63) Ferrell talks about integrity and honesty as two of the foundational values for identifying ethical issues. “In an organization, integrity means uncompromising faithfulness to a set or group of values.”
Disney World is referred to as “The Most Magical Place on Earth.” The park truly lives up to this taglines because it is the largest tourist destination in the world with around 40 million visitors a year (Cockerell, 2008, p.4). In Lee Cockerell’s book, “Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney”, Cockerell explains that, “It’s not the magic that makes it work; it’s the way we work that makes it magic (2008, p.1).” Within the pages of Cockerell’s book, he explains the secret for creating “magic” within any business, organization and our own lives is to create outstanding leadership. The kind of leadership that inspires employees to go above and beyond, delights customers and achieves superior business results.
Sinek highlights the dangers of focusing solely on short-term gains and profit maximization. Purpose-driven individuals and organizations, on the other hand, are guided by a broader vision and a sense of meaning. By aligning actions with purpose, individuals find joy and fulfillment in their work, leading to increased productivity, creativity, and overall well-being. Similarly, purpose-driven organizations build a loyal customer base and enjoy long-term success, even in times of uncertainty and
Code of Ethics The development of human needs and issues led to the establishment of the field of human services in the 1960s. An appreciation of people in all their diversity is a hallmark of human services, which assist their clients in the context of their communities and environments. Human service professionals and those who educate them promote and encourage the distinctive values and characteristics of human services. By doing so, professionals in human services uphold the ethics and integrity of their field, help clients and the community thrive, and advance their careers.
Core Values and Ethical Principles The six core values recognized by the NASW Code of Ethics are: service, social justice, dignity and worth of person, importance of human relationships, integrity, and competence (NASW, 2008). These values are defined and expanded upon, and are then listed as ethical principles. Several of these principles apply to this case.
If employees are not familiar with the company’s goals and what the company is expect from them they won’t be able to perform good. Successful organizational culture requires a team work. Johnson should establish the espoused values of the company. These are the stated values and norms that are preferred by the company (Kreitner, 2013, p.63). Johnson should set the basic assumption which values employees (Kreitner, 2013, p.65).
As one grows older one is taught morals and what one should or should not do based on religion, beliefs, culture and a few other contributions to ethics. Ethics is a great way to demonstrate how important values are based on one’s professionalism and the way one conducts themselves.
Over my twenty-year career, the core aspects of my leadership philosophy have been constant while other parts evolved with me, as I changed jobs and responsibilities and while I matured and gained new perspectives. Mahatma Gandhi said it best, “You have to be the change that you want to see in the world.” In keeping with the military’s practice of conducting after action reviews after military exercises, I hope my written leadership philosophy will become a contract to keep me in check and ensure I “walked the talk.”
Ethics modify how you act on a day to day basis. They are standards that should be followed, but are not always followed. An example of ethics not being used is Charlie Gordon and his operation in the short story "Flowers for Algernon". Charlie Gordon wasn't necessarily bright. He had an I.Q. of 68 and struggled with things such as reading, writing, and math.
Linda Bell’s was working as a full-time at RACC when an administrator asked her to be division chair her first instinct was no but after sometime and rethinking here career choices she took the position and never regretted the decision. In addition to being an Assistant Dean for the Business Department she is also an advocate for students and faculty. Mrs. Bell’s philosophy for leadership is “Servant first which means. It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve, to serve first.” Which it turns brings one aspire to lead.
(Amstrong, 2009). Purpose means, reasons behind what the people do and it should be meaningful for the organization. Giving challengers and resources and feedback to employees will increase their productivity continually. As per Pink engaging employees in the activities would give a greatest motivation (Pink, 2012). Murray (1999) has found through the research
Module 8: Leadership Model MGT 560: Leadership Development Colorado State University-Global Campus Professor: Tom Woodruff May 03, 2015 : Introduction The Case Study, The Food Terminal (A) has been considered to offer the Model adapted from Montgomery, Copley, and Associates (1996) as a solution for the issues arising out of the case study. A professional situation experienced by me has been considered too and the model employed while I was working as a Manager. Heart Mike mentioned that he was initially nervous while getting the responsibilities and was asked to meet the department managers, and that he could see the look of disappointment in their eyes. He had the heart to share that most of these managers
Ethics, in corporate America, are a necessity because they set guidelines for behavior regarding right and wrong (Kinicki & Williams, 2013). The purpose of these principles is to establish balance and to ensure that managers, employees, and directors are working together for the good of the company as a whole. For example, The utilitarian approach is the most practiced principle of ethics. It is influenced by what will benefit the most amount of people in the best way (Kinicki & Williams, 2013).
“Ethics”, in an organizational context, comprises a set of behavioral standards, expressed as norms, principles, procedural guides, or rules of behavior, defining what is appropriate (right) and inappropriate(wrong). Grounded in a system of values and moral principles, these behavioral