Transcript Harry LaRosiliere Presentation
Slide 1
Leadership & Ethics
The Perfect Couple
Slide 2
Leadership & Ethics
Define
Examine
Apply
Slide 3
Leadership & Ethics
Webster’s definition-Leader: a guiding or
directing head, as of an army or political
group
My definition-Leadership is the actions that
one take to manifest their ethics and values.
At times it is active and other time it is
passive. Either way, we are called to be
leaders virtually everyday of our existence.
Slide 4
Leadership & Ethics
There are typical roles we serve.
Personally I am a Child of God, Father,
Husband, Son, and Brother.
Professionally I am a Financial Advisor, one
who facilitates my client to be good
stewards of their wealth.
Publicly I am a City Councilman and a
community servant.
Slide 5
Leadership & Ethics
Webster’s definition-Ethics-rules of
conducts followed by an individual.
My definition-Ethics are the rules a person
sets internally as non negotiable items.
They may have been form externally by
parent, friends or environment. Ultimately
every person decides where they draw the
line.
Slide 6
Leadership & Ethics
Values are the things that matters most to
us. Our ethics typically are aligned to serve
our values. The Leadership decisions are
the means to the end.
Rationalization occurs when we violate our
ethics (non negotiable item).
Slide 7
Why Discuss
Formal ethics program are positively related
to ethics outcomes such as reports of
misconduct
These programs are more strongly related
when organizations are in transition.
Slide 8
The Need
A.
B.
C.
D.
_____ think that society’s standards for
acceptable and unacceptable behavior
have become lower in recent years
8%
52 %
78 %
66 %
Slide 9
The Need
A.
B.
C.
D.
On the whole , ____ people in this
country are satisfied with the level of
honesty and standards of behavior
5%
17 %
42 %
21 %
Slide 10
The Need
A.
B.
C.
D.
_____% of employees feel pressure to
compromise their organizations’ ethics
standards
50 %
38 %
12.5 %
18 %
Slide 11
The Need
Over_____% of employees who feel
pressure to compromise organizations ethic
standards say pressures are from supervisors
and top management.
A
65 %
B
50 %
C
30 %
D 80 %
Slide 12
The Need
Nurse
79 %
Grade School Teachers73 %
Pharmacist
72 %
Military officers
72 %
Doctors
67 %
Clergy
56 %
Judges
53 %
Slide 13
The Need
Day care providers
Bankers
Auto Mechanics
Local officeholders
TV reporters
Newspaper reporters
Business Executives
49 %
36 %
26 %
26 %
23 %
21 %
20 %
Slide 14
The Need
Congressmen
Lawyers
Advertising practitioners
Car Salesmen
20 %
18 %
10 %
9%
Slide 15
The Need
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
One of three EE’s observe misconduct at
work
Five types
Lying
Non disclosure
Intimidating behavior
Misreporting of hour worked
Discrimination
Slide 16
Who is Responsible
40% of EE’s do not report misconduct they
observe
They fear retaliation
Those who report, generally are dissatisfied
with their organizations’ response
Senior and middle managers’ perception on
company's ethics generally more positive
than lower level EE’s
Slide 17
Who is Responsible
The Government
Senior Management
You
Me
Slide 18
Who is Responsible
When it comes to moral values, do you
think the Republican Party is trying to use
the Government to interfere with the
private lives of most Americans
Is-55% Is Not-40% Unsure-5%
Slide 19
Who is Responsible
When it comes to moral values, do you
think the Democratic Party is trying to use
the Government to interfere with the
private lives of most Americans
Is-40% Is Not-53% Unsure-7%
Slide 20
Who is Responsible
When it comes to social and moral issues
facing the country, do you think that the
federal government should generally be
more or less active?
More-35% Less-54% Unsure-11%
Slide 21
Leadership Style
Authoritarian Style (autocratic)
Participative Style (democratic)
Delegative Style (free reign)
Slide 22
Leadership & Ethics
Cowboy Ethics is a book that describes the
code of the West and applies it Wall Street.
That code really applies to ANY of the
roles we serve in life.
Rules vs. Principles
Personal-Professional-Public
Slide 23
1. Live Each Day With Courage
Being brave in the midst of a known or
unknown
Cowboys encountered dangers and perils
daily as part of their job descriptions.
Individual coward ness was not tolerated, it
could endanger the whole group.
Personal-Saying no to stealing in the 7th
Grade
Slide 24
2. Take Pride In Your Work
What you do at work represent who you are.
Cutting corners is a violating a non
negotiable.
Cowboy’s pride was in completion of the
job, no matter how humbling the tasks.
Professional-Ira during the office move.
Slide 25
“Harry-ism”
“Pride and courage in
what you do does not
build character…it
reveals it”
Slide 26
3. Always Finish What You Start
When you commit to a task, your word is
on the line. The respect you gain from
your peers or family members sometimes is
bases on completion of the task.
Cowboys had a saying “When you’re riding
through hell…keep riding”
Professional-Johnson Example Pro Bono
work
Slide 27
4. Do What Has To Be Done
“Do the right Thing”
Code of the West demanded a cowboy, as a
matter of honor, to do the right thing even
when odds were against him.
Personal-7th Grade Report
Evacuee’s from LA.
Slide 28
5. Be Tough but Fair
The Golden Rule…“How would I want to
be treated”
The notion of fair play created social order
among cowboys
Personal-Daughters-Referee
Slide 29
6. When You Make A Promise,
Keep It
A man is as only as good as his word
When it came to keeping his word, a
cowboy’s allegiance to principle was
absolute.
(story pg. 48)
Personal-Children
Professional-Clients
Public-Oath
Slide 30
Harlem-ism
“Wordiz Bon”
(Word is Bond)
“Ride-aDa”
(Ride or Die)
Slide 31
7. Ride For the Brand
Cowboys were extremely loyal to the outfit
they worked for, they would defend it to the
death
Give your allegiances and respect where
they are deserved and returned
Personal -Daddy Brand
Professional-Kravitz Group
Slide 32
8. Talk Less And Say More
Cowboy saying “The bigger the mouth the
better it looks shut”
Get off the soap box
City Council ex.-Phil Dyer
Slide 33
9. Remember That Some Things
Aren’t For Sale
To the cowboy, the best things in life aren’t
“thing”
Non Negotiable
My vote, my conscience, my word, my
integrity
Slide 34
10. Know Where to Draw The
Line
The code of the west say-There’s right and
there’s wrong and nothing in between.
Non negotiable
Professional-end of the month trade
Slide 35
Leadership & Ethics
In the final analyses, we make leadership
decision everyday
Clearly define the non negotiable
Be an active participate in the daily affair at
Home, Work & Community
Slide 36
Leadership & Ethics
Credits
www.PollingReport.com
www.ethics.org
Cowboy Ethics by James P. Owen
Leadership & Ethics
The Perfect Couple
Slide 2
Leadership & Ethics
Define
Examine
Apply
Slide 3
Leadership & Ethics
Webster’s definition-Leader: a guiding or
directing head, as of an army or political
group
My definition-Leadership is the actions that
one take to manifest their ethics and values.
At times it is active and other time it is
passive. Either way, we are called to be
leaders virtually everyday of our existence.
Slide 4
Leadership & Ethics
There are typical roles we serve.
Personally I am a Child of God, Father,
Husband, Son, and Brother.
Professionally I am a Financial Advisor, one
who facilitates my client to be good
stewards of their wealth.
Publicly I am a City Councilman and a
community servant.
Slide 5
Leadership & Ethics
Webster’s definition-Ethics-rules of
conducts followed by an individual.
My definition-Ethics are the rules a person
sets internally as non negotiable items.
They may have been form externally by
parent, friends or environment. Ultimately
every person decides where they draw the
line.
Slide 6
Leadership & Ethics
Values are the things that matters most to
us. Our ethics typically are aligned to serve
our values. The Leadership decisions are
the means to the end.
Rationalization occurs when we violate our
ethics (non negotiable item).
Slide 7
Why Discuss
Formal ethics program are positively related
to ethics outcomes such as reports of
misconduct
These programs are more strongly related
when organizations are in transition.
Slide 8
The Need
A.
B.
C.
D.
_____ think that society’s standards for
acceptable and unacceptable behavior
have become lower in recent years
8%
52 %
78 %
66 %
Slide 9
The Need
A.
B.
C.
D.
On the whole , ____ people in this
country are satisfied with the level of
honesty and standards of behavior
5%
17 %
42 %
21 %
Slide 10
The Need
A.
B.
C.
D.
_____% of employees feel pressure to
compromise their organizations’ ethics
standards
50 %
38 %
12.5 %
18 %
Slide 11
The Need
Over_____% of employees who feel
pressure to compromise organizations ethic
standards say pressures are from supervisors
and top management.
A
65 %
B
50 %
C
30 %
D 80 %
Slide 12
The Need
Nurse
79 %
Grade School Teachers73 %
Pharmacist
72 %
Military officers
72 %
Doctors
67 %
Clergy
56 %
Judges
53 %
Slide 13
The Need
Day care providers
Bankers
Auto Mechanics
Local officeholders
TV reporters
Newspaper reporters
Business Executives
49 %
36 %
26 %
26 %
23 %
21 %
20 %
Slide 14
The Need
Congressmen
Lawyers
Advertising practitioners
Car Salesmen
20 %
18 %
10 %
9%
Slide 15
The Need
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
One of three EE’s observe misconduct at
work
Five types
Lying
Non disclosure
Intimidating behavior
Misreporting of hour worked
Discrimination
Slide 16
Who is Responsible
40% of EE’s do not report misconduct they
observe
They fear retaliation
Those who report, generally are dissatisfied
with their organizations’ response
Senior and middle managers’ perception on
company's ethics generally more positive
than lower level EE’s
Slide 17
Who is Responsible
The Government
Senior Management
You
Me
Slide 18
Who is Responsible
When it comes to moral values, do you
think the Republican Party is trying to use
the Government to interfere with the
private lives of most Americans
Is-55% Is Not-40% Unsure-5%
Slide 19
Who is Responsible
When it comes to moral values, do you
think the Democratic Party is trying to use
the Government to interfere with the
private lives of most Americans
Is-40% Is Not-53% Unsure-7%
Slide 20
Who is Responsible
When it comes to social and moral issues
facing the country, do you think that the
federal government should generally be
more or less active?
More-35% Less-54% Unsure-11%
Slide 21
Leadership Style
Authoritarian Style (autocratic)
Participative Style (democratic)
Delegative Style (free reign)
Slide 22
Leadership & Ethics
Cowboy Ethics is a book that describes the
code of the West and applies it Wall Street.
That code really applies to ANY of the
roles we serve in life.
Rules vs. Principles
Personal-Professional-Public
Slide 23
1. Live Each Day With Courage
Being brave in the midst of a known or
unknown
Cowboys encountered dangers and perils
daily as part of their job descriptions.
Individual coward ness was not tolerated, it
could endanger the whole group.
Personal-Saying no to stealing in the 7th
Grade
Slide 24
2. Take Pride In Your Work
What you do at work represent who you are.
Cutting corners is a violating a non
negotiable.
Cowboy’s pride was in completion of the
job, no matter how humbling the tasks.
Professional-Ira during the office move.
Slide 25
“Harry-ism”
“Pride and courage in
what you do does not
build character…it
reveals it”
Slide 26
3. Always Finish What You Start
When you commit to a task, your word is
on the line. The respect you gain from
your peers or family members sometimes is
bases on completion of the task.
Cowboys had a saying “When you’re riding
through hell…keep riding”
Professional-Johnson Example Pro Bono
work
Slide 27
4. Do What Has To Be Done
“Do the right Thing”
Code of the West demanded a cowboy, as a
matter of honor, to do the right thing even
when odds were against him.
Personal-7th Grade Report
Evacuee’s from LA.
Slide 28
5. Be Tough but Fair
The Golden Rule…“How would I want to
be treated”
The notion of fair play created social order
among cowboys
Personal-Daughters-Referee
Slide 29
6. When You Make A Promise,
Keep It
A man is as only as good as his word
When it came to keeping his word, a
cowboy’s allegiance to principle was
absolute.
(story pg. 48)
Personal-Children
Professional-Clients
Public-Oath
Slide 30
Harlem-ism
“Wordiz Bon”
(Word is Bond)
“Ride-aDa”
(Ride or Die)
Slide 31
7. Ride For the Brand
Cowboys were extremely loyal to the outfit
they worked for, they would defend it to the
death
Give your allegiances and respect where
they are deserved and returned
Personal -Daddy Brand
Professional-Kravitz Group
Slide 32
8. Talk Less And Say More
Cowboy saying “The bigger the mouth the
better it looks shut”
Get off the soap box
City Council ex.-Phil Dyer
Slide 33
9. Remember That Some Things
Aren’t For Sale
To the cowboy, the best things in life aren’t
“thing”
Non Negotiable
My vote, my conscience, my word, my
integrity
Slide 34
10. Know Where to Draw The
Line
The code of the west say-There’s right and
there’s wrong and nothing in between.
Non negotiable
Professional-end of the month trade
Slide 35
Leadership & Ethics
In the final analyses, we make leadership
decision everyday
Clearly define the non negotiable
Be an active participate in the daily affair at
Home, Work & Community
Slide 36
Leadership & Ethics
Credits
www.PollingReport.com
www.ethics.org
Cowboy Ethics by James P. Owen