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Article 1: The Philosopher Leader

Cunliffe, A. L. (2009). The Philosopher Leader: On Relationalism, Ethics and Reflexivity—A Critical Perspective to Teaching Leadership. Management Learning, 40(1) 87-101.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. How is philosophy related to leadership?
2. How are the philosophical themes of relationalism, ethics and reflexivity related to leadership?
3. How can a philosophical understanding cause leaders to lead differently than a traditional understanding?
    

Article 2: Emerging from Scandal

O'Connell, W. & Bligh, M. (2009). Emerging from Ethical Scandal: Can Corruption Really Have a Happy Ending? Leadership, 5(2), 213 – 235.

Questions that apply to this article:

1. How might leaders compromised by ethical scandals rebound and redeem themselves to followers?
2. What type of actions by organizations tend to create negative responses? What organizations have you seen act in these ways?
3. Describe several approaches leaders can take to make ethical decisions apparent to followers and community-members.