Ethical Decisions and Leadership

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to point out the ethical decisions that face leaders on a daily basis in the Army. The topic of this paper is the importance of the noncommissioned officer being the ethical standard bearer of the unit. Specifically, I will focus on the job as a leader and how ethics plays a very significant role in the development of young soldiers and future leaders in the Army. I will include how ethics plays an important role in counseling. The importance of ethics in the enforcement of unit policies and Army regulations, to include policy letters and published unit standards. This paper explains the ethical responsibility the leader has to train and mentor subordinates.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 16, 2006
Accession Number
AD1111664

Entities

People

  • Michael D. Fields
  • Mike Artis

Organizations

  • United States Army Sergeants Major Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Automatic
  • Behavior And Behavior Mechanisms
  • Behavioral Disciplines And Activities
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Continents
  • Counseling
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Environment
  • Feedback
  • Leadership
  • Noncommissioned Officers
  • Regulations
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.