1. What traits are associated with ethical leaders? In what ways do Lynne Dough tie and Tim Cook demonstrate these ethical leadership traits?
2. Kirkpatrick and Locke identify a list of personal traits as being common to successful leaders. Which of these leadership traits do you feel is exhibited by Lynne Dough tie? Discuss the characteristics of these traits and cite specific examples from the case to support your argument. Kirkpatrick and Locke identified eight personal traits as being common to successful leaders.
3. ‘The ethical leader accepts that they are either directly or indirectly responsible for everything that happens in the organisation’). In view of this statement do you believe the 10 year $89.6 million deal Tim Cook the Apple CEO accepted as part of an incentive to keep the company as a leader in its product area is ethical?
At the same time Apple suppliers such as Foxconn have workers working not only long hours but also with exposure to unsafe chemicals. If you were Tim Cook would you take action to ensure ethical operating regrading safe conditions and fair wages for Apple suppliers in the supply chain?
In your answer consider why you would or would not take action and what changes would you be negotiating for?
Ethical leaders are associated with the traits which promote ethical decision making and sustainable growth of every stakeholder. The key traits identified to be most common among ethical leaders are of personality to defy group think, ability to set a good example, selflessness, open door culture, ready to accept challenge
