Abstract:The importance of an ethics-informed approach to healthcare leadership has been emphasized by the Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) on several fronts including the College's Code of Ethics. 1 As part of an update of its Code of Ethics, the CCHL, in partnership with Accreditation Canada, recently developed an ethical leadership self-assessment tool to strengthen healthcare leaders' ability to explore the ethical dimensions of decision-making (personal communication). The tool comes in response to an ide… Show more
“…Ethical values also influence good leadership and management, both by establishing criteria for decision‐making (Duthie et al . ) and by presenting the leader as an inspiring ethical example (Kane‐Urrabazo ). However, less attention has been paid to the concrete argumentation structures that leaders can use to generate motivation and engagement by appealing to ethical values.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Value‐based decision‐making is considered a tool to improve leadership (Duthie et al . ), occasionally defended by extreme optimism: ‘when values guide the process, deciding on a course of action is trouble‐free and effortless’ (Kuczmarski & Kuczmarski ). Given this positive relationship, it is not surprising that some politicians are increasingly using ethical rhetoric to motivate administrative changes (Schuh ), even though other people are growing suspicious of using ethical ideals to justify reforms that focus strongly on budget control (Waring & Bishop , Trippestad ).…”
Using ethical arguments can motivate and engage staff, but it may also escalate conflicts. Managers and leaders must be aware that, if the argument is flawed, appealing to higher ethical values is not always beneficial.
“…Ethical values also influence good leadership and management, both by establishing criteria for decision‐making (Duthie et al . ) and by presenting the leader as an inspiring ethical example (Kane‐Urrabazo ). However, less attention has been paid to the concrete argumentation structures that leaders can use to generate motivation and engagement by appealing to ethical values.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Value‐based decision‐making is considered a tool to improve leadership (Duthie et al . ), occasionally defended by extreme optimism: ‘when values guide the process, deciding on a course of action is trouble‐free and effortless’ (Kuczmarski & Kuczmarski ). Given this positive relationship, it is not surprising that some politicians are increasingly using ethical rhetoric to motivate administrative changes (Schuh ), even though other people are growing suspicious of using ethical ideals to justify reforms that focus strongly on budget control (Waring & Bishop , Trippestad ).…”
Using ethical arguments can motivate and engage staff, but it may also escalate conflicts. Managers and leaders must be aware that, if the argument is flawed, appealing to higher ethical values is not always beneficial.
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