1) Think about the three elements of an ethical organizational culture outlined in the article, "Developing and Sustaining an Ethical Culture" by Mark Schwartz. In the first paragraph of your post articulate your understanding of how the three elements are interrelated, and address the following: Do you think all three elements are equally important? If not, which do you believe is the most important and why?

2) Ethical leadership is one of the key elements of an organization's ethical culture. The article, "Moral Person and Moral Manager" by Trevino, Hartman and Brown goes into depth about the qualities and actions an ethical leader must display. In the second paragraph of your post think about an organization you work for now or have in the recent past and address the following:

2a) Did it have an ethical or unethical culture?;

2b)) Which category of the Moral Person/Moral Manager framework does the leader of the organization display;

2c)) What impact does this category have on the overall ethical culture of the organization?

3)The Maak and Pless article, "Responsible Leadership in a Stakeholder Society - A Relational Perspective", is perhaps your most challenging for this week, as it is based on extensive research and transforms ethical leadership to another level of "responsible leadership", embedded in all the different stakeholder groups which organizational leaders now often interact with. Think through the various stakeholder groups and the various roles Maak and Pless identify and respond to 3 questions:

3a) Which stakeholder group or groups, in your experience, can be the most impactful on whether a leader acts responsibly?

3b) Which role or roles (visionary, steward, citizen, servant, coach, architect, change agent and storyteller) have you seen a CEO or boss of yours do well; give a specific example to illustrate; and

3c) Which of these roles to you feel confident playing and which do you think you need more developmental training?