The avalanche of day-to-day responsibilities facing those in community colleges threatens to bury ethical intent. This book addresses the importance of ethical leadership and explores real-world applications so that community college leaders can develop the institutional savvy to be extraordinary ethical leaders. Written for community college faculty, staff, presidents, and trustees who are committed to being ethical leaders, this book is divided into two sections: The first provides brief theoretical foundations for ethical leadership and relates those foundations to daily practice; the second explores in-depth daily practice for ethical leaders. Contents include:
Virtue theory and leadership theory
Plato’s Republic and the ethical leader
Considerations of power, influence, and cultural norms
The role of the president
Why presidents and trustees should care about ethics
Professional ethical identity development
Ethical leadership: A faculty obligation
The interface of ethics and courage in the life of a chief academic officer
Threats to ethical leadership
Leading from the head and the heart
Transformational leadership and ethical dilemmas
Presidential support for civic engagement and leadership education
A guide to ethical decision-making by presidents and boards
The consequences of compromised ethical identity development
About the Author
David M. Hellmich and George R. Boggs are the authors of Ethical Leadership in the Community College: Bridging Theory and Daily Practice, published by Wiley.
