Leaders must always be aware of the power they hold and how easy it is to abuse that power. Abuse of power has tremendous ethical implications, has the potential to destroy lives and adversely affect organisations and society. Leaders must constantly self-reflect and self-correct when they find themselves abusing their power.
Outsourced morality
It is incumbent on each of us to constantly evaluate whether our moral compass is still pointing to our true north. We need to continually ask ourselves whether our actions are informed by our own beliefs that we carefully considered, before we concluded that they are fit to be used in our moral compass. How certain are we that we are not just believing what we are because those around us believe it? Or, that we are believing what we are because those who we have crowned with a halo believe it? Applying one’s own mind is paramount if we were to avoid the temptation of outsourcing our morality to others.