Today we bring back one of our favourite guests, Charles A. “Chad” Weinstein, to continue our series on an ethical leadership framework.

We’ll be discussing the fifth segment of the framework, “Service”. We’ll recap on the first four segments in a moment, but first, here is a little background on our guest today:

Weinstein is president of Ethical Leaders in Action, LLC., and author of Thinking Aloud: Reflections on Ethical Leadership. Ethical Leaders in Action (ELA) provides leadership development, education, and strategic consulting services to public safety, health care, and business organizations. Weinstein is a frequent presenter at conferences, seminars, and events.

He is community faculty member of the Metropolitan State University School of Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement. Weinstein also serves on Mixed Blood Theatre’s Board of Directors.

Weinstein’s formal education is in ethics, but his experience – and orientation – is as a business practitioner. He recognized early on that while most of business ethics is concerned with constraining bad behavior, its failures in that respect continue to make headlines. He believes that our ethical traditions are much broader, teaching and urging us to work and live in ways that are both meaningful and productive.

Ethical leadership is the critical factor. Weinstein’s work is primarily oriented toward helping leaders foster that broader sense of ethics and effectiveness in their work, in pursuit of ELA’s mission: Empower ethical leaders to achieve extraordinary results.

In this week’s show:

* A recap of the first four pillars of Charles’ ethical leadership framework

* Service in a nutshell

* How does Service fit in with all the other virtues in the ethical leadership framework?

* How does Justice correlate with Courage?

* Virtues tend to have moderate points between extremes. So what would the extreme of Service look like?

* Is the virtue of Service all about will or skill?

* What skills or abilities are involved in being of service?

* As leaders, how can we cultivate a culture of Service?

* What are the challenges to exhibiting the virtue of Service?

* A summary of Chad’s ethical leadership framework

* How to find more information on Chad and his framework

Links:

* www.ethinact.com

A recap of the first four pillars of Charles’ ethical leadership framework

Today we’re covering one quality or virtue that makes us more effective as ethical leaders: Service. This virtue works as part of a framework of five qualities:

* Courage

* Competence

* Creativity

* Clarity

* Service

By building these qualities in ourselves like muscles, we can become more effective at bringing out the best in others.

If we are Courageous as leaders, we know we are willing to do what it takes even when leading is scary or difficult.

If we are Creative, we’re committed to making things better when that is the right thing to do.

If we are Clear, we have a vision and direction, we use data effectively and we are understanding the challenges put in front of us.

Service is the commitment and ability to do something for someone other than ourselves. It is one of the qualities that we cultivate to become more effective as ethical leaders over time.

Service in a nutshell

Service can be broken down into components.

* The quality of altruism: Is it important to you to give to others and make the world a better place?

* The capacity for empathy: It’s important to be able to put yourself in other people’s shoes and understand their perspectives.

* The quality of justice: People that are committed to Service are also committed in part to making sure that people’s rights are protected,