Ethical Leadership of New Generation Leaders

Abstract

This academic research aimed to investigate what characteristics of ethical leadership new generation leaders should possess. The study revealed that it is required for new generation leaders to possess ethical leadership, i.e., having visions, being proactive leaders, adopting paradigms to the organization to create changes, and being dynamic. Leaders need to possess important leadership characteristics for new generation leaders obtaining from both direct and indirect experiences. These characteristics are screened from working with other new generation leaders in public and private organizations both domestically and internationally based on the “3C principles” as follows: 1) consistency, 2) communication, and 3) calm. Ethical leadership adopted six stages of Kohlberg’s moral theories, that is, Stage 1: Obedience and Punishment Orientation, Stage 2: Individualism and Exchange, Stage 3: Interpersonal Accord and Conformity, Stage 4: Authority and Maintaining the Social Order, Stage 5: Social Contract and Individual Rights, and Stage 6: Universal Ethical Principles.