Ethical Leadership in the Community College

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 Authors iii Foreword vii Preface x Foundations of Ethical Leadership Virtue Theory and Leadership Theory: Cross-Cultural Models for Administrators and Faculty, Richard B. Benner, Sr. 2 Plato's Republic and the Ethical Leader, Gordy Wax 16 Considerations of Power, Influence, and Cultural Norms for the Ethical Community College Leader, David M. Hellmich 23 Ethical Leadership: The Role of the President, Desna L. Wallin 33 Why Presidents and Trustees Should Care About Ethics, Gary W. Davis 46 Professional Ethical Identity Development and Community College Leadership, Sharon K. Anderson, Clifford P. Harbour, Timothy Gray Davies 61 Daily Practice of Ethical Leadership Ethical Leadership: A Faculty Obligation, Beth Richardson-Mitchell 78 The Interface of Ethics and Courage in the Life of a Chief Academic Officer, Linda Lucas 88 Threats to Ethical Leadership: The Hubris of Absolutism, the Politics of Affinity-Based Decision-Making, and the Development of Unethical Followers, David E. Hardy 103 Leading From the Head and the Heart, Susan K. Chappell 122 Transformational Leadership andEthical Dilemmas in Community Colleges, Sherry Stout-Stewart 131 Presidential Support for Civic Engagement and Leadership Education, Louis S. Albert 145 A Guide to Ethical Decision-Making by Presidents and Boards, Gary W. Davis 154 The Consequences of Compromised Ethical Identity Development in Community College Leadership, Clifford P. Harbour, Sharon K. Anderson, Timothy Gray Davies 166 Index 183