10 Trends Shaping the Future of Ethical Leadership

By Linda Fisher Thornton

We need to get leadership right because so much depends on it. Many global factors are driving changes in ethical leadership expectations, and in high-stakes times, how we handle ethical leadership development can make or break our success. This week I’ve created a graphic that brings the expectations and priorities into clearer focus.

Since publishing a previous graphic on this topic, I have noticed that it’s not enough to move from “one behavior” to “another behavior” or action. We need to get multiple levels of leadership right. We need to use “both-and” thinking to avoid getting stuck in one lane or another when both are important.

As you review these 10 Trends Shaping the Future of Ethical Leadership, identify one change you could make to your leadership right now to improve in one of the 10 areas described.

What ideas does this graphic raise for you? Where will you focus your ethical leadership development this year? What steps will you take to move ethical leadership forward in your organization?