Character Is Key To Ethical Healthcare Leadership

Abstract

Character, leadership and ethics are key to long-term success of healthcare organizations. Good character and strong ethics together assist leaders in making good decisions. Leaders who base their decisions on the Golden Rule (do unto others as you would have them do unto you) make ethical decisions. It is not essential that healthcare leaders adopt any one of the many different leadership theories and styles, but what is essential is that they assess their current character, ethics, and leadership skills and create a plan on how they will continue to grow and develop to the level they would like to be. Leaders that seek to develop good character and strong leadership through continued growth in knowledge and understanding along with a commitment to ethical practices will contribute to organizational success.