How Do Leaders Make Ethical Decisions?

Leaders have to make ethical decisions based on the resources that they have available. If the leader is still uncomfortable with the decision they have made, the leader should ask their colleagues and use their collective knowledge and experience to make a more considered decision. (Swinton, 2007, p. 1) There are times when a leader must listen to their instincts to come up with a decision. Once the decision has been made the leader must stand behind that decision even if it isn’t the right one and accept responsibility for it being inadequate.
When making a decision a leader must take those choices seriously. The key to making effective decisions are thinking about choices of their ability to accomplish the most important goal. A leader has to have the ability to understand the difference between immediate and short-term goals and long-range goals. (Josephson, Making Ethical Decisions: The basic primer on using The Six Pillars of Character to make better decisions, and a better life, 2007, p. 16) …show more content…
He held the command for the D-Day invasion, which was codenamed “Operation Overlord.” Some of his allies had strong egos and that would disagree with his decisions. Eisenhower laid the cards on the table for his allies in order for them to see the bigger picture. He would argue with Winston Churchill but maintained a professional relationship without threatening the alliance between both nations. Eisenhower was always conscious of the personal cost involved, and was conscious of his responsibilities to all the soldiers. (Pettinger, Dwight Eisenhower Biography, 2012, p. 2) Eisenhower had to implement his moral and ethical duty in order to make the United States and Europe safe to live and get everyone through the war as best as possible with the information and resources he had presented to