Vince Lombardi What do you think when you hear Ethical and Visionary Leader? I’ll tell you what I think, I think of the legendary football coach Vince Lombardi. Vince Lombardi once said, “You don’t do things right once in a while…you do them right all the time” (Vince Lombardi’s Quotes, 2018). Everyone has their own opinions on who an Ethical leader and Visionary leader is, to me a great leader is someone who builds trust, credibility, and respect for both you and the organization and guide you to success. I feel Lombardi is both a visionary and ethical leader. The reasons why I feel Lombardi is a visionary and ethical leader, are directly tied to his ability to motivate and lead his team during tough racial times. Lastly, I will discuss
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Some of the ethical leadership traits he possessed, were professionalism, self-control, humility, moral courage, and personal discipline (Lombardi, 2003). We all know Lombardi was a successful coach, won the first two Super Bowls, and led the worst team in the league to the best team, but what you don’t know is some of the ethical dilemmas and ethical traps, he dealt with as a coach during the 1960’s (BCEE, 2017a). During this time there was lots of racism in the country, and it was no different on the football field. He made it clear he would not fall for the ethical trap of ethical relativism or Worry over Image (BCEE, 2017a). He went against the society norm and told coaches and players they would be thrown off the team, if they displayed behaviors of racism (Maraniss, 1999). The public didn’t always agree with this kind of thinking, but he was never worried about his image, and was only concerned about making the best ethical and organizational decisions for his team. As a coach and role model, he insisted to his team and the public that there were no barriers on the team, and each player and coach were equal, both racially and socially (Maraniss, 1999). This behavior he displayed helped build a unified …show more content…
Some of the similar traits I share with Lombardi are, Integrity, competence, inspiring, and accountability. I would like to build on my ability to get the absolute most out of each Airman, as Lombardi did with his players. For example, in my section the NCO’s are failing to progress with their CCAF degrees. I have tried to motivate them in the past by giving them extra time to sign up for classes and complete the paperwork. After seeing the drive Lombardi has, I feel like I gave up to quickly and failed to give them a clear picture of the future, and provide them with something that is important to them in an effort to get them to jump start their profession growth in the right direction (BCEE, 2017c). In the future, I will build them a road map of what their career will look like with a degree and one without a degree. Increasing my ability to instill inspirational motivation to my followers will give them energy toward the mission, and give them a strong sense of purpose (BCEE,
Some of the ethical leadership traits he possessed, were professionalism, self-control, humility, moral courage, and personal discipline (Lombardi, 2003). We all know Lombardi was a successful coach, won the first two Super Bowls, and led the worst team in the league to the best team, but what you don’t know is some of the ethical dilemmas and ethical traps, he dealt with as a coach during the 1960’s (BCEE, 2017a). During this time there was lots of racism in the country, and it was no different on the football field. He made it clear he would not fall for the ethical trap of ethical relativism or Worry over Image (BCEE, 2017a). He went against the society norm and told coaches and players they would be thrown off the team, if they displayed behaviors of racism (Maraniss, 1999). The public didn’t always agree with this kind of thinking, but he was never worried about his image, and was only concerned about making the best ethical and organizational decisions for his team. As a coach and role model, he insisted to his team and the public that there were no barriers on the team, and each player and coach were equal, both racially and socially (Maraniss, 1999). This behavior he displayed helped build a unified …show more content…
Some of the similar traits I share with Lombardi are, Integrity, competence, inspiring, and accountability. I would like to build on my ability to get the absolute most out of each Airman, as Lombardi did with his players. For example, in my section the NCO’s are failing to progress with their CCAF degrees. I have tried to motivate them in the past by giving them extra time to sign up for classes and complete the paperwork. After seeing the drive Lombardi has, I feel like I gave up to quickly and failed to give them a clear picture of the future, and provide them with something that is important to them in an effort to get them to jump start their profession growth in the right direction (BCEE, 2017c). In the future, I will build them a road map of what their career will look like with a degree and one without a degree. Increasing my ability to instill inspirational motivation to my followers will give them energy toward the mission, and give them a strong sense of purpose (BCEE,