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ICCCAThe Impact of Values on
Organizational Relationships, Civility
and Leadership
ICCCA Values, Ethics, Relationships and Civility
The Legal Relationship The Moral Relationship Values Affect Relationships Values and the Organization Chart Institutionalizing Values Values and Civility Values and Leadership
Legal or Moral
Legal The compact, charter, contract,
covenant, convention, and The warrant, the license The authority: duty to others
No Choice, Relationship is Governed
The Legal Boundaries Illinois Community College Act Board policy—contract with public
and employees Contract between the board and
the president Contract between board and
employee Union Contract
The Legal Relationship “To make appointments and fix
salaries of a chief administrative officer, who shall be the executive officer of the board….”
Community College Act 805/3-
26a
Legal Relationship The Contract between the board
and staff --Defines what board and staff
expect of each other --Defines compensation,
benefits and duties --Defines obligations board
and staff have to each other
The Legal Expectation
The Board governs
The Staff lead, administer, counsel and
teach
But There is More The Moral Relationship
Moral Conscience, character, constitution
and grace; Principles with a sense of right and
wrong; An Attitude, allegiance to morality; Good citizenship, civility; A Choice, Not Governed, self
control.
The Moral Relationship
The relationship between the Board and the CEO, and the CEO
and the administration, establishes the style, tone and culture for the
entire enterprise.
It is a choice, legal or legal and moral.
The Moral Relationship Key terms—ethics, morals and
values. Why ethics, morals and values in
an organization. Where do values fit in an
organization. Moving from individual values, to
group values, to organizational values.
The Moral Relationship Ethics—the study of standards of
right and wrong. Morals—having to do with right
and wrong conduct. Values—that which has intrinsic
worth, or a principle, standard, or quality which is worthwhile—moral values.
Moral ValuesKinds of Values
Quality Values? Work Values? Moral Values? Educational Values?
WHY MORAL VALUES Today’s Technology Leverages Our
Decisions and Actions Something Innocent Can Become a
Nightmare A Bad Moment Can Create Lasting
Difficulty
Current Financial Crisis
No Way, NOT POSSIBLE in 1970 in 1980 in 1990 in 1995
TECHNOLOGY NOT AVAILABLE
Current Financial Crisis
Technology in the Wrong Hands
Technology which: Few understand Few can see
Current Financial Crisis
1968: Fannie Mae, Freddy Chartered
1971: Richard Nixon Floats the USD
1972: CME--Currency Futures 1973: Black/Scholes Options
Model 1977: Community Reinvestment
Act 1981: Reagan/Thatcher Free
Market
Current Financial Crisis
1986: Big Bang--London Stock Market 1990: Fannie, Freddy Guarantee 1995: 400B Asset Backed Securities 1997: Credit Default Swap Created 1998: Long Term Capital Management 2001: CDS=A Few Billion 2007 CDS=61 Trillion Worldwide 2008: Freddy, Fannie, Lehman, AIG
Why Moral Values Moral values provide a framework and
structure by which one can evaluate decisions and choices before they are made.
Moral values provide a reference system which assists in predicting the consequences of our decisions and actions—effect on people and environment.
Why Moral Values Using moral values to analyze and
evaluate decisions and choices is an activity easily learned.
Deciding which moral values are important and appropriate is simply a matter of choice.
Moral Values Values guide behavior Values guide our treatment of
others Values guide our hope for others Values guide our service to
others
Values are the Quality of our Character
Moral Values Create Culture
The Individual The Group The Organization The Nation
The Moral RelationshipValues and the Organization
Values—overarching principles guiding behavior and process (how).
Vision—governing destination affecting direction (where and what), and the manner the direction is attained (how).
Mission and Purpose—reason for organization; Its primary purpose and reason for existence.
Goal—marker or achievement which carries out mission and purpose.
Objective—defined accomplishment which helps to achieve a goal.
Activity—actions and events which achieve objectives.
Moral Relationships--Why a Values Driven Organization Great need for moral awareness. Creating organizational energy. Creating a good place to work. Creating a culture of achievement
and accomplishment.
What Drives Civility
Ethics Values
What is Civility The concept of civility appears to
have three components, some say two components, but never just one.
Three: Community, Citizen, Conversation
Civil Observing accepted social
usages, not rude; civil ized, creating an advanced society of cultural and intellectual attainment, good taste .
( A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e C o l l e g e D i c t i o n a r y , 3 r d E d i t i o n ; a p a r a p h r a s e )
Community The home, the town, the tribe,
the state, the nation, the planet
Civilization
CitizenThe person, the people—their
individual and group ethos; “their disposition, character or fundamental values peculiar to the person, culture or movement.
Values
ConversationDiscourse, interaction, dialogue,
talk, debate, speech, speak, commune, chat, visit, confer.
Citizenship
References Reclaiming Civility in the Public Square—10
Rules that Work, Dahnke, Spath and Bowling. ISBN978-1-59594-150-3
Fostering Civility on Campus, Judy Rookstool, ISBN 978-0-87117-379-9
Encouraging Civility as a Community College Leader, Paul Elsner and George Boggs, Editors. ISBN 0-87117-362-X
Ten Rules that WorkDahnke and Spath with Bowling, 10-68
Know Yourself—you can’t step outside of yourself to understand another if you know not from where you stepped.
Listen with Your Strength—focused listening may give you a headache that is good for you.
Ten Rules that WorkDahnke and Spath with Bowling, 10-68
Respect: Differences are Enriching—Differences bring news we did not have; it is learning.
Listen with Your Mind—Your ears hear; your mind understands
Help Comes from the Most Unexpected Places—Your Adversary can be an Ally
Ten Rules that WorkDahnke and Spath with Bowling, 10-68
Relationship is Everything—Those who disagree can have sound relationships.
Listen with Your Heart—Ear, mind and heart together are never uncivil.
Trust, Trust, Trust—Trust is a foundation of faith which hurts no one, not even the betrayed.
Ten Rules that WorkDahnke and Spath with Bowling, 10-68
One is Powerful—A person of conviction, courage and calm is never ignored.
Numbers Count—Many persons of conviction, courage, and calm are never ignored.
What Now
College Values Easy to discuss Easy to decide Easy to define
COLLEGE VALUES STATEMENT
We are what values; what values are we?
Choose three moral values which you consider to be important.
Let us see what we have in common?
Is what is in common the making of a new ethics and values statement?
Civility Statement
In the Office In the Halls In the Classroom On the Grounds On the Streets In the Home CIVILITY IS EVERYWHERE
Civility Statement Civility is embedded in the values
statement. Write the civility statement. Make it a board policy. Publish it. Expect civility. Hold each other accountable.
Leadership Which inspires vision and benefits society is founded in and around a
MORAL CORE
Leadership
BECOMING A LEADER IS A
JOURNEY INWARD
LeadershipA LEADER WHO
APPRECIATES IS A LEADER WHO IS
APPRECIATED
Leadership AND
SELF-GRATIFICATION ARE
INCOMPATIBLE
LeadershipEVERYONEINVOLVED
LeadershipCREATES
ASECURE
ENVIRONMENT
LeadershipACTION BIASED
LEARNS FROM MISTAKES
MISSION GIVES AN ORGANIZATION PURPOSE
VALUES GIVE IT A HEART
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