In the public sector, ethical issues are very important in ensuring that the sector is run efficiently. It takes responsible administration to ensure that ethical issues are observed and ethics are fully entrenched into the organization’s culture. Therefore, public sectors should seek administrators who operate ethically. Such administrators will be responsible and role models to other employees and administrators. An ethically inspired administrator goes about their responsibilities while at the same time reflecting their leadership ethics.
An ethically responsible administrator will respect the attitudes and opinions of other people. In the public sector, there are many workers with different backgrounds and opinions. A good administrator will respect such people’s points of view and tolerate whatever the colleagues and juniors have to say. It is only through respecting opinions that the leaders can consider the different options in the public sector before making any decision. Such a leader has a high chance of succeeding in the public sector because they go about their responsibilities while considering what other people perceive.
Responsible administrators place the public sectors and the people’s concern before any personal desires and gains. Ethical leadership requires that administrators consider the effects of their decisions on the organizations they work for and the employees rather than their own personal gains. Administrators who make decisions based on their selfish gains are unethical and put the public sector at risk of corruption and exploitation of both the public and other employees.
The administrator is consistent in his or her treatment of the other employees regardless of ethnic, gender or social background. The administration should treat the employees equally and fairly in order to promote unity, transparent, trust and harmony in the public sector. The administrator should be responsible for creating a favorable working environment for all workers by consistently treating the employees fairly and justly to enhance discipline and work ethics.
In order to enhance to promote the good leadership and ethics in the public sector, the administrator should demonstrate his or her willingness to achieve the goals of the organization and the expectations of the public. This will help in creating the right attitude throughout the organization about the objectives of the organizations. The workers will look up to their administrator when performing their duties as a mentor and leader. Therefore, good administrators are good role models both ethically and in duty administration. This includes not participating in causing tension and relaying deceptive messages to workers which will disrupt unity amongst workers.
Ethically inspired administrators should be responsible for the people associated with the organization. The public sector has workers, clients and the community around. The leaders should administer their duties while putting into consideration the workers, community and clients of the organizations they work. Such responsibility includes promoting accountability, unity, fairness, justice, peace and work ethic within the organization and the community. It is through such responsible administrators that ethical issues in the public sector are respected and adhered to, hence a successful public sector.
Therefore, it is important that ethically responsible leaders are sought to take charge of the public sector. Such leaders who have strong characters like responsiveness, accountability, ethically vibrant, respectful, consistency, and awareness, humane and cultural sensitivity will ensure that ethics are deeply entrenched into the public sector and that all employees do what is right. It is imperative that responsible administration is an ethical aspect that should be fully entrenched into the public sector to ensure efficiency and success.
References
Strike, K. A. (2007). Ethical Leadership in Schools: Creating Community in an Environment of Accountability (illustrated ed.). New York: Corwin Press.
Werhane, P., & Painter-Morland, M. (2011). Leadership, Gender, and Organization (illustrated ed.). Munich: Springer.
