Question

In considering the three levels of moral development, what as a leader can you do to move a follower from pre-conventional, through conventional, to post conventional? Please make sure your response of minimum of 200 words.

Answer 1

As a leader to practice moral leadership, it is very much essential to connect with the follower, should listen to the concern, practice “stewardship” , offers equality and proper justice to each of the follower and remain “self-understanding”. In the “preconventional level”, it is required to follow rules to evade penance, should act based on own interest and should be obedient for own self. In this case, leader should show case “autocratic” leadership style to focus towards follower’s behavior and to make him or her to achieve task. In the “conventional level”, it is required to live to the expectation of others and perform his duties and should be obliged socially and uphold the required laws. In this stage a leader should showcase more encourage and offer guidance to the follower so that more focus towards “work group collaboration”. In the " post conventional level”, an individual should be aware of values and belief which helps in following the self defined principles related to justice and rights, should not have ethical dilemmas. In this level, a leader should showcase “servant leadership” to empower his or her followers and have full participation from follower for the common good. Hence, the role of a leader becomes very important in all the three stages by upholding the moral principles, focus towards the right acts, set examples for others, be vocal about ethical act, treat everyone equal and offer right set of justice and remain honest.