Rebecca Dixon

Abstract

Leadership is a skill learned in today’s business world as well as taught in

Universities. You can be a good manager, but may not be able to lead people and be a good

leader and not be able to manage. Many leaders face challenges of earning trust and

commitment of organizational members. Trustworthiness can help with the evaluation of a

person who has low self-worth. The interpersonal trustworthiness is an individual

assessment of the likelihood that another party can be trusted to honor duties inherent within a

perceived social contract existing between parties. Transformative leadership helps the

Obligation of leaders by demonstrating a commitment to the welfare of all stakeholders. Ethical

Stewardship can be corporate governance on the competitive markets

Leadership, Trustworthiness and Ethical Stewardship

The global market is competitive and dependent on employees creativity and

commitment. In the business world, the importance of understanding the relationship behavior

perceptions about leader’s trustworthiness, and the ethical duties implicit in the psychologioical

contract has become increasingly important. One leader has observed that in the business

market that the leaders must resist the powerful temptation of self-interest and must be

motivated by broaden values and principles based on a morally established duty. As a leader,

one must realize that your values are important to your success whether it is in your career goals

or your personal goals. The leadership is growing on both the trustworthiness and the

importance of ethical stewardship approach to leadership. One must be able to trust the leader in

following them. Leadership has a governance of trusting leaders with the ability on governing

the relationship with the followers. Scholars have recognized that ethical leadership balances

both instrumental and goal related priorities. Leaders who view their role as covenantal...