Student Resource
Johnson, Organizational Ethics, 5e
SAGE Publishing, 2022
Discussion Questions
Chapter 7: Leadership and Followership Ethics
1. How much do you look to your leaders when making ethical choices?
2. Why is it so hard for leaders to use power wisely and ethically?
7. Which type of self-centered leadership is most dangerous—selfish, narcissistic, or
Machiavellian?
8. Why are ethical leaders generally more effective as well?
9. What would you identify as the two most important characteristics of servant leaders?
10. Is it possible to be a servant leader in every situation? Are there any settings where you
couldn’t be a servant leader?
11. Is authenticity the key to all ethical leadership?
12. What have been trigger events in your life?
13. Do you think that followers are gaining power as leaders are losing power? Why or why not?
Student Resource
Johnson, Organizational Ethics, 5e
SAGE Publishing, 2022
20. What factors would you take into consideration before blowing the whistle on an
organization?