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Chapter Five Exercise:

Practicing Your Values and Principles
In this exercise, you have the opportunity to set forth the values, leadership principles,
and ethical boundaries that will guide your leadership as an authentic leader. The intent
of this exercise is to be explicit about the values that are important to you, the principles
you will use in leading, and the ethical boundaries that you will adhere to, even under
great pressure.
Values
1. List the values that are important to your life and your leadership. After you
have done so, go back and rank them in order of their importance to you.














Which of your values are inviolate?






Which ones are desirable but not mandatory?






Do some of your values depend upon the situation that you are facing?



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Honesty, integrity and respect are the values of the utmost importance to me in both my life and in
leadership. would say that respect would be most important to me becasue you can gain other
peoples respect wich in turn will give you their honesty. As honesty is my second rank and thats
because when people know you are an honest person they will see your integrity and that is why it
is important to respect everyone over any and all values.
My integrity would be the value that is most inviolate. would never put my integrity or the integrity
of others in uestion due to an issue that has arrisen. The integrity of a person is somthing that can
easily be taken away from a person if he or she is falsly accused so we must all be aware of our
issues at hand an not desecrate integrity.
m of the firm believer that all Values are mandatory. f one lives by them then one should stand by
them and not lose them in the process.
o, m a stern person when it comes to any issue and will uphold my values to every and all
e tents.
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2. Recall a personal situation in which your values conflicted with each other.






How did you resolve this conflict?







How pleased were you with the outcome?





3. Recall a situation in which your values were tested under pressure.






To what extent did you deviate from your values under that pressure?







What resources did you call upon under this pressure?







What would you do differently if you had it do all over again?
The only time can recall my values conflicting was at a boardmeeting of a group of local people
who had self interest in a pro ect and them wanting to know certain information from me pertaining
to a competitive pro ect. in the process had to lie and say did not know a whole lot about the
pro ect but knew that if told them it would put there pro ect at an advantage.
Well, was please to walk out of the meeting but not pleased knowing that their are people who
work like that in the world.
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can not say that my values have ever been tested under a moment of pressure. With respect ,
honesty and integrity you ust have to be a very truthful person and thats what try to be of
the time. Let me tell you as a politician its a challenging task
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advised them that would get the information nessesary to address their concerns and left the
meeting.
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Principles and Boundaries
1. List the leadership principles you use (or want to use) in leading others. Then
go back and rank-order them depending on which are most important to you.















2. List the ethical boundaries that you will not cross. Then rank-order them in
terms of their importance to you.















Ranked in Order
ever Steal
Dont ever Lie
ever Cheat

Ranked in Order
live by integrity
Know your goals
Be a Team Player
Foster Relationships
Listen
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3. Recall a situation in which you deviated from your True North and your values
in order to achieve your goals.











How will you handle this situation if you face it in the future?













How can you sense the slippery slope of minor deviations leading to major ones
later on?













When you find yourself being pulled away from your True North, how do you get
back on track?

dont beleive that have ever deviated from my True orth and values in order to achieve my
goals.
f this were to happen to me, would need to sit back and evaluate what happened and how
was derailed of track. a moment or reflection and solitude would assist me to understand that in a
more effective manner.
Being that "the slippery slope" would create a domino effect in the future it is important to sense
that in the early stages. Like i on and Clinton who both had issues in there political and private
lives. They should have sensed that all that starts bad will end bad and that should be an indication
to prepare to a disater. The moment that you have to start second guessing yourself one can begin
to sense the slippery slope and prepare for a ma or fall.
always find my way back through faith. n the world of politics one can be considered to be alone
at times. So it is always best to have your God at your side to guide you and help you reflect on
your true north and purpose in life.