Ethical leadership and the 21st century workplace

Ethics in organisations now gets added focus due to the rampant violations of ethics seen in many quarters. Sometimes it becomes a moral catch-22 situation while comparing ethical and moral standpoints with financial gains. However, many organisations do stick to what they preach in and their business decisions are a reflection of their beliefs. This paper explores how a better workplace can be built (specifically based on the GPTW framework) by having robust ethical standards in organisations. This paper explores the point that ethical leadership (as it is naturally the leadership that takes crucial business decisions) can go a long way in establishing a ‘Great Place to Work’. To reinforce this opinion the paper explores various models that provide groundings to build a better workplace.