Includes bibliographical references and index. Johnson, C. E. (2018). Meeting the ethical challenges of leadership: Casting light or shadow (6th ed.). Thousand Oaks, California: SAGE.

Part I: The Shadow Side of Leadership -- Chapter 1: The Leader's Light or Shadow -- What's Ahead -- A Dramatic Difference/The Dark Side of Leadership -- The Leadership Shadows -- The Shadow of Power -- The Shadow of Privilege -- The Shadow of Mismanaged Information -- The Shadow of Inconsistency -- The Shadow of Misplaced and Broken Loyalties -- The Shadow of Irresponsibility -- Chapter 2: Stepping Out of the Shadow -- What's Ahead -- Shadow Casters -- Unhealthy Motivations: Internal Enemies or Monsters -- Personality Disorders -- Faulty Decision Making -- Failure of Moral Imagination -- Moral Disengagement -- Lack of Ethical Expertise -- Contextual Pressures -- Steeping Out of the Shadows -- Part II: Looking Inward -- What's Ahead -- Elements of Character -- Courage -- Temperance -- Wisdom and Prudence (Practical Wisdom) -- Justice -- Optimism -- Integrity -- Humility -- Compassion (Kindness, Generosity, Love) -- Forming a Moral Identity -- Character Building -- Finding Role Models -- Hearing Stories/Living Shared Stories -- Learning from Hardship -- Developing Habits -- Developing Personal Mission Statements -- Identifying Values -- Chapter 4: Combating Evil -- What's Ahead -- The Faces of Evil -- Evil as Dreadful Pleasure -- Evil as Exclusion -- Evil as Deception -- Evil as Bureaucracy -- Evil as a Choice -- Evil as Ordinary -- Facing Evil -- Making a Case for Forgiveness -- Breaking the Cycle of Evil -- The Forgiveness Process -- Seeking Forgiveness -- Spirituality and Leadership -- Part III: Ethical Standards and Strategies -- Chapter 5: General Ethical Perspectives -- What's Ahead -- Utilitarianism: Do the Greatest Good for the Greatest Number of People -- Applications and Cautions -- Kant's Categorical Imperative: Do What's Right No Matter the Cost -- Applications and Cautions -- Justice as Fairness: Guaranteeing Equal Rights and Opportunities Behind the Veil of Ignorance -- Applications and Cautions -- Pragmatism: Ethics as Inquiry -- Applications and Cautions -- Altruism: Love your Neighbor -- Applications and Cautions -- Chapter 6: Ethical Decision Making and Behavior -- What's Ahead -- Ethical Decision Making: A Dual Process Approach -- Components of Moral Action -- Component 1: Moral Sensitivity (Recognition) -- Component 2: Moral Judgment -- Component 3: Moral Focus (Motivation) -- Component 4: Moral Character -- Decision-Making Formats -- Kidder's Ethical Checkpoints -- Nash's 12 Questions -- The Lonergan/Baird Method -- The Foursquare Protocol -- Chapter 7: Exercising Ethical Influence -- What's Ahead -- Ethical Issues in Influence -- Compliance Gaining -- Communication of Expectations -- Argumentation -- Negotiation -- Resisting Influence -- Reciprocation (Give and Take) -- Commitment and Consistency -- Social Proof -- Liking -- Authority -- Scarcity -- Chapter 8: Normative Leadership Theories -- What's Ahead -- Transformational Leadership: Raising the Ethical Bar -- Applications and Cautions -- Servant Leadership: Put the Needs of Followers First -- Applications and Cautions -- Authentic Leadership: Know Yourself and to Your Own Self be True -- Applications and Cautions -- Aesthetic (Beautiful) Leadership -- Applications and Cautions -- Responsible Leadership: Promoting Global Good Through Ethical Relationships -- Applications and Cautions -- Taoism: Lead Nature's Way - Applications and Cautions -- Part IV: Shaping Ethical Contexts -- Chapter 9: Building an Ethical Small Group -- What's Ahead -- The Leader and the Small Group -- Fostering Individual Ethical Accountability -- Promoting Ethical Group Interaction -- Comprehensive, Critical Listening -- Defensive versus Supportive Communication -- Emotional Intelligence -- Productive Conflict -- Minority Opinion -- Avoiding Moral Pitfalls -- Groupthink -- False Agreement -- Escalation of Commitment -- Establishing Ethical Relationships with Other Groups -- Chapter 10: Creating an Ethical Organizational Cliamte -- What's Ahead -- The Leader as ethics Officer -- Ethical Climates -- Signs of Healthy Ethical Climates -- Recognition of Risk -- Zero Tolerance for Individual and Collective Destructive Behaviors -- Justice -- Integrity -- Trust -- Process Focus (Concern for Means and Ends) -- Structural Reinforcement -- Organizational Citizenship -- Climate-Building Tools -- Discovering Core Ideology -- Codes of Ethics -- Ethical Socialization Processes -- Ethics Training -- Chapter 11: Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership in a Global Society -- What's Ahead -- The Dark Side of Globalization -- The Global shadow of Power -- The Global Shadow of Privilege -- The Global Shadow of Mismanaged Information -- The Global Shadow of Inconsistency -- The Global Shadow of Misplaced and Broken Loyalties -- The Global Shadow of Irresponsibility -- Cultural Differences and Ethical Values -- Defining Culture -- Programmed Value Patterns -- Project GLOBE -- Moral Foundations -- Facing the Challenges -- Overcoming Attitudinal Obstacles -- Finding Common Moral Ground -- Making Ethical Choices in Culturally Diverse Settings -- Chapter 12: Ethical Crisis Leadership -- What's Ahead -- Crisis: An Overview -- The Three Stages of a Crisis -- Components of Ethical Crisis Management -- Assume Broad Responsibility -- Practice Transparency -- Demonstrate Care and Concern -- Engage the Head as Well as the Heart -- Improvise from a Strong Moral Foundation -- Build Resilience -- The Ethical Demands of Extreme Leadership