Developmental integrity

MANY developmental problems can be attributed to the failure of leadership and, in particular, to the absence of either “ethical leadership” or “integrity in leadership”.

There are three closely linked aspects of integrity, these include: The institutions of integrity, individual integrity and the integrity of institutions.

Institutions of integrity refer to the institutionalised norms and codes of behaviour (both formal and informal) that “bind” individual behaviour, and shape the context of individual integrity, including that of leaders.

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