• Dr. Perumallapally Suresh

We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. Aristotle.            In the proposed study an attempt has been made to study the role of ethical integrity and leadership from an Indian perspective. It will also try to project the values of Indian administration and culture. A country is great by the character of its people, not by the number. Indias pride is the great philosophers and administrators she has produced. However, remember those who taught them that no material wealth is greater than moral virtue. The cultivation of moral and ethical values, both at personal and social levels is a must for a better country. Values provide a standard of reference and judgment for our thought, feeling and action and this has been the tradition in India for centuries. Ethical integrity is the foundation that supports our culture. In fact, our entire nation is built around the morals and rules framed traditionally in course of time. The development of a country lies in methods that we follow in administration as well as inspires the unity and diversity of the country. Most people would agree that leaders need ethics. There is disagreement on the kind of ethics leaders need but not about the fact that leadership requires ethics.  This paper argues around the above statement. Leaders need ethics, but do ethics necessarily call for leadership? How ethical is the concept of leadership really? In this paper we argue for ethics, rather than requiring leadership, Firstly we examine some concepts, questions and challenges of leadership ethics. Further the paper explores and advocates with examples a conception of ethical integrity and leadership. A true leadership stands for not power, dominance, social superiority, or anything suggestive of snobbery. Leadership is influence on people, not power over them.

1. Ethical Integrity, 2. Leadership, 3. Societal values, 4. Political values, 5. Secularism

"Ethical Integrity, Leadership And Administration - Past To Present A Historical Approach From Indian Perspective", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.1, Issue 1, page no.620-626, June-2014, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701496.pdf

"Ethical Integrity, Leadership And Administration - Past To Present A Historical Approach From Indian Perspective", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.1, Issue 1, page no. pp620-626, June-2014, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1701496.pdf