Ethical leadership involves influence that is central to the leadership process.This means ______.

A) the ethics of the leader are the ethics of followers
B) the process of leadership happens in a one-way environment
C) ethical organizations can maintain good outcomes with a few unethical leaders
D) leaders have enormous ethical responsibility for how they affect others

Ethical leadership recognizes that leaders have a significant influence on their followers and the organization as a whole. Due to this influence, leaders have a great deal of responsibility for the consequences of their actions and decisions. Ethical leaders must be mindful of their impact on others and make decisions that consider the needs and well-being of their followers and the organization as a whole. Additionally, ethical leadership is not limited to personal ethics but also extends to creating and enforcing ethical standards and encouraging ethical behavior in others.