Responsible Leadership in a Stakeholder Society- a Relational Perspective

We understand responsible lede as a social-relational and ethical phenomenon, which occurs in social processes of interaction. While the normal attractorship literature has for the most part focused on the family affinity between draws and following in the organization and defined followers as subordinates, we show in this article that attractership takes place in interaction with a multitude of followers as stakeholders inside and extracurricular the corporation.Using an ethical lens, we discuss drawing cardship responsibilities in a stakeholder fiat, thereby following Bass and Steidelmeiers suggestion to discuss leadinghip in the context of contemporary stakeholder theory (1999 200). Moreover, from a relational and stakeholder perspective we glide slope the questions What is responsible leadership? What makes a responsible leader? What qualities are infallible?Finally, we propose a so-called roles model of responsible leadership, which gives a gestalt to a responsibl e leader and describes the different roles he or she takes in leading stakeholders and business in society. Leading in a global and interconnect world clients and customers, employees, business partners, social and natural environment, shareholders Leadership and stakeholder theory Towards a theory of responsible leadership- What is the purpose of leadership in a stakeholder society Engage with others What is the function of the leader in the leaderfollower relationship? The results and success of leadership look on the constructions and co-ordinated actions of both leaders and stakeholders the results and success of leadership depend on the constructions and co-ordinated actions of both leaders and stakeholders What makes a responsible leader? amenable leadership is the art of building and sustaining good relationships to all relevant stakeholders What qualities do responsible leaders need?Ethical intelligence consists of three keystone components moral awareness, moral reflecti on and moral imagination. Modelling a (responsible) leaders roles The leader as steward The leader as citizen The leader as visionary The leader as servant The leader as coach The leader as architect The leader as teller and meaning enabler The leader as change agent Conclusion We argued that leadership is a social-relational and ethical phenomenon that occurs in interaction between a leader and a broader group of followers, inside and outside the organization.These followers are in fact a leaders stakeholders they are either change by a leaders action or go a stake in the leadership project. Often, they have an equal status. In this article, we therefore contended that in a global and networked stakeholder environment the concept of the leader as the great man at the top of the pyramid, as the primary(prenominal) creator of economic and social reality with followers as subordinates who are dedicated to do the leaders wishes, is no longer valid. Instead, leaders are understood as equal human beings who earn a license to lead from their followers.