Leadership in Action: Thinking Straight: New Strategies Are Needed for Ethical Leadership
by Richard T. Marcy, William A. Gentry, Rob McKinnon
OTHER BIASES
Moreover, this bias is not the only problem that leaders potentially face when trying to make good judgments and ethical decisions. There are a host of other biases and general cognitive mistakes that can affect leaders' judgment and decision making in ethical contexts. Some biases, such as confirmation biases, can cause leaders to choose information that confirms or justifies their judgments or decisions. For example, leaders may look only at one side of an issue or one piece of data when making an ethical decision and not look for information that may disconfirm their point of view.
Self-promotion biases also often play a large part in making ethical mistakes. Rather than thinking about the concerns and needs of others, leaders ...
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