Logic and Informal Fallacies in Argument - Essay Example

Leadership Argument Leadership Argument The assertion that successful leaders even lead in an ethical manner is not completely true.This is because success of a leader is defined in different manners. Some leaders are recognized successful because they help the organization in earning higher profits and for that purpose they may even indulge in unethical practices. On the other hand a successful leader may even be one who has been able to create a socially responsible image of the organization for which he is working.

A leader can only create a socially responsible image of his/her organization if he indulges in ethical and fair practices such as fair treatment of employees and giving precedence to environmental health over profitability. A leader who focuses on developing his/her own organization’s image as a socially responsible one may not operate with the motive of attaining higher profitability. But the vary image of the company that he/she has created may help the organization increase its profitability.

For example Bernard Madoff was considered a successful leader because he was able to transform a stock exchange trading company called Madoff Securities that started from point zero to a company that owned assets that totaled to more than $300 million (Sun, 2010). He was a successful leader because he ensured that his company made immense profits. But he was even an unethical one because he carried out one of the Ponzi schemes to further grow his business at the expense of others. This Ponzi scheme made him a billionaire and was one of the main reasons that led to the crises of 2008.

ReferencesSun, W., Stewart, J., & Pollard, D. (2010). Reframing Corporate Social Responsibility. Bingley: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.