Question: Influence at Work Influence and persuasion is a central part of a leader's job; leaders routinely attempt to influence employees to work hard and perform at a high level. Leadership can have a dark side if managers influence employees to behave in unethical ways, however. Think about the ethical issues involved in leadership and address the following questions:
1. What kinds of actions of a leader would you regard as being clearly unethical in their attempts to influence and persuade employees?
2. Do you think some kinds of leadership approaches are more ethical than others?
3. At what point does transformational leadership become unethical in an organizational setting?