Open-Mic: Ethical Leadership Isn’t Neutral: How Leaders Shape Moral Climate and Psychological Safety

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Description: Ethics in organizations live in leadership behaviors rather than documented in policies alone. This episode examines how leaders actively shape ethical climate and psychological safety through everyday decisions, silence, and signals. Drawing on I-O psychology research, we explore ethical leadership, moral modeling, and the conditions that either encourage or suppress employee voice. Listeners will gain insight into how ethical leadership impacts trust, retention, whistleblowing, and performance, and why “neutral leadership” is often an ethical risk in itself. Whether you're an I/O professional, a student, or someone interested in the field, this open discussion will explore the latest developments, ideas, and solutions in I/O Psychology. And hopefully, we'll get way off track to break things up a bit! Join us as we engage with experts and the I/O community t…