Typology 1: M. Borba

Summarized by Joseph Dillard [1]:

Source Borba, M. The Step-By-Step Guide to Building Moral Intelligence. Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2001.

"There are various versions of such virtues. For example, here is Borba's construction, developed as a guide for the moral education of children:

EMPATHY:

Identifying with and feeling other people's concerns.

Step 1. Foster awareness and an emotional vocabulary.
Step 2. Enhance sensitivity to the feelings of others.
Step 3. Develop empathy for another person's point of view.

CONSCIENCE:

Knowing the right and decent way to act and acting in that way.

Step 1. Create the context for moral growth.
Step 2. Teach virtues to strengthen conscience and guide behavior.
Step 3. Foster moral discipline to help kids learn right from wrong.

SELF-CONTROL:

Regulating your thoughts and actions so that you stop any pressures from within or without and act the way you know and feel is right.

Step 1. Model and prioritize self-control to your child.
Step 2. Encourage your child to become his own self motivator.
Step 3. Teach your child ways to deal with temptations and think before acting.

RESPECT:

Showing you value others by treating them in a courteous and considerate way.

Step 1. Convey the meaning of respect by modeling and teaching it.
Step 2. Enhance respect for authority and squelch rudeness.
Step 3. Emphasize good manners and courtesy--they do count!

KINDNESS:

Demonstrating concern about the welfare and feelings of others.

Step 1. Teach the meaning and value of kindness.
Step 2. Establish a zero tolerance for meanness and nastiness.
Step 3. Encourage kindness and point out its positive effect.

TOLERANCE:

Respecting the dignity and rights of all persons, even those beliefs and behaviors we may disagree with.

Step 1. Model and nurture tolerance from an early age.
Step 2. Instill an appreciation for diversity.
Step 3. Counter stereotypes and do not tolerate prejudice.

FAIRNESS:

Choosing to be open-minded and to act in a just and fair way.

Step 1. Treat your kids fairly.
Step 2. Help your child learn to behave fairly.
Step 3. Teach your child ways to stand up against unfairness and injustice.

Typology 2: Doug Lennick and Fred Kiel

Summarized by Joseph Dillard:

"Doug Lennick and Fred Kiel, Ph.D., authors of Moral Intelligence and the originators of the term, provide their own version of judgment-based virtues:

==Integrit==y:

Creating harmony between what we believe and how we act, doing what we know is right, always telling the truth

Responsibility:

Taking personal responsibility, admitting mistakes and failures, embracing responsibility for serving others

Forgiveness:

Letting go of one's own mistakes, letting go of others' mistakes

Compassion:

Actively caring about others."

(http://www.integralworld.net/dillard40.html?)

More information

Beheshtifar, M., Esmaeli, Z., & Moghadam, M. N. (2011). Effect of moral intelligence on leadership. European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, 43, 6-11

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