According to Shapiro and Gross (2013), the ethics of the profession places the individual who needs services at the center of the decision making process. It takes into account the standards of the profession, as well as the community, personal and professional codes of the leader and the organization. As leaders working within the mental and behavioral health population, those served are on the front lines when making decisions that may affect their overall quality of life. Being aware that the consequences of the leader's decisions can cause a backlash related to the services the individuals served receive can cause unnecessary stress, resulting in the individual valuing happiness to be as successful as anyone else within society. External Influences Personal values ​​arise from a person's value external influences. Whether based on life experience, learned from family, community, or cultural influences, these various external influences shape a person's ideology of what they value and understand as moral for them. Being influenced by external influences can influence decision making and behavior when referring to a professional organization. According to Aristotle, virtue is classified into two perspectives: intellectual and moral. As for the intellect, this virtue is conceptualized from birth and develops from teaching, which requires time and experience (Cahn, 2013). While moral virtues habitually ascend by nature through adaptation (Cahn, 2013). Aristotle goes on to say that the actions of nature must be determined how they should be performed, in order to know whether an action is destroyed due to the excess of an extreme (Cahn, 2013). Furthermore, Aristotle stated that for a behavior to become habitual, individuals despise things through...... middle of paper ......er by constructing an ethical decision-making process. Conclusion In conclusion, the researcher's personal ethical philosophy in leadership related to the moral frameworks of virtue ethics and categorical imperatives, finding ways to measure values ​​to determine whether a behavior, thought, action, or principle is deemed morally right or wrong. The frameworks overall encompass the researcher's personal moral philosophies regarding ethical decision making. Virtue ethics describes the researcher's rationale that positive beliefs present positive feelings. Considering that the researcher believes that people should treat others positively, his answer is in line with the categorical imperative. Applying these frameworks with the researcher's personal philosophy helps with ethical decision-making skills to further promote, advocating on behalf of others as an educational leader within the community.