According to Shapiro and Gross (2013), professional ethics places the individual in need of 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 a leader working within the mental and behavioral health care population, those served are at the forefront when it comes to making decisions that can affect their overall quality of life. Being aware that the consequences of the leader's decisions can cause negative reactions regarding the services that the individuals served receive can cause unnecessary stress, resulting in the individual's value of happiness in succeeding like anyone else within society. External Influences Personal values ​​derive from a person's personality. external influences. Whether based on life experience, drawn from family, community, or cultural influences, these various external influences shape a person's ideology of what they value and understand as morals for them. Being influenced by external influences can affect decision-making and behavior when referring to a professional organization. According to Aristotle, virtue is classified according to two perspectives: intellectual and moral. As for the intellectual, this virtue is conceptualized from birth and develops through teaching, which requires time and experience (Cahn, 2013). Whereas moral virtues rise habitually by nature through adaptation (Cahn, 2013). Aristotle continues that the actions of nature must be determined how they are to be carried out, in order to know whether an action is destroyed by the excess of one extreme (Cahn, 2013). Additionally, Aristotle stated that for behavior to become habituated, individuals despise things through...... middle of article ......er by constructing ethical decision making. ConclusionIn conclusion, the researcher's personal philosophy of ethics 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 a principle is judged morally right or wrong. Frameworks broadly encompass the researcher's personal moral philosophies as they relate to ethical decision making. Virtue ethics describes how the logical researcher that positive beliefs present positive feelings. While the researcher believes that people should treat others in a positive manner, therefore this fits with the categorical imperative. Applying these frameworks with the researcher's personal philosophy helps build ethical decision-making skills to promote advocacy on behalf of others as an educational leader within the community..