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Taylor Thomson
August 10th, 2021
Ethical Leadership C206
Task 1

As a subordinate, you can always trust that complete and honest feedback will be given, both positive and negative. Additionally, Christine fosters an environment for open communication which improves workplace relationships and morale. With that, the team is able to trust her as a leader to communicate changes in a timely manner, to make quality decisions and act for the betterment of the team.

In regards to value, Christine prioritizes not only her own personal values and morals in everyday actions and decision making, but also those of the organization. We work for a

To understand the differences between deontological and consequentialist perspectives, you must first understand what each perspective is. Simply put, deontological perspective focuses on the right and wrongness of the actions themselves. Meanwhile, a consequentialist perspective focuses on the right and wrongness of the consequences of said actions. For example, if someone were to run a stop sign while driving, the deontological perspective would evaluate why or why not running the stop sign was appropriate or okay. However, the consequentialist perspective would focus on the outcomes of running the stop sign such as causing an accident or getting a ticket.

In regards to the scenario, the ethical dilemma is whether or not to disclose the potential harm the company’s product may cause, despite having a non-disclosure agreement and facing potential repercussions. With that being said, from the deontological perspective, the right thing to do would be to share the potential risks, as the consequences of not sharing the risks largely outweigh the benefits. From the consequentialist perspective, one may be hesitant to so readily disclose this information in fear of potential consequences the whistle blower may face due to the NDA.

• If I reveal this information, will I get into trouble and possibly even lose my job? This question exhibits preconventional (level 1) cognitive moral development. This level represents a very early age of ethical development where someone begins associating poor actions or decision making with punishments.

• Which action best aligns with my long-held belief in the principle of justice? This question represents postconventional (level 6) cognitive moral development. This stage is when principles of justice and equality, among others, are evaluated in the decision-making process.

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1. Explain your preferred ethical lens, or what it means to have a center perspective relevant to the ELI.

2. Explain both your primary values and classical virtue(s) from the ELI.

My classical virtue from the ELI is prudence, essentially being described as making wise choices with the caveat being having a lack of empathy for others or even their own feelings and desires. Ultimately, these people can be empathetic in their decision making, however this is a

a. Compare two primary values and one classical virtue from part D2 individually with three of the top five values from the Clarifying Your Values exercise.

Competence- The value of competence can best be compared to prudence. Both value structure and stringent decision making. However, prudence typically entails slowly and thoroughly thinking through decisions, which isn’t always necessarily the case for competence, as it tends to be an innate ability.

standing up for what you believe in and being open and truthful even when it can be difficult. Ultimately, you cannot make rational decisions, or be a rational person, without a strong sense of honesty and integrity intact.

3. Describe one of the following from the ELI: your blind spot, risk, double standard, or vice.

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