Hi, please see the attached homework questions
1.Consider the core of integrity starting on Page 59 and intent starting on Page 73. Define integrity and intent in your own words. Study the quote from Warren Buffett on Page 59. The Warren Buffet quote is: “I look for three things in hiring people. The first is personal integrity, the second is intelligence and the third is a high energy level. but, if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you.” Explain how this quote relates to integrity and intent. List and explain at least one actionable item(s) that we as managers can do to improve our capabilities and results with the goal of building trust.
2. Consider the core of capabilities starting on Page 91 and results starting on Page 109. Describe how capabilities differ from results. List and explain at least one actionable item(s) that we as managers can do to improve our capabilities and results with the goal of building trust.
3. In a post, explain the difference between ethics and the law. Then, explain how something can be legal but not ethical or ethical but not legal. Use examples to illustrate your positions. Can an issue/matter be legal yet immoral? Can an issue/matter be illegal yet moral? Be sure to answer both questions. Students should provide clear definitions of both terms as well as examples supporting their position(s).
also want you to consider the Uvalde situation. The town allegedly asked a bikers’ group to protect families during funerals so that they would have some privacy. Some think this contravenes a variety of laws, including free assembly on public groups, the rights of the media to capture public events, etc…. Others feel that it is an ethical issue – protecting the privacy of these families and their ability to grieve without a camera capturing their every expression. What are you thoughts? Tell us why you come out the way you do!
4. Select one of the 13 behaviors discussed in the Covey text (between pages 125 and 232). Describe the behavior and how behaving in this way increases trust. Present an actionable plan for applying the chosen behavior to a personal or professional situation.
5. Discuss how organizational trust, market trust, and society trust can improve performance. Select one example of a high trust environment. Provide a link to an article describing the example and tell the class how having a high level of trust improved the situation.
6. Consider these instances of political shenanigans: past and current debates over the debt ceiling, most recent continuing resolution and threats to close the Government, vote for speaker of the house, funding for the border wall, funding for coronavirus relief or debates regarding the appropriate steps to stop the spread of COVID19 and the reopening of the country for business, or issues related to the recent “errant” Chinese balloon over the US . Consider how posturing and mistruths can exacerbated these events and create a politically charged situation. .
Discuss: Are these instances of high-trust or a low-trust negotiation and why? Focus on one or two issues above or one or two of your own choosing. Why they are either high trust or low trust. What behaviors support your position? You do not need to solve the problems, just describe the trustworthiness of the situation and if this relationship is supporting or hindering the negotiations. What factors are particularly impactful on the “trust” or “lack of trust” evident in each?
Any similar current situations that illustrate your position?
7. Michael Sandel teaches political philosophy at Harvard. In this video, Mr. Sandel discusses how the markets are shaping current events and our view of justice. Do you agree or disagree with Mr. Sandel? Justify and support your answer. How does the influence of the market shape our view of ethics? In particular, what current situations have been impacted by consideration regarding the market or the economy in recent issues?
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Consider also the impacts of inflation on the accessibility to food stuff and other necessary products. What role has the market place played in this issue. Finally, consider the shortages of necessary medicine and related products, including infant formula. What role has the market played? In each of these issues, how has the national or international discussion impacted (helped or hindered) resolution? How has trust been impacted, if at all?
Now, consider the role politics has played most recently in the interpretation of legal issues. What examples can you give to illustrate the role politics may have played in the outcome? How has trust been impacted, if at all?
8. Review Covey’s smart trust matrix on Page 290 and consider how “smart trust” influences an organization. Select an example of an organizationally stressful event (that you have not already used for this class) and evaluate it using the matrix, including your analysis of how the use of “smart trust” influenced the situation. Provide a link to an article describing the example and tell the class which trust quadrant your example is in and whether the current level of trust is making the process (in your example) better or worse.
9. Consider the text on the bottom of Badaracco (1997, page 18): “Does fairness mean that everyone pulls an equal weight? Or does it mean that managers should take account of the legitimate personal needs of their dedicated employees?” Consider Adario’s situation regarding his employees’ workload. Have you faced a similar situation where you work? What is fair and how can you apply the behaviors from Covey to increase the trust in this situation? How does this impact the ethical responsibilities and commitments that are part of leadership?
10. Part. One: Consider Badaracco’s chapter on dirty hands. This is where the idealism of the ivory tower crashes up against the pragmatic cold hard world. Research one of the following writers/philosophers: Aristotle, Milton Freedman, Nietzsche, Machiavelli, Immanuel Kant, or John Rawls. Tell the class how you believe they would manage the dirty hands problem. Additionally, tell the class how you believe a leader should manage the dirty hands problem given the ethical responsibilities and commitments that are part of leadership (see articles on this topic in this week’s resources for reference).
Part Two: Consider Badaracco’s case study for Steve Lewis. Define the crux of Steve Lewis’ problem. Using the. philosopher chosen for Part One above, assess and explain how that Philosopher would respond to Steve Lewis’ dilemma? Considering the Covey readings, does Steve’s situation increase or decrease corporate trust?
Now, consider how Steve Lewis resolved his dilemma. Did the process that Steve used to expand his potential options or limit them? Did his resolution increase his level of personal and organizational trust or lower it? Did this resolution leave Steve with “dirty hands”? Why or why not?
11. Research the Lehman Brothers issue: use this search: We’ve been Fuld: Congress grills Lehman CEO on compensation.
Then, watch one or more of the videos found of former CEO Dick Fuld’s congressional testimony following the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Pay close attention to Mr. Fuld’s responses to questions regarding his $350 million dollars earnings while bankrupting his company; that (in Mr. Fuld’s words) “the compensation system worked.” Consider this statement in light of the readings from this class. What ethical issues, if any , are raised here? Consider one of the philosophers listed on previous case studies; what would his/her take on this situation be and what would that person say about Mr. Fuld’s testimony? Is this a dirty hands problem? Is his conduct ethical? Legal? What do you see as the lesson we should take away from this video and Fuld’s testimony?
12.Part I: Consider Badaracco’s case study for Peter Adario. Define the crux of Peter Adario’s problem. Pick one of the philosophers from the dirty hands problems (Aristotle, Milton Freedman, Nietzsche, Machiavelli, Immanuel Kant, or John Rawls). How do you think they would respond to Peter Adario’s dilemma? Considering our readings from Covey, does Adario’s situation increase or decrease personal and corporate trust? Explain.
Part 2: Consider how Peter Adario’s dilemma played out in the Badaracco text. Did the process that Peter used to expand his potential options or limit them? Did the resolution increase his level of personal and organizational trust or lower it? Did this resolution leave Peter with “dirty hands”? Explain.
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