U3C1L6 Ethics in Leadership

Ethical leadership in JROTC is supported by the Army Leadership Model and __________.

• adherence to the Golden Rule   

• religious training             

• Seven Army Values

• Seven Decision-making steps

A friend offers to share a streaming video service with you if you'll split the cost of the annual subscription. You know the service contract forbids people in different households from sharing one account.

What question should you ask yourself before responding ethically to your friend's offer?

• How much will it cost me?

• Is my friend making money on this scheme by making the same offer to others?

• Could I explain my actions to a court?    

• What happens if my friend gets mad at me and changes the login?           

You were taking an aptitude test when you accidentally saw the test proctor's answer sheet for the section that you are working on. You want to get an honest assessment of your skills, but you are also having difficulty with that section of the test.

How could you best resolve this ethical dilemma?            

• Tell the proctor that you were cheating.

• Don't say anything because it's an aptitude test, not a course exam.

• Tell the proctor that you accidentally saw the answer sheet.

• Don't say anything because you weren't trying to cheat.               

When you attempt to resolve an ethical dilemma, which of the following is NOT a question you should ask yourself?

• What are the consequences of my decision?

• What are my options?

• Can I live with my decision?

• How will this benefit me?

Which of the following statements indicates the person saying them is experiencing an ethical dilemma?

• It's a simple decision between right and wrong.

• I have to choose the lesser of two evils.

• I'm going to balance my risks and benefits before I make a decision

• Two wrongs don't make a right.               

T or F: As a leader, you should get your subordinates to comply with your own political beliefs.               

• True

• False

Tom told a subordinate "If you mess up in the color guard, I'm going to give you the worst job at our school cleanup event next weekend."

This is an example of __________.          

• threatening a subordinate

• setting an impossible goal           

• inspired motivation

• the authority of leadership

An ethical dilemma involves situations where you choose from __________.

• two or more options that are not fully ethical

• two options where only one is ethical

• two or more options where you can only live with one decision

• two options that support your values     

A/An __________ situation is one based on an imagined example or conjecture.               

• hypothetical

• hypocritical

• ethical

• unethical