WGU D253 TASK 1 CERTIFICATION SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ malignancy #2.
Answer: (mis) matches between values of employee and values of the
organization
◍ The front page story.
Answer: Would you feel OK if the action/behavior became the front-page
story in your local newspaper?
◍ balancing empathy with honesty.
Answer: Values-based leaders ensure that they are aware of their employee's
emotions during the review and that they are upfront about areas that need
improvement. Employees need to know how they are doing in order to set
goals, create action plans, and improve
◍ enable others to act.
Answer: Leaders often make the critical mistake of micromanaging, as
opposed to trusting others to do their job. Trust stems from honesty, and
creating an honest environment allows other employees more personal
autonomy
◍ Accountability.
Answer: the willingness to accept responsibility for process and outcomes
◍ normative ethics.
Answer: the field of ethics concerned with how individuals should live and
act
◍ alignment.
, Answer: transparency in communication ensures that everyone knows the
same information and headed in the same direction
◍ virtue ethics.
Answer: character traits such as truthfulness, practical wisdom, happiness,
flourishing, and well-being. It focuses on the type of person individuals
ought to be, not on specific actions that should be taken
◍ empathetic leadership.
Answer: having the ability to understand the needs of others, and the quality
of being aware of their feelings and thoughts
◍ dignity.
Answer: ability to establish a sense of self-worth and self-respect and to
appreciate the respect of others
◍ What is the value of a company leaders' ethical decision-making to the
external stakeholders.
Answer: Ethical decision-making leads to a stronger (and positive) brand
and reputation. As a result, consumers are more likely to purchase the
company's product or service, generating revenue
◍ consistently deliver on the details.
Answer: to instill confidence that they will deliver on promises, individuals
must demonstrate reliability and concrete action.
◍ destructive leadership.
Answer: the systematic and repeated behavior by a leader, supervisor or
manager that violates the legitimate interest of the organization by
undermining and/or sabotaging the org's goals, tasks, resources, and
effectiveness and/or the motivation, well-being or job satisfaction of
subordinates
◍ make the story action-oriented.
Answer: providing specificity reduces anxiety, if the sotrry teller gives the
audience practical advice and clear direction, that person empowers the
audience to take action and to make the story their own
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ malignancy #2.
Answer: (mis) matches between values of employee and values of the
organization
◍ The front page story.
Answer: Would you feel OK if the action/behavior became the front-page
story in your local newspaper?
◍ balancing empathy with honesty.
Answer: Values-based leaders ensure that they are aware of their employee's
emotions during the review and that they are upfront about areas that need
improvement. Employees need to know how they are doing in order to set
goals, create action plans, and improve
◍ enable others to act.
Answer: Leaders often make the critical mistake of micromanaging, as
opposed to trusting others to do their job. Trust stems from honesty, and
creating an honest environment allows other employees more personal
autonomy
◍ Accountability.
Answer: the willingness to accept responsibility for process and outcomes
◍ normative ethics.
Answer: the field of ethics concerned with how individuals should live and
act
◍ alignment.
, Answer: transparency in communication ensures that everyone knows the
same information and headed in the same direction
◍ virtue ethics.
Answer: character traits such as truthfulness, practical wisdom, happiness,
flourishing, and well-being. It focuses on the type of person individuals
ought to be, not on specific actions that should be taken
◍ empathetic leadership.
Answer: having the ability to understand the needs of others, and the quality
of being aware of their feelings and thoughts
◍ dignity.
Answer: ability to establish a sense of self-worth and self-respect and to
appreciate the respect of others
◍ What is the value of a company leaders' ethical decision-making to the
external stakeholders.
Answer: Ethical decision-making leads to a stronger (and positive) brand
and reputation. As a result, consumers are more likely to purchase the
company's product or service, generating revenue
◍ consistently deliver on the details.
Answer: to instill confidence that they will deliver on promises, individuals
must demonstrate reliability and concrete action.
◍ destructive leadership.
Answer: the systematic and repeated behavior by a leader, supervisor or
manager that violates the legitimate interest of the organization by
undermining and/or sabotaging the org's goals, tasks, resources, and
effectiveness and/or the motivation, well-being or job satisfaction of
subordinates
◍ make the story action-oriented.
Answer: providing specificity reduces anxiety, if the sotrry teller gives the
audience practical advice and clear direction, that person empowers the
audience to take action and to make the story their own
