,IOP3707 Assignment 1 (COMPLETE ANSWERS)
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 7 April 2025; 100% correct
solutions and explanations.
Read the following case study carefully and answer ALL the questions
that follow.
CASE STUDY: XYZ Home Loans (Please note the case study is not a real
company situation.)
Mr Superhero has been appointed at ABC Banking and will soon start in
his new job as HR Director. At his previous company, XYZ Home Loans,
where he held the same position, he had to work a notice period of two
months to ensure a proper handover and the upskilling of his six direct
reports. During his notice period, Mr Superhero took two weeks’ leave
although company policy does not permit it. Furthermore, he decided
to go for extremely expensive training in leadership and executive
coaching with money from the training budget which was earmarked
for his subordinates’ training. His leadership and executive coach
training lasted two weeks and he never used his new coaching skills at
XYZ Home Loans. To tell the truth, he planned to set up his own
coaching practice. After his leave and coach training, he had one month
left to hand over and upskill his staff. The CEO was quite upset when
she heard about his leave and training. When she confronted him about
it, Mr Superhero replied that he was unaware of the leave policy
despite his position as HR Director.
, In addition, he believed that he was entitled to spend money on his
own training and that it wasn’t wrong of him to use the training budget
meant for his subordinates. Back in his office, Mr Superhero worked
behind closed doors when his staff needed him to hand over. He made
vague promises that he would make himself available on his last day. It
seemed that Mr Superhero did not provide any direction to his team.
His direct reports were confused about their roles and responsibilities.
As a result, everyone went in his or her own direction. There was no
team cohesion and no purpose. During his tenure at XYZ Home Loans,
Mr Superhero had a dislike in one of his direct reports and he made
sure that he was demoted before he left. He felt that, as HR Director,
he had the right to punish people as and when he pleased. Lastly, Mr
Superhero asked his six direct reports to each write an impressive
reference letter before his last day at XYZ Home Loans and to arrange a
farewell gift of R20 000. Mr Superhero was quite pleased with himself.
QUESTIONS
1.1
Discuss moral leadership and explain what it is to act like a moral
leader. Support your answers with suitable examples from the case
study. (14
Semester 1 2025 - DUE 7 April 2025; 100% correct
solutions and explanations.
Read the following case study carefully and answer ALL the questions
that follow.
CASE STUDY: XYZ Home Loans (Please note the case study is not a real
company situation.)
Mr Superhero has been appointed at ABC Banking and will soon start in
his new job as HR Director. At his previous company, XYZ Home Loans,
where he held the same position, he had to work a notice period of two
months to ensure a proper handover and the upskilling of his six direct
reports. During his notice period, Mr Superhero took two weeks’ leave
although company policy does not permit it. Furthermore, he decided
to go for extremely expensive training in leadership and executive
coaching with money from the training budget which was earmarked
for his subordinates’ training. His leadership and executive coach
training lasted two weeks and he never used his new coaching skills at
XYZ Home Loans. To tell the truth, he planned to set up his own
coaching practice. After his leave and coach training, he had one month
left to hand over and upskill his staff. The CEO was quite upset when
she heard about his leave and training. When she confronted him about
it, Mr Superhero replied that he was unaware of the leave policy
despite his position as HR Director.
, In addition, he believed that he was entitled to spend money on his
own training and that it wasn’t wrong of him to use the training budget
meant for his subordinates. Back in his office, Mr Superhero worked
behind closed doors when his staff needed him to hand over. He made
vague promises that he would make himself available on his last day. It
seemed that Mr Superhero did not provide any direction to his team.
His direct reports were confused about their roles and responsibilities.
As a result, everyone went in his or her own direction. There was no
team cohesion and no purpose. During his tenure at XYZ Home Loans,
Mr Superhero had a dislike in one of his direct reports and he made
sure that he was demoted before he left. He felt that, as HR Director,
he had the right to punish people as and when he pleased. Lastly, Mr
Superhero asked his six direct reports to each write an impressive
reference letter before his last day at XYZ Home Loans and to arrange a
farewell gift of R20 000. Mr Superhero was quite pleased with himself.
QUESTIONS
1.1
Discuss moral leadership and explain what it is to act like a moral
leader. Support your answers with suitable examples from the case
study. (14
