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WGU C206 Ethical Leadership Task 1 |Latest Update
with Complete Solution
Chontelle Brison
WGU
Ethical Leadership C206
Task 1
06/05/2024
Chosen..Individual..and..Ethical..Traits
Leann..Peterson..is..the..director..of..the..Self..Sufficiency..Agency,..for..County..of..S
an..Diego...She..oversees..at..least..200..County..employees..and..I..was..able..to..intern..as..
her..assistant..4..years..ago...Two..traits..that..Leann..possesses..are..fairness..and..her..trus
tworthiness...When..managing..so..many..different..personalities..with..a..myriad..of..beliefs,
..her..ability..to..invoke..inclusion..and..treat..every..person..with..a..firm..but..fair..hand..made..
her..a..respected..manager...Additionally,..she..was..a..woman..of..her..word...She..followed..
through..with..mandates..that..she..delivered..and..if..she..told..you..she..would..handle..somet
hing..you..knew..without..a..doubt,..the..task..would..be..handled...These..two..traits..can..not..
be..trivialized...Without..trust..your..staff..will..have..no..security..in..your..actions..and..withou
t..fairness..the..office..culture..will..decline..into..back..biting..and..resentful..chaos..amongst..
the..team.
The..Provided..Scenario
You..are..a..sales..representative..for..a..medical..device..company..that..manufactures..artifici
al..joints...Your..company..has..developed..an..artificial..knee..joint..that..is..less..expensive..t
han..the..competition..and..will..dramatically..reduce..healing..time..for..patients...However,..it..
is..also..known..to..produce..a..serious..and..potentially..lethal..infection..in..a..small..percenta
ge..of..patients...The..company..refuses..to..disclose..this..potential..side..effect...You..feel..yo
u..have..a..duty..to..divulge..this..issue,..but..you..signed..a..nondisclosure..agreement..when..
you..were..hired..and..worry..about..possible..repercussions.
Deontological..and..Consequentialist..Perspective
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The..task..requires..a..comparison..between..deontological..and..consequentialist..perspect
ive..and..the..approach..each..perspective..would..take..with..the..scenario...The..classroom..
text..describes..the..consequentialist..as..more..of..a..philosophical..theory..which..the..Sales
..Representative..in..this..scenario..would..be..making..the..choice..of..right..vs..wrong..and..is..
weighing..the..consequences..that..will..come..from..any..decision..that..is..made.
According..to..the..text,..“Utilitarianism..is..probably..the..best‐
known..consequentialist..theory”..(2017)...The..utilitarian..(consequentialist)..approach..wou
ld..make..the..decision..based..on..the..outcome..that..would..benefit..society,..ultimately..doi
ng..the..most..overall..good..with..the..least..amount..of..harm...This..approach..would..ask..qu
estions..to..compare..possible..consequences.
✓ If..I..speak..up..and..expose..the..information..who..will..feel..the..effects?
✓ Answer:..All..sides..will..feel..the..impact..in..one..way..or..another,..th
e..corporation..in..profit..and..reputation..and..the..public..since..they..l
ose..an..affordable..prosthetic
✓ What..are..the..consequences..if..I..disclose?..What..if..I..do..not..disclose?
✓ Answer:..Disclose:..I..could..be..fired..and..have..trouble..getting..hired..
in..a..similar..field..which..would..cause..financial..hardship..for..myself
..and..my..family,..however,..the..public..would..benefit..as..they..would
..not..be..put..at..risk.
✓ Answer:..Do..not..Disclose:..At..some..point..someone..will..lose..their..life
and..discover..the..company..was..aware..of..the..defect..in..the..product
..before..launch,..this..would..damage..the..company’s..reputation..and.
.cost..them..millions..in..lawsuits
The..Deontological..theory..would..have..the..Sales..representative..evaluate..the..situation..
based..on..core..values..such..as,..honesty,..integrity,..respect,..responsibility,..justice,..and..
fairness..for..the..human..being...The..approach..would..look..at..the..human..aspect..for..the..
potential..buyers..of..this..product..and..the..Sales..Representative..would..decide..in..favor..of
..exposing..the..defect..without..regard..for..the..potential..effects..to..the..company..or..himself
.
A..deontologist..focuses..on..what..is..“right”..and..would..be..steadfast..in..his..resolve..to..bri
ng..the..defect..to..light...In..contrast,..a..consequentialist..could..be..convinced..to..compromi
se..the..truth..if..they..believed..saving..the..company..would..have..a..better..impact..on..the..g
reater..good..down..the..road...When..looking..at..both..perspectives..the..theme..that..sticks..
out..is..core..values...Our..core..beliefs..drive..every..decision..we..make,..so..when..weighing
..a..decision..of..this..magnitude..the..Sales..Representative..will..be..forced..to..reflect..on..his
..core..belief..of..fairness,..justice,..responsibility,..respect..for..his..fellow..man..and..the..que
stion..of..stepping..up..to..do..what..is..right..in..the..face..of..personal..cost.
C.. . Identify..and..explain..which..level..of..cognitive..moral..development..(i.e.,....preco
nventional,..conventional,..or..postconventional)..is..represented..in..the....scenario..f
WGU C206 Ethical Leadership Task 1 |Latest Update
with Complete Solution
Chontelle Brison
WGU
Ethical Leadership C206
Task 1
06/05/2024
Chosen..Individual..and..Ethical..Traits
Leann..Peterson..is..the..director..of..the..Self..Sufficiency..Agency,..for..County..of..S
an..Diego...She..oversees..at..least..200..County..employees..and..I..was..able..to..intern..as..
her..assistant..4..years..ago...Two..traits..that..Leann..possesses..are..fairness..and..her..trus
tworthiness...When..managing..so..many..different..personalities..with..a..myriad..of..beliefs,
..her..ability..to..invoke..inclusion..and..treat..every..person..with..a..firm..but..fair..hand..made..
her..a..respected..manager...Additionally,..she..was..a..woman..of..her..word...She..followed..
through..with..mandates..that..she..delivered..and..if..she..told..you..she..would..handle..somet
hing..you..knew..without..a..doubt,..the..task..would..be..handled...These..two..traits..can..not..
be..trivialized...Without..trust..your..staff..will..have..no..security..in..your..actions..and..withou
t..fairness..the..office..culture..will..decline..into..back..biting..and..resentful..chaos..amongst..
the..team.
The..Provided..Scenario
You..are..a..sales..representative..for..a..medical..device..company..that..manufactures..artifici
al..joints...Your..company..has..developed..an..artificial..knee..joint..that..is..less..expensive..t
han..the..competition..and..will..dramatically..reduce..healing..time..for..patients...However,..it..
is..also..known..to..produce..a..serious..and..potentially..lethal..infection..in..a..small..percenta
ge..of..patients...The..company..refuses..to..disclose..this..potential..side..effect...You..feel..yo
u..have..a..duty..to..divulge..this..issue,..but..you..signed..a..nondisclosure..agreement..when..
you..were..hired..and..worry..about..possible..repercussions.
Deontological..and..Consequentialist..Perspective
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The..task..requires..a..comparison..between..deontological..and..consequentialist..perspect
ive..and..the..approach..each..perspective..would..take..with..the..scenario...The..classroom..
text..describes..the..consequentialist..as..more..of..a..philosophical..theory..which..the..Sales
..Representative..in..this..scenario..would..be..making..the..choice..of..right..vs..wrong..and..is..
weighing..the..consequences..that..will..come..from..any..decision..that..is..made.
According..to..the..text,..“Utilitarianism..is..probably..the..best‐
known..consequentialist..theory”..(2017)...The..utilitarian..(consequentialist)..approach..wou
ld..make..the..decision..based..on..the..outcome..that..would..benefit..society,..ultimately..doi
ng..the..most..overall..good..with..the..least..amount..of..harm...This..approach..would..ask..qu
estions..to..compare..possible..consequences.
✓ If..I..speak..up..and..expose..the..information..who..will..feel..the..effects?
✓ Answer:..All..sides..will..feel..the..impact..in..one..way..or..another,..th
e..corporation..in..profit..and..reputation..and..the..public..since..they..l
ose..an..affordable..prosthetic
✓ What..are..the..consequences..if..I..disclose?..What..if..I..do..not..disclose?
✓ Answer:..Disclose:..I..could..be..fired..and..have..trouble..getting..hired..
in..a..similar..field..which..would..cause..financial..hardship..for..myself
..and..my..family,..however,..the..public..would..benefit..as..they..would
..not..be..put..at..risk.
✓ Answer:..Do..not..Disclose:..At..some..point..someone..will..lose..their..life
and..discover..the..company..was..aware..of..the..defect..in..the..product
..before..launch,..this..would..damage..the..company’s..reputation..and.
.cost..them..millions..in..lawsuits
The..Deontological..theory..would..have..the..Sales..representative..evaluate..the..situation..
based..on..core..values..such..as,..honesty,..integrity,..respect,..responsibility,..justice,..and..
fairness..for..the..human..being...The..approach..would..look..at..the..human..aspect..for..the..
potential..buyers..of..this..product..and..the..Sales..Representative..would..decide..in..favor..of
..exposing..the..defect..without..regard..for..the..potential..effects..to..the..company..or..himself
.
A..deontologist..focuses..on..what..is..“right”..and..would..be..steadfast..in..his..resolve..to..bri
ng..the..defect..to..light...In..contrast,..a..consequentialist..could..be..convinced..to..compromi
se..the..truth..if..they..believed..saving..the..company..would..have..a..better..impact..on..the..g
reater..good..down..the..road...When..looking..at..both..perspectives..the..theme..that..sticks..
out..is..core..values...Our..core..beliefs..drive..every..decision..we..make,..so..when..weighing
..a..decision..of..this..magnitude..the..Sales..Representative..will..be..forced..to..reflect..on..his
..core..belief..of..fairness,..justice,..responsibility,..respect..for..his..fellow..man..and..the..que
stion..of..stepping..up..to..do..what..is..right..in..the..face..of..personal..cost.
C.. . Identify..and..explain..which..level..of..cognitive..moral..development..(i.e.,....preco
nventional,..conventional,..or..postconventional)..is..represented..in..the....scenario..f
