WGU C206 EHM2 TASK 1|LATEST UPDATE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION
RICARDO RUIZ
EHM2 — EHM2 TASK 1: ETHICAL THEORIES, LEADERSHIP, AND THE ETHICAL
LENS INVENTORY
Task 1
Professor: Detria Moore
10 January 2024
Contents
A. Select a nonfictional leader who you feel has exhibited exemplary ethical conduct and do the
following: .................................................................................................................................................. 3
1. Discuss two ethical traits your chosen leader has demonstrated....................................................... 3
2. Explain how your chosen leader has exhibited ethical conduct........................................................ 3
B. Compare the deontological and consequentialist perspectives and how each perspective would
approach the dilemma from the scenario................................................................................................... 4
Deontological vs. Consequentialist Approaches to Roberto Clemente's Dilemmas .............................. 4
C. Identify and explain which level of cognitive moral development (i.e., preconventional,
conventional, or postconventional) is represented in the scenario for each of the following questions .... 5
• Which action would most likely serve the greater good in society? .................................................. 5
• If I reveal this information, will I get into trouble and possibly even lose my job? ........................... 5
• Which action best aligns with my long-held belief in the principle of justice?.................................. 5
• What do the laws say, and what would a law-abiding citizen do? ..................................................... 5
• If I keep quiet, will I get some sort of reward? .................................................................................. 5
D. Reflect on your Ethical Lens Inventory (ELI) by doing the following ................................................ 6
1. Explain your preferred ethical lens, relevant to the ELI ................................................................... 6
a. Analyze whether you have the same preferred lens in different settings (e.g., work, personal,
social) .................................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Explain one of your primary values and one classical virtue from the ELI ...................................... 6
a. Compare your primary value from part D2 with one of your own self-identified or personal values.
Then compare your classical virtue from part D2 with a different self-identified or personal value ........ 6
3. Describe one of the following from your ELI .................................................................................. 7
• blind spot............................................................................................................................................ 7
• risk (selected) .................................................................................................................................... 7
, • double standard .................................................................................................................................. 7
• vice ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
4. Discuss how the information from your ELI could be applied to an ethical situation in the
workplace .................................................................................................................................................. 8
References ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
A. Select..a..nonfictional..leader..who..you..feel..has..exhibited..exemplary..ethical..conduct..and..do..t
he..following:
1. Discuss..two..ethical..traits..your..chosen..leader..has..demonstrated.
2. Explain..how..your..chosen..leader..has..exhibited..ethical..conduct.
In..the..pantheon..of..great..leaders,..Roberto..Clemente,..the..legendary..Puerto..Rican..baseball..playe
r,..shines..not..only..for..his..athletic..prowess..but..also..for..his..exemplary..ethical..conduct...More..tha
n..just..a..talented..ballplayer,..Clemente..was..a..champion..of..social..justice,..a..humanitarian..who. . t
ranscended..the..boundaries..of..the..baseball..field..to..embrace..a..life..of..service..and..advocacy...By..
examining..two..key..ethical..traits..–..compassion..and..courage..–
..we..can..glimpse..the..depth..of..Clemente's..moral..compass..and..understand..how..he..left..an..indeli
ble..mark..on..the..world.
Clemente's..compassion..was..evident..in..his..deep..empathy..for..the..marginalized..and..underprivile
ged...Raised..in..poverty..in..Puerto..Rico,..he..knew..firsthand..the..sting..of..discrimination..and..social
..inequity...This..understanding..resonated..throughout..his..life,..shaping..his..actions..both..on..and..off.
.the..field...He..championed..the..cause..of..racial..equality,..speaking..out..against..discrimination..face
d..by..Black..and..Latino..players..both..within..and..outside..baseball...Notably,..he..refused..to..partici
pate..in..an..exhibition..game..in..Birmingham,..Alabama,..due..to..the..city's..segregationist..policies.
Clemente's..compassion..extended..beyond..mere..pronouncements...He..actively..used..his..platform..
to..advocate..for..positive..change...He..established..the..Roberto..Clemente..Foundation,..dedicated..to
..helping..disadvantaged..children..in..Puerto..Rico..and..Latin..America...Through..this..foundation,..h
e..provided..educational..opportunities,..medical..care,..and..disaster..relief,..exemplifying..a..commitm
ent..to..alleviating..suffering..and..empowering..the..vulnerable.
Clemente's..leadership..also..manifested..in..his..courage...He..was..unafraid..to..challenge..the..status..
quo..and..speak..truth..to..power,..even..when..it..meant..risking..his..own..comfort..or..success...He..be
came..a..voice..for..Latino..players..in..Major..League..Baseball,..demanding..equal..opportunities..and.
.representation...During..a..time..when..racial..tensions..were..high,..he..challenged..segregation..in..ba
seball..towns..and..advocated..for..increased..integration..within..the..sport.
Clemente's..courage..extended..beyond..issues..of..race..and..discrimination...He..refused..to..be..com
COMPLETE SOLUTION
RICARDO RUIZ
EHM2 — EHM2 TASK 1: ETHICAL THEORIES, LEADERSHIP, AND THE ETHICAL
LENS INVENTORY
Task 1
Professor: Detria Moore
10 January 2024
Contents
A. Select a nonfictional leader who you feel has exhibited exemplary ethical conduct and do the
following: .................................................................................................................................................. 3
1. Discuss two ethical traits your chosen leader has demonstrated....................................................... 3
2. Explain how your chosen leader has exhibited ethical conduct........................................................ 3
B. Compare the deontological and consequentialist perspectives and how each perspective would
approach the dilemma from the scenario................................................................................................... 4
Deontological vs. Consequentialist Approaches to Roberto Clemente's Dilemmas .............................. 4
C. Identify and explain which level of cognitive moral development (i.e., preconventional,
conventional, or postconventional) is represented in the scenario for each of the following questions .... 5
• Which action would most likely serve the greater good in society? .................................................. 5
• If I reveal this information, will I get into trouble and possibly even lose my job? ........................... 5
• Which action best aligns with my long-held belief in the principle of justice?.................................. 5
• What do the laws say, and what would a law-abiding citizen do? ..................................................... 5
• If I keep quiet, will I get some sort of reward? .................................................................................. 5
D. Reflect on your Ethical Lens Inventory (ELI) by doing the following ................................................ 6
1. Explain your preferred ethical lens, relevant to the ELI ................................................................... 6
a. Analyze whether you have the same preferred lens in different settings (e.g., work, personal,
social) .................................................................................................................................................... 6
2. Explain one of your primary values and one classical virtue from the ELI ...................................... 6
a. Compare your primary value from part D2 with one of your own self-identified or personal values.
Then compare your classical virtue from part D2 with a different self-identified or personal value ........ 6
3. Describe one of the following from your ELI .................................................................................. 7
• blind spot............................................................................................................................................ 7
• risk (selected) .................................................................................................................................... 7
, • double standard .................................................................................................................................. 7
• vice ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
4. Discuss how the information from your ELI could be applied to an ethical situation in the
workplace .................................................................................................................................................. 8
References ..................................................................................................................................................... 9
A. Select..a..nonfictional..leader..who..you..feel..has..exhibited..exemplary..ethical..conduct..and..do..t
he..following:
1. Discuss..two..ethical..traits..your..chosen..leader..has..demonstrated.
2. Explain..how..your..chosen..leader..has..exhibited..ethical..conduct.
In..the..pantheon..of..great..leaders,..Roberto..Clemente,..the..legendary..Puerto..Rican..baseball..playe
r,..shines..not..only..for..his..athletic..prowess..but..also..for..his..exemplary..ethical..conduct...More..tha
n..just..a..talented..ballplayer,..Clemente..was..a..champion..of..social..justice,..a..humanitarian..who. . t
ranscended..the..boundaries..of..the..baseball..field..to..embrace..a..life..of..service..and..advocacy...By..
examining..two..key..ethical..traits..–..compassion..and..courage..–
..we..can..glimpse..the..depth..of..Clemente's..moral..compass..and..understand..how..he..left..an..indeli
ble..mark..on..the..world.
Clemente's..compassion..was..evident..in..his..deep..empathy..for..the..marginalized..and..underprivile
ged...Raised..in..poverty..in..Puerto..Rico,..he..knew..firsthand..the..sting..of..discrimination..and..social
..inequity...This..understanding..resonated..throughout..his..life,..shaping..his..actions..both..on..and..off.
.the..field...He..championed..the..cause..of..racial..equality,..speaking..out..against..discrimination..face
d..by..Black..and..Latino..players..both..within..and..outside..baseball...Notably,..he..refused..to..partici
pate..in..an..exhibition..game..in..Birmingham,..Alabama,..due..to..the..city's..segregationist..policies.
Clemente's..compassion..extended..beyond..mere..pronouncements...He..actively..used..his..platform..
to..advocate..for..positive..change...He..established..the..Roberto..Clemente..Foundation,..dedicated..to
..helping..disadvantaged..children..in..Puerto..Rico..and..Latin..America...Through..this..foundation,..h
e..provided..educational..opportunities,..medical..care,..and..disaster..relief,..exemplifying..a..commitm
ent..to..alleviating..suffering..and..empowering..the..vulnerable.
Clemente's..leadership..also..manifested..in..his..courage...He..was..unafraid..to..challenge..the..status..
quo..and..speak..truth..to..power,..even..when..it..meant..risking..his..own..comfort..or..success...He..be
came..a..voice..for..Latino..players..in..Major..League..Baseball,..demanding..equal..opportunities..and.
.representation...During..a..time..when..racial..tensions..were..high,..he..challenged..segregation..in..ba
seball..towns..and..advocated..for..increased..integration..within..the..sport.
Clemente's..courage..extended..beyond..issues..of..race..and..discrimination...He..refused..to..be..com
