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What do your results reveal about your tendency to excuse your unethical behavior?

What steps can you take to avoid this form of faulty reasoning?

Unethical behavior to some extent seems ingrained in human nature. Maintaining a

profitable firm is a daily challenge even with the most dedicated personnel and the strongest

business strategies. The pressure to succeed is felt by both large and small businesses. While

some choose to put in more effort during these difficulties, others opt for the easy route by

engaging in unethical business practices. Consumers are the target of unethical practices,

which hope they won't notice they are being duped. Such businesses rely on their ability to

generate many sales without their deceit being exposed. Employees said that there was

wrongdoing going on at work. Since many of these incidents go unreported, resolving them

and taking the necessary legal action against those responsible is challenging. Employees

participate in unethical business practices for a variety of reasons. As a result of pressure to

succeed, the majority of employees behave unethically. Unrealistic goals may encourage

workers to engage in unethical behavior. Consider the Wells Fargo employee who, to meet a

quota, opened phony credit cards in their clients' names. Getting to the allocation without

cutting some shortcuts was practically impossible.

How to Encourage Ethical Conduct at Work:

 Establish clear rules regarding behavior. Develop an understandable yet thorough

code of conduct that spells out the organization's expectations for moral behavior.

 Increase knowledge.

 Provide resources.

 Be proactive.

 Utilize data surveillance.

 Encourage moral behavior.

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Describe a leader who acted unethically because she/he suffered from an inactive or

overactive moral imagination. Explain why her/his moral imagination failed and what

she or he should have done differently.

When it comes to behavior and decision-making, ethics often refers to a set of rules or

principles of expected human conduct that apply to both individuals and groups of people.

My previous leader at work was a female who was acting terribly toward all the employees.

Her unethical behavior was a nightmare as she forced us to work overtime without any fees

because she thought that this is for the sake of work. Her faulty moral imagination in

protecting the employees in the workplace by vanishing their mistakes without punishment or

correcting their mistakes. Her false thoughts about morality at work make her an unethical

leader.

The moral imagination enables one to examine options that go beyond predetermined

conditions, moral norms, and conventional assumptions. It begins with the recognition of the

particularity of both individuals and circumstances. In addition to having the capacity to think

of good ideas, moral imagination also entails the capacity to develop moral convictions and

to put the best ideas into action for the benefit of others. The moral imagination enables one

to examine options that go beyond predetermined conditions, moral norms, and conventional

assumptions, starting with the recognition of the particularity of both individuals and

circumstances.

What are the implications of the dynamic model of leading responsible for a leader who

works in different cultural settings?

Dynamic leaders are conscious of developing the motivation of others and attaining

success through collaboration. They support the development of all team members by

providing them with the room they need to improve within their jobs rather than trying to
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control talks or micromanage work. You can see the bigger picture because you are a

dynamic leader. You understand how the various qualities of your team members work well

together and how these connections can strengthen the whole team. You inspire people to

perform their best and reach new heights by setting an example of dedication and diligence.

One of the crucial implications of dynamic leading is maintaining a flexible work

environment. Moreover, leaders will also want to promote a resilient atmosphere because

more teams have virtual work. Team members are varying effective working hours or are in

separate time zones. Another one is to encourage a healthy work-life balance among full-time

workers by striking a balance between work and life. Keep track of the required output or

work hours for your team to make sure you are not asking them to put in an excessive amount

of time. They have meetings scheduled at odd hours, like 9 p.m., to ensure that their workday

doesn't go over their allotted time. Leaders have a tremendous impact on company culture.

They set the agenda, prioritize work, manage, lead, and delegate. Strong leaders provide a

sense of vision, purpose, mentorship, and inspiration to those they lead. Today's diverse

workforce is reshaping what it means to achieve personal and professional success.