Read the section titled apply your skills :ethical dilemma select a response for what you would do in this dilemma and explain your choice.
ated me explain which skills are needed most for each of the Camp Bow Wow leaders highlighted in the video. eptionist . Hangings and Cont ch2: Apply Your Skills: Ethical Dilemma who wanted to apply for the position. The board believed The New Test* a written exam for promotion would be completely fair The Civil Service Board in a midsize city in Indiana and objective because it eliminated subjective judge decided that a written exam should be given to all candi- ments and personal favoritism regarding a candidate's dates for promotion to supervisor. A written test would qualifications. assess mental skills and would open access to all personnel at uit uucument, vitorio said. He reached In their three years at Vreeland Pharmaceuticals, Vitorio under the seat, retrieved and unpacked his tablet, placed Nunos and Gary Shaw had rarely crossed paths, and they it on the tray table, and turned it on. had exchanged no more than a dozen sentences. But here "Too much glare," Gary said, peeking over. Vitorio they were, seatmates on a plane headed to company head- pulled down the window shade. quarters in Kansas City, Missouri. And suddenly, they had "Is that better?" a lot to say to each other. Gary nodded. The two men read through the "What I'd like to know is why we're wasting a trip to document. Kansas City to thrash out some new policies about leader "I resent the term rogue leaders," Gary remarked, competencies," Vitorio said. pointing to the phrase. "Because Connie Wyland is HR at Vreeland, and you Vitorio shrugged. "It's a rough draft. They'll clean up and I both know that policies and models and all of that the language . . . I think." touchy-feely people stuff is the lifeblood of HR," Gary replied. "I also think a lot of this is the result of panic on "It's really just a rehash of the mission statement and the heels of the scandals in sales last year." all of the things we learned in training. This is stuff we all "I don't think there's cause for panic. The company learned in business school. I feel like I'm being lectured." fired the guys, apologized, and then you just move on," said "Yeah." Vitorio scrolled up and down the document. Vitorio. "Any business student could have written this." Gary laughed sarcastically. "No, you fire them, you "I hear the HR crew put in lots of overtime," said Gary. apologize, and then you analyze the whole thing ad nau- Vitorio smirked. "For this? I'll tell you ... and this is seam, and then you hamstring your management team with just between you and me, but I really resent this and we're endless rules and bureaucratic standards just to make sure some of the newer members of management. I would love it doesn't happen again. to hear what the older managers are saying" "So we all pay for their mistakes," replied Vitorio. "I know Connie," Gary said. "She and her staff are We pay because HR feels guilty that those guys going to come in tomorrow all gung-ho on this." He turned moved up so high in the system," Gary replied. "So now the tablet in order to see it easier. " We already know what's Connie and her staff have devised the ultimate solution expected of us." He scrolled down, stopping at key phrases. to the problem. I don't know why we all have to go in to "Look at this . . . critical values' . . . core behaviors . .. foster- discuss it; she's already decided what she's going to do and ing conflict resolution . .. and here's one-implementing she's positive this is the cure-all to prevent any further employee involvement strategies. How does she think embarrassment to the company." we got these jobs in the first place?" Gary paused."What really makes me angry is that I heard Connie is going to
