CSL Ethical Leadership & Decision Making 5

Question 1

When a student leader enforces a rule strictly for some members but loosely for others based on personal friendships, this violates:

Accepted Answer

Consistency and impartiality

Answer

Ethical leadership demands consistent and impartial application of rules regardless of personal relationships.

Question 2

A new club member reports feeling pressured by peers to engage in hazing activities. An ethical leader's immediate priority is to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure the member's safety and report the behavior through proper channels

Answer

Protecting member safety is the paramount ethical duty, requiring immediate reporting through established procedures.

Question 3

Ethical leadership research consistently shows that leaders who express genuine care for followers' well-being are demonstrating which type of leadership?

Accepted Answer

Servant leadership

Answer

Servant leadership prioritizes the growth, well-being, and needs of followers over the leader's own status or interests.

Question 4

An ethical decision-making framework that asks 'What kind of person will I become if I make this choice?' reflects which approach?

Accepted Answer

Virtue ethics

Answer

Virtue ethics focuses on character development, asking how choices shape who we are rather than evaluating rules or outcomes alone.

Question 5

A student leader discovers a long-standing tradition that is exclusionary toward certain students. Ethical leadership calls for:

Accepted Answer

Reviewing and reforming the tradition to align with inclusive values

Answer

Ethical leaders critically examine traditions and reform those that conflict with values of inclusion and fairness.

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CSL Ethical Leadership & Decision Making 5