chap 7

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the ability to stand up for and practice that which one considers ethical, moral behavior when faced with a dilemma, even if it means going against countervailing pressure to do otherwise.

Moral courage

Morally courageous _common_ act upon their ethical values to help others during difficult ethical dilemmas, despite the adversity they may face in doing so.

False

To be morally courageous means standing up for what you believe even when it means that you do so _together_ (Murray, 2015)

False

Developing will and moral courage involves developing _self-control_.

True

It includes nurturing the ability to stick to actions, thoughts, and behavior, which lead to _values_ improvement and success.

False

It encompasses endowing the _outer_ strength to focus all the energy on a moral goal and persevere until it is accomplished.

False

To act out of a "good will" for Kant means to act out of a sense of moral obligation or "duty".

True

Kant answers that we do our moral duty when our motive is determined by a principle recognized by reason rather than the desire for any expected consequence or emotional feeling which may cause us to act the way we do.

True

The Key to Combat Leadership” by Colonel (Retired) Patrick Sweeney, Ph.D., from the book “Leadership Lessons from West Point”.

Trust

The chapter delves into the top ten attributes of a leader who can be trusted in combat as determined by Sweeney’s research on trust and leadership in an actual combat environment during Operation Iraqi Freedom in May 2003.

True

Those attributes, in order of _importance_, are: competent, loyal, honesty/good integrity, leads by example, self-control (stress management), confident, courageous (physical and moral), shares information, personal connection with subordinates and strong sense of duty.

True

The second dimension of leader courage deals with leaders’ moral strength to do the _left_ thing in all situations.

False

Moral courage entails a leader’s strength of character to be willing to experience risk in order to act according to his or her values and beliefs and stand up to authority to protect his or her soldiers’ welfare or defend his or her decisions.

True

enables leaders to live with integrity, act to uphold the loyalty to their subordinates, and execute their duties with confidence.

moral courage

___ can trust leaders who have the courage to act in accordance with their values because they know the directives they issue will be honest and based on values.

Subordinates

____ will not depend on or trust a leader who possesses good job knowledge, has a good set of values and beliefs, and has loyalty to subordinates but lacks the moral courage to put these skills, values, and beliefs into action.

Subordinates

A leader’s moral courage provides the force of will to do what is right regardless of the situation and the costs the leader must incur.

True

In combat, this is critical because leaders’ moral courage and integrity define the moral and ethical boundaries that subordinates must operate within.

True

Furthermore, soldiers’ responses indicated they would trust combat leaders who were not afraid to take a stand for what they believed in, the decisions they made, or what is the proper way to conduct business.

True

_Manager_ must have the moral courage to handle the consequences of taking a stand with the chain of command to fight for what they believe is right.

False

“[I place a high value on a leader’s] strength when it comes to standing up to the company commander, so that fire-support team members were used properly and not as machine gunners.” – Staff sergeant, infantry company fire support noncommissioned office, Qayyarah West Airbase, northern Iraq

True

“___ [is important because] a leader must be able to take risks and not back down from confrontation.” – Private first class, infantry company forward observer radio operator, Qayyarah West Airbase, northern Iraq

Courage

equally important to leadership in business, nonprofit, political, or any other type of organization.

Moral courage

Group members always expect their leaders to have the moral courage to act in accordance with their own and the organization’s values.

True

Leaders’ moral courage provides group members with a sense of confidence that leaders will behave in a moral and ethical manner and take action to promote the best interests of the organization and its members.

True

This confidence that leaders have the strength to act morally and ethically leads to the development of trust, which increases group members’ willingness to follow.

True

One way to develop moral courage and will is to develop and practice self-discipline.

True

The concept self-discipline involves the rejection of instant gratification in favor of something better.

True

Ethically applied, it may refer to the giving up of instant pleasure and satisfaction for a higher and better goal such as executing a good rational moral decision.

True

Developing will and moral courage involves developing self-control.

True

It includes nurturing the ability to stick to actions, thoughts, and behavior, which lead to moral improvement and success.

True

It encompasses endowing the inner strength to focus all the energy on a moral goal and persevere until it is accomplished.

True

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