Ethics, as we saw in the video lecture by Joseph L Badaracco, Jr. can be a difficult situation to handle. There are certain questions and tests you can go through to help yourself or company to work through the ethical issue or problem that have arisen. Depending on the situation, some tough decisions may have to be made that could jeopardize work or personal relationships. Sometimes, there is not a clear, specific answer that is right. Badaracco clarifies about Aristotle's reasoning that, “A good decision is made by a person with good character after reflection in a good organization.” Ethics in a work environment can be hard to handle when free speech comes into question and when there is not a right solution that can be drawn from the situation.
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Based on Badaracco’s Framework, the first question is which way of proceeding will get me the best net-net consequences? In this situation, as the CEO, we would want to list the winners, losers, risks, and then net-net the answers. Once all the outcomes have been weighed, you want to pick the action that does the best and least harm overall. His second question of which individuals and which groups have rights we cannot violate, no matter what? You need to see how the situation would affect individuals and groups, human, political, and economic rights. Third question, what messages do I want to send about my ideas and principles? This is a crucial moment in the decision-making process of what to do since it could be discussed for a long time after you make a decision and you will not always be there to clarify what you really meant or how you saw it. People could use how you handle the situation as an example of how to solve future problems. Badaracco’s final question is what will work in the world as it is? This is complex since changes happen so fast, and you want to make the best decision possible. You need to find out what will work if you bring initiative, imagination, and creativity; if you are able to take the risks that need to be taken to help your …show more content…
First I think it would be best to list who it would affect and how like Badaracco did in his explanation. In this position, the winners would be the public, since they want to can connect with the organization without feeling like they cannot relate to it or the employees. As a television company, you want your customers to be engaged and want to watch your programs, not be upset with something an employee said that would turn them off from your organization. Putting in a new social media policy would also make the organization a winner, keeping their customer’s happy means continuing to get business. Losers would be the employees having restrictions on what they can and cannot post on social media that could harm the reputation of the organization. Risks to this would be employees quitting because they do not want to have a social media policy and restrictions on what they can post and/or press and public finding out and possibly scrutinizing the organization for putting the policy in place. Another risk would be losing investors, stakeholders if employees continue to post on social media and upset politicians and the
Based on Badaracco’s Framework, the first question is which way of proceeding will get me the best net-net consequences? In this situation, as the CEO, we would want to list the winners, losers, risks, and then net-net the answers. Once all the outcomes have been weighed, you want to pick the action that does the best and least harm overall. His second question of which individuals and which groups have rights we cannot violate, no matter what? You need to see how the situation would affect individuals and groups, human, political, and economic rights. Third question, what messages do I want to send about my ideas and principles? This is a crucial moment in the decision-making process of what to do since it could be discussed for a long time after you make a decision and you will not always be there to clarify what you really meant or how you saw it. People could use how you handle the situation as an example of how to solve future problems. Badaracco’s final question is what will work in the world as it is? This is complex since changes happen so fast, and you want to make the best decision possible. You need to find out what will work if you bring initiative, imagination, and creativity; if you are able to take the risks that need to be taken to help your …show more content…
First I think it would be best to list who it would affect and how like Badaracco did in his explanation. In this position, the winners would be the public, since they want to can connect with the organization without feeling like they cannot relate to it or the employees. As a television company, you want your customers to be engaged and want to watch your programs, not be upset with something an employee said that would turn them off from your organization. Putting in a new social media policy would also make the organization a winner, keeping their customer’s happy means continuing to get business. Losers would be the employees having restrictions on what they can and cannot post on social media that could harm the reputation of the organization. Risks to this would be employees quitting because they do not want to have a social media policy and restrictions on what they can post and/or press and public finding out and possibly scrutinizing the organization for putting the policy in place. Another risk would be losing investors, stakeholders if employees continue to post on social media and upset politicians and the