Essay #2–L202: Moral Courage
Moral Courage is different from the physical courage, which we are all aware of it. The Moral courage as defined by Henry Sidgwick “Facing the pains and dangers of social disapproval in performance of what they believe to be duty”. Positional power is an external power given to the leaders within the organization hierarchy at the time the personal power is an internal power you have gained by learning certain skills and gaining knowledge in specific area. In both powers moral courage is required and essential for the success of any organization. People who possess the positional power might be concerned about their positions which sometimes might make them cautious in telling their opinion to higher levels so they would not lose their positions but it is a healthy practice saying what could have disapproval from the others is not a bad thing and this is the culture that should be adapted. It is the same with personal power, moral courage is important especially when it comes with strong reasoning.
The commander or the leader holds great responsibilities to his organization to develop moral courage along with the physical courage for his subordinates. It is very important for the commander to create an environment where people can say what they think without being afraid of the consequences of their …show more content…
Col. McGeehan made numerous efforts to inform the Fairchild AFB’s leadership about Lt. Col. Holland poor airmanship. The senior leadership did not listen to him or reacted poorly, which led Lt. Col. McGeehan to use his positional power and do what he believed was right to protect his subordinates. This showed the moral courage that Lt. Col. McGeehan had and also the physical courage where he knew that his life was in danger if he flies with Holland but he did that to protect his fellowship and also showed a moral courage on front of his leaders and took a position when none of them reacted on Lt. Col. Holland continues
Moral Courage is different from the physical courage, which we are all aware of it. The Moral courage as defined by Henry Sidgwick “Facing the pains and dangers of social disapproval in performance of what they believe to be duty”. Positional power is an external power given to the leaders within the organization hierarchy at the time the personal power is an internal power you have gained by learning certain skills and gaining knowledge in specific area. In both powers moral courage is required and essential for the success of any organization. People who possess the positional power might be concerned about their positions which sometimes might make them cautious in telling their opinion to higher levels so they would not lose their positions but it is a healthy practice saying what could have disapproval from the others is not a bad thing and this is the culture that should be adapted. It is the same with personal power, moral courage is important especially when it comes with strong reasoning.
The commander or the leader holds great responsibilities to his organization to develop moral courage along with the physical courage for his subordinates. It is very important for the commander to create an environment where people can say what they think without being afraid of the consequences of their …show more content…
Col. McGeehan made numerous efforts to inform the Fairchild AFB’s leadership about Lt. Col. Holland poor airmanship. The senior leadership did not listen to him or reacted poorly, which led Lt. Col. McGeehan to use his positional power and do what he believed was right to protect his subordinates. This showed the moral courage that Lt. Col. McGeehan had and also the physical courage where he knew that his life was in danger if he flies with Holland but he did that to protect his fellowship and also showed a moral courage on front of his leaders and took a position when none of them reacted on Lt. Col. Holland continues