Morals are often established and shared by people throughout the world. When you see someone getting injured in an accident the moral action is to dial 911, when you see someone choking the instinctual moral action is to give them the Heimlich, when you see someone having a heart attach the moral action is to begin CPR. So when Colleen, an employee of Glenwood Gardens, a assisted living community, refused to administer CPR on a dying 87-year-old, many people were left in shock of the heartless action that Colleen participated in (Johnson 359).
Lorraine Bayless was an 87-year-old resident at Glenwood Gardens who suddenly collapsed in the dining room, promptly an employee called 911. This employee then handed the phone off to a nurse who identified …show more content…
These responsibilities all center about the idea of caring for those outside of an organization in order to create a healthy ethical climate. Looking specifically at the ethical responsibilities an organization has, the organization has an obligation to do what is “’right, fair, and just’” no matter the situation (Johnson 339). In the case of Glenwood Gardens, they were ethical obligated to take care of their patrons, who had been trusted under their care. Colleen shared these obligations and was responsible for doing the right thing by administrating CPR even though the company policies through ambiguity forbid it. Colleen had the option of sticking to her values as a leader and doing what she felt was morally right, but under the fear of coercive powers, powers based on punishment or penalties, she disregarded her own values (Johnson …show more content…
Colleen publicly showed herself as someone who valued life and cared for others, especially through her work in assisted living, but when it came to living by this and acting accordingly, she was not true to herself, choosing rather to succumb to fear. Colleen failed as a ethical leader all because of her fear of breaking the rules in order to do the right thing. Even though CPR may not have saved Mrs. Bayless, Colleen may have been in a position of saving someone’s life and instead watched them die because of her lack of courage, wisdom, prudence, and integrity. Looking upon all the negative actions Colleen participated in, it is clear she was a shadow caster. “Leaders project shadows out of their inner darkness,” which is often described as inner monsters, in Colleen’s case it was fear (Johnson 43). Leaders afflicted by the inner monster of fear emphasize rules and procedure rather than thinking outside of the box and engaging in a creative method of solving a problem (Johnson 44). Colleen out of fear stuck by the rules and didn’t attempt to find a creative solution that would have allowed her to administer CPR without getting in trouble for
Lorraine Bayless was an 87-year-old resident at Glenwood Gardens who suddenly collapsed in the dining room, promptly an employee called 911. This employee then handed the phone off to a nurse who identified …show more content…
These responsibilities all center about the idea of caring for those outside of an organization in order to create a healthy ethical climate. Looking specifically at the ethical responsibilities an organization has, the organization has an obligation to do what is “’right, fair, and just’” no matter the situation (Johnson 339). In the case of Glenwood Gardens, they were ethical obligated to take care of their patrons, who had been trusted under their care. Colleen shared these obligations and was responsible for doing the right thing by administrating CPR even though the company policies through ambiguity forbid it. Colleen had the option of sticking to her values as a leader and doing what she felt was morally right, but under the fear of coercive powers, powers based on punishment or penalties, she disregarded her own values (Johnson …show more content…
Colleen publicly showed herself as someone who valued life and cared for others, especially through her work in assisted living, but when it came to living by this and acting accordingly, she was not true to herself, choosing rather to succumb to fear. Colleen failed as a ethical leader all because of her fear of breaking the rules in order to do the right thing. Even though CPR may not have saved Mrs. Bayless, Colleen may have been in a position of saving someone’s life and instead watched them die because of her lack of courage, wisdom, prudence, and integrity. Looking upon all the negative actions Colleen participated in, it is clear she was a shadow caster. “Leaders project shadows out of their inner darkness,” which is often described as inner monsters, in Colleen’s case it was fear (Johnson 43). Leaders afflicted by the inner monster of fear emphasize rules and procedure rather than thinking outside of the box and engaging in a creative method of solving a problem (Johnson 44). Colleen out of fear stuck by the rules and didn’t attempt to find a creative solution that would have allowed her to administer CPR without getting in trouble for