Question

One focus of the questions was the secondary ethical values that are present in a decision. A secondary value for the Responsibilities Lens is truthfulness and transparency. A secondary value for the Results Lens is maximizing satisfaction and loyalty. For the Relationship Lens, the secondary values are having fair treatment for all and placing blame where deserved. For the Reputation Lens, the secondary values are integrity and civility. Did you find these more common ethical traits useful as you thought about how to make a decision? Why or why not? Did checking against more than one list help you with a decision?

Each ethical lens has a slightly different justification for taking an action. One might say "I was doing my duty." Another might say "It's a win-win solution." Yet another justifies their action by saying, "I wanted to make sure everyone was treated the same." Finally, the last one might say, "That decision was the best for everyone." As you reflect on the various questions that you answered in this exercise, did you find that looking at the problem from multiple lenses helped you clarify your decision or did the multiple vantage points make the process more difficult?

Answer 1

1.Yes I found these more common ethical traits useful as you thought about how to make a decision. Because I consider all the values, when I am making a decision that also includes the secondary ones. My decisions can either be asserted or reexamined when I consider both the primary and secondary values, by looking at them, certainly if they apply for the situation i am dealing with. Checking against more than one surely helps because of the situation and also because of the ability to have a wide range of values looked forward to, for each situation.

2.Being honest, the decision becomes hard to be deciphered at first, when I look at a decision for a situation from multiple vantage points. But it helps in conclusion stage of the decision process much easier. It can be time consuming and difficult to look at each lens, but it will also help in achieving what you actually want to complete your decision with. Basically the fact is, there will come so many situations wherein your decisions will not please people, so not everyone can be made happy by you. But it will for sure make things fall in place and much easier in the long run.