Overview
Purpose
By successfully completing this activity, you will be able to apply ethical principles to develop analytic skills to address ethical problems.
Parameters
The case study consists of a 1-2 page reflection of each question in the prompt. References are not required for this conversational and informal case study. However, graduate-level writing in the current APA formatting is expected.
Prompt
Read Chapter 12 from Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership. Then examine Case 12.3 - Extreme Leadership at the Bottom of the World and 129 Million Miles in SpaceDownload ase 12.3 - Extreme Leadership at the Bottom of the World and 129 Million Miles in Space. Answer the questions:
- Are you surprised by any of the characteristics of successful polar station leaders? Of successful space commanders? Why or why not?
- What role does resilience play in meeting the challenges of leading and following at the South Pole and in space?
- How can leaders prepare to deal with unknown risks?
- Does society have a responsibility to take care of astronauts who suffer long-term damage from their time in space?
- Do you think that extended space exploration is morally justified? Why or why not?
- What leadership ethics lessons can we draw from extreme leadership in the Antarctic and in space?