Using concepts from the Kramer
(2003) article as a baseline, share your insights on dilemmas that happen in
society, work, and in your life.
The
concepts which are talked about in the Kramer (2003) article are dilemmas which
people face every day when they are losing themselves in this fast paced world,
and the qualities which got them to the position which they are currently in.
There are many times in life when I will get too comfortable with a certain
situation and start to slack off from my regular routine. Rather it be at the
gym, at work, or at home, it is important for one to re-evaluate our current
position in life and see how it can be improved.
Many
times I have noticed that when I start to go outside of my beliefs, things
start to go south very quickly. If and when I ever begin to lose my relativism,
I find that the outcome is not as favorable as I would like. “In different societies each with
their own cultures there are different ideas concerning how humans are to
behave. Different societies and cultures have different rules,
different mores, laws and moral ideas” (Pecorino, 2000). This quote lets me
know that whatever I can attribute my success to, has a great deal to do with
my standards in life and what I believe in. If I fall out of touch with what I
believe to be my standards I am traveling over unchartered territory.
In the example of the CEO named
“Peel”, she seemed to get caught up in behavior which is unacceptable to the
title of a CEO, she felt invincible and she eventually lost it all. Peel came
from a humble back ground, hard work and honesty is what got her to where she
was a CEO. In this example it shows that as soon as she let go of her ethics
and began to play with fire, she got burned. I believe that a large portion of
this result is due in part to the fact that this was not part of her culture or
relativism. Peel was not used to being in charge and she was in a realm which
was outside of her norm.
As I read on in the article, I found
an example of a person that maintained their relativism and does not steer too
far from their foundation, this person which has been considered to be
successful for a long time, never lost their relativism. The person which I am talking about is a
person that is at the top of the food chain as far as Hollywood is concerned. "I love this industry, but if you get caught up in the
glamour and celebrity, it's easy to lose touch with reality. I just don't do
the star parties or the private screenings or the power breakfasts any more
than I absolutely have to. I love the Oscars--but I watch [the show] every year
from my couch, surrounded by my kids and a few friends, just like everyone else"
(Kramer, 20003). Reading this lets me know that it is important to remain
relatively grounded and in touch with everyday
people. The worst thing that someone with a lot of power can do is lose touch
with the consumer of their products and feel as if they are above everyone else
or the law.
Throughout my life, I have noticed
that there is nothing which will bring the demise of a leader quicker than one
that is overconfident or one that feels like they are above everyone else.
Disgruntled employees will want to quickly bring down someone that displays
this type of behavior. For me I realized what always worked was the fact that I
have been a fair leader which makes my employees feel wanted and welcomed. I
make a point to maintain my ethics and be professional so that I do not give
employees under me a chance to take me out of my spot. People in charge need to
realize that you will always have people that want their spot, the key is to
maintain your core ethics and relativism which got you to where you are. Once
we lose these key components, this type of leadership leave the door open to a
bad situation.
References:
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LaFollette, H. (2007). The practice of ethics. Malden,
MA: Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Pecorino, P. A. (2000). Relativism. Retrieved from
Queensborough Community College website: http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/socialSciences/ppecorino/INTRO_TEXT/Chapter%208%20Ethics/Relativism.htm
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Kramer, R. M. (2003). The Harder They Fall (Links to an
external site.) . (cover story). Harvard Business Review, 81(10),
58-66.
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