Ethical Decision Making
30m: Activity
Solo: 10m
Each team is assigned one of the following 10 critical decisions where ethical judgment and execution discipline collide:
A team member is underperforming—do you cut them or coach them?
Your company discovers a product flaw—do you delay launch or ship and patch?
Your sales team is fudging numbers to hit quota—what do you do?
You’re over budget mid-project—cut quality, or delay for funding?
A client asks for something unethical but profitable—how do you respond?
A competitor is spreading false claims—do you fight back or stay silent?
You learn a colleague is stealing credit—confront or ignore?
You’re asked to hit a goal that seems impossible—say yes or push back?
A team is burning out—do you demand more or reset timelines?
A partner violates your values—keep the deal or walk away?
Small Group: 10m
Using the 4 Execution Strategies, each team must make a decision and build a plan to ethically execute on it:
Implementation Intentions – What’s your first non-negotiable step?
Process Over Outcome – How will you ensure consistent follow-through?
Environmental Triggers – What will make disciplined action the default?
Accountability – Who’s holding the team to the standard?
Prepare a 2-minute defense: What decision did you make, and how will you execute it with integrity and discipline?
Each team presents their ethical choice and execution plan.
Then answer 1 minute of rapid-fire Q&A from peers.
Debrief: 10m
Be prepared to answer the following:
What made execution harder than just making the ethical decision?
How can you design your personal systems to make the right thing easier to do consistently?
What is one key takeaway from this hour you can apply right now?