number 1 paper requirement:
Perhaps also consider the following questions as your reflect upon your essay:
- What/who is “integrity?”
- What does it mean for me to be a person of integrity?
- Who is my hero?
- What character traits do I admire in others, people, leaders, etc.?
- From whom, where or what do my values originate? (Faith, Family, Peers, School, etc.)
- What values do I particularly admire? (Honesty, generosity, consistency, etc.)
- What are my strongest character qualities? (You might want to take the free character
strength inventory assessment available at http://www.viacharacter.org/www/ ).
- How have I acted with moral courage in the past? Describe a situation in which you faced a challenging ethical dilemma in the workplace and did the right thing. What were the
outcomes for you or others?
- How have I “voiced my values” in the past? Describe a time when you “spoke up” about
an ethical issue in the workplace. Were you listened to or not? What happened?
Number 2 paper requirement:
Perhaps also consider the following questions as your reflect upon your essay:
- How might the interests of those I serve conflict with my own ambitions?
- How will I decide in a conflict between my ambition and the interests of those I serve?
- What types of moral dilemmas are common in my field?
- What moral or ethical issues have I previously faced in life and work?
- In what moral or ethical areas might I be particularly vulnerable?
- What are some “gray areas” in organizations with which I have worked?
- What ethical challenges are typical in my business field?
- Who are “the” shareholders, stakeholders and/or owners and what are their “interests?”
- How will a professional ethics code, the MBA Oath, or my own personal creed assist me
in navigating ethical challenges in business and maintaining ethical integrity in life?
