Moral Courage – Kidder
Beka Day – MGT 4193 A
Moral Courage – Kidder
Courage as Skills – Reardon
A Note on Trust – Sharpe and Green
Personal Takeaways
Kidder talked about a bigger case of moral courage. I believe it’s also important to note that moral courage can in arise in very small situations such as a group making fun of someone behind their back. I also think it’s harder sometimes for people to speak up about something wrong when the wrong being done is less egregious instead of blatantly obvious. For example, it’s usually harder to speak up when you see someone being made fun of or continuously talking in class as opposed to seeing physical abuse or someone cheating on a test. It may be hard for me to say something when I see someone do something wrong to a lesser degree because I think someone else will speak up, that I’m wrong for telling them, or having the assumption that everyone does it so it is O.K. Also, I think it’s hardest for me to correct my peers or people who are above me in a hierarchy or have some authority. This might be because I’m afraid of retaliation or being shunned from a group.
As a generally skeptical person, I thought the section “The propensity to trust” was interesting. I would say that I am not likely at all to trust others, but this portion reminded me of how in some of the little things I do I’m trusting others. (Sharpe and Green)
Sometimes I can ask myself “why am I pursuing this now?” to logically determine whether the time is right or not. This can be very helpful when my emotions might be in the mix of things. (Reardon)
Questions/Topics for Class Discussion
I liked the way Reardon uses questions about goals like “What does success look like in this high-risk situation?