The Parable of the Sadhu

In the Parable of the Sadhu, teams of mountaineers climbing in the Himalayas encounter a dying holy man. To this day what took place on the mountain, haunts McCoy (one of the mountaineers). What lesson for organizational ethical leadership do you draw from the Parable of the Sadhu? Elaborate your lesson(s) by basing your response on the readings and your own experience.General instructions: ◦ 1 original Post: Provide at least one concise (300 words or fewer) and thoughtful response to the question posted by the professor, based on your thoughts, ideas and opinions about course readings. A good post will include additional work experience examples and/or questions and/or ideas and/or links to interesting media (e.g., news items, videos, etc.) to stimulate the discussions. 1 final reflective OP-ED essay : Provide at least one concise (500 words or fewer) and thoughtful reflective response to your original post with any additional insights you may have obtained based on additional thoughts, readings or peer responses. Synthesize the information that you posted along with that of your colleagues. What was similar? What was different? How has your thinking evolved? How have your thought (not) changed based on the discussion So can you please post a 300 word draft and then a 500 word final essay. here is the source- McCoy, Bowen H. (1997). The parable of the Sadhu. Harvard Business Review Also im sending you an example below so you can get an idea, One key consideration learned from the parable is the question of collective responsibility and personal accountability in organizational decision-making. The climbing parties offered the Sadhu on-the-spot assistance with clothes and food in his ascent, but none felt responsible enough to take the time to get Sadhu safely down to a lower altitude and medical care. This fractured response exemplifies the hazard of diffused responsibility in group situations and illustrates the need for concrete ethical directives that place human lives over personal or organizational goals (Access Electronic Resources, n.d.) In Bowen McCoy's "The Parable of the Sadhu," very sound ethical leadership lessons are PASSed, blending with the focus of Tim Cook in laying clear ethical standards and displaying moral courage. Both emphasize accountability and putting people first in the organizational decision-making process so that integrity and faith may prevail in the teams. Cook discusses the need to take principled stands, even when they are tough or unpopular (Duke university - the Fuqua School of Business, 2013), which parallels McCoy's reflection as to whether stronger action could have been taken to save the Sadhu (Access Electronic Resources, n.d.). By the same token, this parallel illustrates that being an ethical leader not only calls for tough decisions in vague situations but also includes being responsible and having moral courage for such acts. Applying these to a group project in my marketing class, I learned lessons gleaned from McCoy's parable and Tim Cook's principles on accountability and integrity of how putting teamwork ahead of individual goals dovetailed with ethical leadership, all of us put the group’s needs and requirements before our individual goals to develop a marketing plan and took accountability as a whole if we failed as a group.