Lesson 3.1: Tools and Frameworks for Ethical Decision-Making

Lesson Summary:
This lesson provides leaders with structured frameworks that enhance ethical clarity, reduce bias, and enable defensible decision-making. Participants learn how to integrate ethical questions into their everyday executive toolkit.

Objectives:

• Apply structured tools for ethical analysis and justification

• Strengthen decision-making under pressure and uncertainty

• Enhance transparency and consistency across leadership decisions

Content Highlights:

• PLUS Model: Policies, Legal, Universal, and Self

• Stakeholder mapping, values alignment, long-term impact thinking

• Recognizing red flags and slowing down for ethical review

Tools and Activities:

• Decision Tree Simulator: “You’re the CEO—what do you choose?”

• PLUS Model Tutorial: Real-time walk-through with case

• Downloadable Tools: Values Alignment Checklist, Stakeholder Lens

• Journal Practice: “Make the case”—document your reasoning