Leading Ethically in a Digital Age

This unit introduces strategic ethical leadership and decision-making in contexts of rapid technological change, uncertainty, and competing short- and long-term trade-offs. Students examine models of action vs. inaction, tech-humanist principles, trust and communication, and measurable approaches to guide organizational transformation, building on prior foundations and preparing for applied practice in subsequent units.

Learning Objectives

• Analyze the harms and benefits of action versus inaction across organizational ecosystems using through-line thinking and case examples to identify stakeholder impacts
• Evaluate established ethical decision-making models and strategic leadership approaches (including fast/slow decision trade-offs and longtermist perspectives) to justify balanced choices under uncertainty
• Apply tech-humanist principles to assess technology initiatives, producing criteria and a brief guideline for responsible adoption that promotes human betterment and trust
• Demonstrate communication and measurement strategies by creating clear purpose-driven language and meaningful work metrics to align teams, set expectations, and steward transformation