You are a human resource manager in a school district. You have recently received several complaints about Francis, a newly hired high school principal. Some faculty report that Francis’s leadership style includes micromanaging and constant monitoring of their lesson plans. Upon further investigation, you learn that although Francis scrutinizes some teachers, other teachers have more freedom and are permitted to conduct their duties without issue. This has led to a toxic work environment and many faculty members believe Francis favors some teachers and distrusts others.
You have also discovered that Francis has placed a few teachers on a performance improvement plan (PIP) for minor infractions and has occasionally publicly reprimanded these teachers in front of students, parents, and other faculty.
The school board has asked you to meet with Francis, provide some administrative coaching, and then document the results of your discussion. The documentation will be included in Francis’s personnel file.
Write a 350- to 525-word report in which you explain how the leader in the scenario you selected can apply behavior modification strategies in an ethical manner in the workplace.
Include the following in your report:
- Identify unethical behavior modification strategies in the scenario.
- Describe the potential drawbacks to the use of the punishments used in the scenario.
- Include relevant details to explain the ethical dilemma(s) of the punishment.
- Include details to explain the harm that may occur if the punishment(s) continues.
- Propose 2 new positive or negative punishment strategies to modify the behavior and replace the strategies in the scenario.
- Explain how the proposed strategies can be used to decrease the chances that an undesirable behavior would continue.
- Explain how the proposed strategies align to ethical principles and support the well-being and dignity of the individual(s) involved.
Cite 2 scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.
