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Essay 3: Leadership and ethics are inevitably intertwined in the business world. Describe a situation in which you have dealt with these issues and how they have influenced you. (250 words)
Top 5 Tips:
1. Introspect/ brainstorm and note down 2-3 situations where you faced a moral/ ethical dilemma, in the professional setting. Pick the one situation that matters the most - ideally one that has high impact and is recent (within 2-3 years)
2. Frame your essay as a story, as to how the dilemma unfolded. I recommend following the CARL framework: Explain the Context, Actions you took (along with rationale), Results (ideally quantified) and Learnings.
3. Be clear about the dilemma you faced i.e. the choice with two contrasting outcomes. Also mention why you took the decision you took, and what the impact could have been if you went the other (i.e. unethical way).
4. Explain your values/ ethos that are relevant in this context, and how this incident reinforced your beliefs.
5. Pro Tip: HEC has an elective on Ethics taught by a Prof who a lot of students love (do your research to find out who!). Linking this essay to what you would learn in that elective would be a great differentiator.
Winning Sample
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In my early days at EY, I took up the responsibility of leading a critical engagement in lieu of a senior colleague, who was caught up with another engagement. Although I was still relatively new at E&Y, the management gave me this task in sight of my experience in working with Linux and my strong client-demo marketing skills.
After my initial meetings with the client’s team in Delhi, I worked with our analysts and interns to on-board the client’s software infrastructure onto our facility in Chennai. Due to some technical glitches and a lack of technical personnel, we were delayed in reporting the results to our client by three weeks. Our senior team members prepared a report which suggested that the client’s team was to blame for the delay, owing to their lack of technical expertise and slow responses.
Although blaming the client’s team was the easier way out, I was uncomfortable about doing so since I knew this would only further escalate the scenario. I prepared a new report that detailed our shortcomings as well as those of the client’s team, and listed things we could have done to address these. This initiated dialogue and the ensuing discussion was productive, focusing more on solutions than faults. The client appreciated my approach and agreed to extend our deadlines. The engagement is still on-going and is our team’s biggest contract to-date. This experience reinforced my belief in seeking solutions instead of blaming others, and choosing dialogue over accusations.
"
If you would like 1:1 mentoring from me, feel free to reach out. You can also schedule a Free profile Evaluation Session
Regards,
Arvind
Founder, admitStreet
W:https://admitstreet.com | E: consultingteam@admitstreet.com
Top 5 Tips:
1. Introspect/ brainstorm and note down 2-3 situations where you faced a moral/ ethical dilemma, in the professional setting. Pick the one situation that matters the most - ideally one that has high impact and is recent (within 2-3 years)
2. Frame your essay as a story, as to how the dilemma unfolded. I recommend following the CARL framework: Explain the Context, Actions you took (along with rationale), Results (ideally quantified) and Learnings.
3. Be clear about the dilemma you faced i.e. the choice with two contrasting outcomes. Also mention why you took the decision you took, and what the impact could have been if you went the other (i.e. unethical way).
4. Explain your values/ ethos that are relevant in this context, and how this incident reinforced your beliefs.
5. Pro Tip: HEC has an elective on Ethics taught by a Prof who a lot of students love (do your research to find out who!). Linking this essay to what you would learn in that elective would be a great differentiator.
Winning Sample
"
In my early days at EY, I took up the responsibility of leading a critical engagement in lieu of a senior colleague, who was caught up with another engagement. Although I was still relatively new at E&Y, the management gave me this task in sight of my experience in working with Linux and my strong client-demo marketing skills.
After my initial meetings with the client’s team in Delhi, I worked with our analysts and interns to on-board the client’s software infrastructure onto our facility in Chennai. Due to some technical glitches and a lack of technical personnel, we were delayed in reporting the results to our client by three weeks. Our senior team members prepared a report which suggested that the client’s team was to blame for the delay, owing to their lack of technical expertise and slow responses.
Although blaming the client’s team was the easier way out, I was uncomfortable about doing so since I knew this would only further escalate the scenario. I prepared a new report that detailed our shortcomings as well as those of the client’s team, and listed things we could have done to address these. This initiated dialogue and the ensuing discussion was productive, focusing more on solutions than faults. The client appreciated my approach and agreed to extend our deadlines. The engagement is still on-going and is our team’s biggest contract to-date. This experience reinforced my belief in seeking solutions instead of blaming others, and choosing dialogue over accusations.
"
If you would like 1:1 mentoring from me, feel free to reach out. You can also schedule a Free profile Evaluation Session
Regards,
Arvind
Founder, admitStreet
W:https://admitstreet.com | E: consultingteam@admitstreet.com
