Question

In the interview with Admiral William H. McRaven, he suggests that several duties, responsibilities and organizational relationships are similar between his military career activity and his role as chancellor. He says that he is a servant leader. Which of the following lessons is not one from his military career?
a. Change cannot be made without understanding the organizational environment
b. A leader must establish relationships early by reaching out to stakeholders within and external to the organization
c. Communication and collaboration need to be reinforced by the organizational culture
d. Actions must be moral, legal, ethical, and judgemental

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "D": Actions must be moral, legal, ethical, and judgemental.

Explanation:

William H. McRaven (born in 1955) is an ex-elite member of the U.S. Navy who was in charge of the group of soldiers who took down jihadist terrorist Osama Bin Laden (1957-2011) and captured Irakee politic leader Sadam Hussein (1937-2006).  

McRaven has written many books such as "Make your bed" (2017), "Sea Stories; My Life in Special Operations" (2019), and "Spec Ops: Case Studies in Special Operations Warfare" (1995). While comparing management to his military life, McRaven must make segregation in the morality aspect the first carries. Soldiers have in many cases to pull the trigger of their fire weapons to take down enemies to protect the U.S. and the world's interest. However, the fact of murdering individuals for others' good brings with it an ethical dilemma.  

Legal and judgemental conflicts also arise since soldiers must come to a point where they have to decide who to shoot and under what criteria. Therefore, moral, legal, ethical, and judgemental actions are nor lessons from McRaven's military career.