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Book: The art of leadership and supervision vl.1.1 Topic: the ethical leader chapter 9, 8 and 7.

Answer the discussion prompts by drawing on concepts from Week 5 and 6 readings and/or videos. If you have actually experienced something similar in your organizational life, please share any lessons learned.

You just ended a meeting with Ming (one of your six employees), who gave you some disturbing information. She feels she is being bullied by one of her coworkers and is seeking your advice on how to handle it. Ming said that Mindy has been saying "good morning" to everyone as she walks by their office but doesn't say it to Ming. Ming also said that Mindy organized a farewell lunch for one of your departing employees last week and didn't invite Ming. She also told you of nasty things that Mindy tells other colleagues about her. For example, last month when Ming ran into Mindy at the grocery store, Mindy told everyone the next day about the medications that Ming had in her cart, which included medication for irritable bowel syndrome. Ming also showed you an e-mail that Mindy sent blaming Ming for the loss of one of Mindy's clients. Mindy copied the entire department on the e-mail. Ming thinks that other employees have been reluctant to involve her in projects as a result of this e-mail. Ming left your office quite upset, and you think you may need to take some action.

What do you think are the ethical implications of this scenario? Explain by integrating the 4 main ethical levels.

What is the performance issue around Mindy's behavior? Identify the type of performance issue using the Performance Issue Model.

Based on the textbook, how could you apply the progressive discipline process in this situation?