Value-Based Leadership – Study & OA Control Center

Connect your personal values, ethics, and leadership behaviors so scenario questions feel like common sense, not theory.

OA-Focused Leadership Scenarios

Ethics & Integrity Heavy

Est. 1–2 Weeks w/ Daily Study

VR&E Full-Time Friendly

COURSE SNAPSHOT

What Value-Based Leadership Wants You to Prove

By OA time, you should be able to:

Identify core values in a scenario (yours, the organization’s, stakeholders’)
Spot ethical risks and competing priorities quickly
Choose actions that align with stated values and codes of conduct
Explain how leaders build trust, credibility, and culture over time

How to use this dashboard:

Review domains & frameworks so the language feels familiar
Drill flashcards for vocabulary and concept clarity
Use Practice Quiz in Test Mode to mimic OA scenarios
Check off tasks → WGU pre-assessment → OA

PROGRESS TRACKER

Value-Based Leadership Checklist

Check things off as you master them. Stored locally only.

Overall Progress

DOMAINS

Core Value-Based Leadership Domains

Names vary by syllabus, but these buckets line up with most WGU-style VBL courses.

Domain 1 – Foundations of Values & Ethics
Personal values, organizational values, ethics, codes of conduct, moral reasoning.
Domain 2 – The Leader as a Person
Self-awareness, emotional intelligence, authenticity, character, credibility.
Domain 3 – Values in Decision-Making
Ethical decision models, stakeholder analysis, competing values and tradeoffs.
Domain 4 – Leading Others & Building Trust
Communication, modeling behavior, psychological safety, trust-building, accountability.
Domain 5 – Culture, Systems & Social Responsibility
Embedding values into policies, culture, rewards, CSR, and long-term organizational impact.

TINY PLAN

8–10 Day VBL Sprint Plan

Stretch or compress depending on VR&E load and other courses.

Day 1: Syllabus + Domain 1 – values, ethics, codes of conduct.
Day 2: Domain 1 – moral reasoning, ethical dilemmas, gray areas.
Day 3: Domain 2 – self-awareness, EI, authenticity, credibility.
Day 4: Domain 3 – decision models, stakeholder analysis.
Day 5: Domain 3 – apply models to several practice scenarios.
Day 6: Domain 4 – communication, trust, accountability scenarios.
Day 7: Domain 5 – culture, systems, CSR, long-term impact.
Day 8: WGU pre-assessment, log weak areas.
Day 9: Flashcards + quiz targeted on weak domains.
Day 10: Light review + OA.

FLASHCARDS

Core VBL Concepts Drill

Tap card to flip. Focus on how you’d see this in a scenario. Domain:

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PRACTICE QUIZ

Mini Scenario Check

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PRACTICE QUIZ

OA-Style Value-Based Leadership Scenarios

Use Test Mode to answer from memory first; only review frameworks afterward.

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FRAMEWORKS

Values, Ethics & Decision Models

Values → Principles → Behaviors

• Values: What you believe is important.
• Principles: Rules that express those values (e.g., honesty, respect).
• Behaviors: What you actually do in real situations.

OA Angle: In scenarios, ask: “What value is at stake? Does this behavior align or conflict?”

Ethical Decision Model (Simple 4-Step)

1) Recognize the ethical issue.
2) Identify stakeholders and options.
3) Evaluate options using values, codes, and consequences.
4) Decide, act, and reflect.

OA Angle: Best answer usually surfaces the issue, considers stakeholders, and chooses a values-aligned action.

Stakeholder Analysis

Identify who is affected → their interests/needs → level of impact → how to communicate and include them.

OA Angle: Strong answers balance multiple stakeholders, not just the loudest or easiest one.

MORE MODELS

Trust, Culture & Responsibility

Trust Equation (Conceptual)

Trust grows when leaders show:
• Competence (know what they’re doing)
• Reliability (follow through)
• Integrity (act consistently with values)
• Care (consider others’ interests)

OA Angle: Look for actions that build trust on multiple dimensions, not just results.

Embedding Values into Culture

Leaders embed values through:
• What they pay attention to and reward
• Stories and symbols
• Policies, hiring, promotion, discipline
• Their daily behavior in gray areas

OA Angle: Answers that align formal systems (policies) with informal behavior (what leaders actually do) are strongest.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Responsibility to:
• Shareholders (profit)
• Employees (fairness, safety, growth)
• Customers (quality, honesty)
• Community & environment (impact, sustainability)

OA Angle: Look for long-term, values-based decisions rather than short-term gains that violate trust.