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Project 2: Leadership Context
Ryan Fairchild ALED 202-503 Perdue 28 October 2014

2. Context: Husband/Father
 Definition of being a husband: a married man; the man
someone is married to (Husband).
 Definition of being a father: a male parent (Father).
 Mission of a husband and a father: To be the leader of
the family. Provide for my family, and keep them safe.
 The Location would be anywhere that my family would
be, but specifically in our home.
 Those who would work in this organization, would be
me, my wife, and any children we have.

3. Location
 I would be considered the head of the household.
 Responsible for providing for my family in both
financial areas, and guidance (Marriage).
 The location would be where my family is, but
specifically in our own household.

4. Location continued...
Husband/Father
(Me)
Wife/Mother
Child Child Child

5. Viewing Leadership
 I, as the husband and father would take my leadership
duties very seriously, and would consider my family’s
well-being to be a top priority.
 The type of structure would be similar to a top-down
model. Majority of the decisions would come from my
wife and I, although the children would have some say.
 There would be two leaders; myself and my wife.
 The other members (the children) would have input,
however the final decision would come from my wife
and I.

6. Activities of a Husband/Father
 The husband/father has to take into consideration
the welfare of not only himself, but also his wife
and children (Beauchamp).
 Some difficulties of this, could include appeasing
every person’s wants and needs. Another would be
to make sure that the children act in a way that
does not bring dishonor on the family.
 I believe that being a husband/father offers not
only leadership development, but also executive
development.

7. Summarizing and Questions
 The information I have gathered will help influence my
leadership education by helping me better understand
the responsibilities that come with being a husband and
a father.
 To learn the most effective leadership skills, I should talk
with those who have been in this situation before me,
and try to learn from them in whatever way I can.
 My thinking about leadership changed since my
investigation of this context, by helping me understand
the amount of pressure that is put on husbands and
fathers to take care of their family.

8. Summarizing and Questions continued…
 I learned more about the ethical principle “benefiting
others” by Karen Strohm Kitchener. The husband/father
sometimes has to put his wants and needs behind the
wants and needs of the family as a whole (Perdue).
 One concept that somewhat contradicted what I learned
from this context, is that of “respecting autonomy.”
Sometimes it is important for the father to allow his
children to make their own choices, but there are
absolutely times where the father and mother have to
make the decision based on what is best for the child
and family as a whole (Perdue).

9. References
 Beauchamp, T. (2008, January 2). The Principle of Beneficence in Applied Ethics.
http://plato.stanford.edu. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
 Father. (n.d.) In Merriam-Webster Dictionary online. Retrieved from
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/father?show=0&t=1414627947
 Husband. (n.d.) In Merriam-Webster Dictionary online. Retrieved from
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/husband
 Marriage. (n.d.). http://www.law.cornell.edu. Retrieved October 30, 2014
 Perdue, E. (2014). Class Notes.