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Overcoming Challenges: Inspiring CASPer Scenarios
Scenario 1: Supporting a Coworker with Depression
Prompt:
Your colleague has been diagnosed with depression, resulting in frequent absences and sensitivity to criticism. This has impacted productivity at your small company.
Questions:
- How would you provide support for your coworker?
- If you were the manager, how would you handle this situation?
- Share a time when you supported someone during a difficult period.
Scenario 2: Addressing Discrimination in the Workplace
Prompt:
You witness your boss treating a Black coworker harshly. Although your boss claims it's for her personal growth, you and your colleagues perceive it as discrimination.
Questions:
- What steps would you take to address this issue?
- How would you handle the situation if you were the one being discriminated against?
- Describe a time when you stood up against injustice.
Scenario 3: Dealing with Bullying
Prompt:
A local bully, Thomas, has been tormenting children in the neighborhood. After Thomas harasses a group of girls, Willy, another classmate, retaliates and injures the bully. Now, Thomas's parents want answers.
Questions:
- How would you handle this situation?
- Can doing something bad for a good reason ever be justified?
- What are your thoughts on the "taste of your own medicine" philosophy?
Scenario 4: Balancing Personal and Team Responsibilities
Prompt:
As the captain of your high school basketball team, you face a dilemma: attend your distant aunt's funeral or lead your team at the regional championships, both on the same day.
Questions:
- Which event would you choose to attend and why?
- Describe a time when you faced a challenging decision.
- How do you manage conflicting demands in your life?
Scenario 5: Addressing Unethical Business Practices
Prompt:
Your best friend invites you to join his test preparation company. You soon discover he's copying material from competitors and claiming it as his own.
Questions:
- How would you approach your friend about this issue?
- Would you report unethical or illegal actions by a close friend or family member? Why or why not?
- What are the implications of professionals acting unprofessionally, both within and outside their roles?
Scenario 6: Reflecting on Aristotle's Quote
Prompt:
Consider Aristotle's quote: "To avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing."
Questions:
- What does this quote mean to you?
- How is this quote relevant to your future professional role?
- Describe a time when you openly criticized someone in authority and the results of your actions.
Scenario 7: Witnessing Cheating on an Exam
Prompt:
During a final exam, you notice a classmate using their phone. Their grade will not affect yours.
Questions:
- What is your reaction to this situation?
- How would you handle this scenario?
- Share a time when you witnessed unethical behavior and how you responded.
Scenario 8: Addressing Fraud in the Workplace
Prompt:
As an accountant, you discover dubious spending by your close friend Anna, who works in Human Resources. Reporting the issue could cost her job.
Questions:
- What are your thoughts on this situation?
- How would you proceed?
- Describe a time when you made an ethical decision that was unpopular with others.
Scenario 9: Being President for a Day
Prompt:
Imagine you are given the chance to be the president of a nation for one day
Questions:
- Which country would you choose to lead and why?
- What policies would you implement or change during your day in office?
- If you had to choose between power and money, which would you prefer and why?
Scenario 10: Protests and Riots
Prompt:
Peaceful protests sometimes turn into destructive riots, causing property damage and even death.
Questions:
- What are your thoughts on protests and riots?
- What do you think is the most effective way for civilian groups to influence unfair laws or policies?
- Share a time when you stood up for something you believed was right.