Dean C$.$ Ludwig and Clinton O$.$ Longnecker analyze "the Bathsheba Syndrome": the tendency for leaders to make ethical errors when they become too enamored of their own success. They provide a helpful list of "checks" leaders should consider to examine whether they might be falling into the kind of moral errors of pride that will lead them into disaster.

Please read the following article for this week's reading assignment: The Bathsheba Syndrome: The Ethical Failure of Successful Leaders

Give a one paragraph summation of this article. Please do not retell the story.

Why do successful leaders often stumble ethically?

In recent business and religious scandals, what leaders seem to have fallen prey to the Bathsheba Syndrome? Explain your answer when providing a leader and how they fit into this discussion. Please DO NOT use politicians $($including present or past presidents for this answer$).$