Read the JBIB case study $($Ethics$,$ Decision$-$Making and Responsibility: Tough Call Knowing Someone Loses$)$ posted on Moodle and answer the following questions $($the text boxes will expand as you type in your responses$).$ You should focus on leadership characteristics, especially as they relate to ethics and decision$-$making. Post your completed document to the appropriate Moodle portal prior to the due date and time. Please bring a copy of your document to class on the due date to be use for our in$-$class discussion.

$1.$ Identify the primary ethical considerations presented in this case. Reconcile the biblical admonitions for integrity and those for mercy, grace, and forgiveness $($using scripture as appropriate$).$

$2.$ Consider Thomas$$ responsibilities as a manager and those he holds as a Christian. Are there potential conflicts in the two sets of duties? If so$,$ what should Thomas consider in his decision regarding termination of Mike$$s employment?

$3.$ What counsel would you offer to Thomas about the decision he needs to make? How should he communicate the decision to Mike and others in the organization?

$4.$ What could Thomas have done in the hiring, training, and accountability processes to circumvent the problem $($using hindsight$)?$