The AP article “Playing favorites? Hospital boards, donors get COVID shots”, describes how some hospitals gave out early COVID-19 shots to wealthy donors and board members as opposed to vunerable patients. A quote that stood out to me when reading the article was, “We want people vaccinated based on priority, not privilege,” Inslee spokesman Mike Faulk said. “Everyone deserves a fair opportunity to get vaccinated.” I agree with this statement because wealth and power should not define who gets better access to healthcare.

This can be connected to William D. Guth and Renato Tagiuri’s article “Personal Values and Corporate Strategy” because it shows that the hospital leaders valued status and power over ethics and equality. It goes to show the importance of having morals and that helping people should be prioritized over social influence.

I could also connect this to the way I want to lead. I want to be the type of leader that values fairness and equal treatment without outside influence. When working in groups or in businesses at school or for a career opportunity I will always ensure that I give everyone I encounter equal possibilities. My family implements these values as they lead a real world business and all of my current professors incorporate these values in class by giving each of the students in my classes opportunities to speak up.

Associated Press. “Playing Favorites? Hospital Boards, Donors Get COVID Shots.” AP News, 26 Jan. 2021,https://apnews.com/article/technology-washington-coronavirus-pandemic-russ-seattle-c453fc84e9378ba4259715d3e0ad50d9?fbclid=IwAR0f5KQatkPEoDv64vUzJLY1qg24st1qSKop4uZI8XaU9HOS4PnXHdAdskA.