Healy's Case Essay: Collision Cases

The case exemplified disagreement as one of the major complexities. Neither Healy, the board, nor the DOC was in agreeance throughout this case. According to the case, “The board and Healy would end up on a collision course.” Which in fact did occur between both the board and the DOC on numerous occasions, for example, “Dr. Healy firing two of our top people in disaster services is just too much.” “Several board members and veteran administrators thought that she should have suspended the employees with pay.” The continuous disagreements between Healy and those around her formed due to Healy’s work ethic. Healy’s background and motives were different compared to her colleagues, which is why there were a substantial amount of disagreements. …show more content…
“Rational self-serving motives by definition are not public service motives regardless of the social or public good they produce. We take the perspective here that human beings are complex and contradictory and indeed may embark on public service careers or perform acts of significant public service primarily based on their own human needs and self-interest." The majority of the issues that occurred throughout this case were from employees who were not true to public service, they acted with selfish intent, and they put themselves first versus the public. Healy exclaimed in a confidential memo that “Red Crossers will give you the shirt off their back, but will as easily put a knife in your