
In this ever changing dynamic world, the need for the foundational ethics and behavioral traits is growing to a significant scale. It is an unfortunate fact that there is a notable fall in the minimal ethical standards among people. To understand the cause behind the present scenario is what this article is aimed at. The ultimate objective of this research is to contribute to the world of business a momentous understanding that will upraise the standard of managerial judgment. What is it that is responsible for the weak managerial decisions? It is the lack of empathy! It is dominantly important for the factor of empathy to be inculcated in every manager to make sound decisions. The need for this behavioral trait and the importance of empathy in this present world scenario is discussed to narrow down to the accurate scale that measures the righteousness in managerial judgment. The quality of empathy is to be withheld by every individual to retain the minimum ethical standards in decision making. Leaders have an expectancy to be maintained that will enable them to consider the followers' views and opinions. It is empathy which transforms leaders and elevates their potential to entail large number of followers. When leaders tend to work towards building their following and forget to execute what they are authorized to perform, they fail. It is when they do what they are ought to do, that they will impulsively build their following. “If we have optimism, but we don’t have empathy – then it doesn’t matter how much we master the secrets of science, we’re not really solving problems; we’re just working on puzzles.”-Bill and Melinda Gates.