The 7 Heavenly Virtues of Leadership

Given the current worldwide focus on corporate collapse, institutional transparency and management behaviour, what better time to consider the relationship between organisational leadership and virtue?

In The 7 Heavenly Virtues of Leadership, the Australian Institute of Management draws together eight accomplished management thinkers to explore the quintessential leadership virtues of humility, courage, integrity, compassion, humour, passion and wisdom.

Using an original leadership framework based on the concept of virtue, these thinkers investigate how the notion of ‘good character’ translates into leadership behaviour and organisational outcomes.

They examine the powerful and positive consequences of virtue at the top as it filters through the entire organisation, underpinning corporate citizenship and driving the bottom line.

Each self-contained chapter combines theory, real-life examples of virtue in action, personal stories and passionate opinion and examines the deeply internal aspects of leadership … and the ramifications of the personal choices that each leader makes.