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We don't need more leaders – we need more good leaders. Advancing a virtues-based approach to leader(ship) development
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Newstead, T and Dawkins, S and Macklin, RB and Martin, A, We don't need more leaders - we need more good leaders. Advancing a virtues-based approach to leader(ship) development, The Leadership Quarterly Article 101312. ISSN 1048-9843 (2019) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.leaqua.2019.101312
Abstract
This conceptual article advances a virtues-based approach to developing good leaders and good leadership. Virtue and discrete virtues are gaining traction within leadership scholarship, but there remains a lack of clarity regarding exactly what virtue is and precisely how virtues inform leadership. To address this, we articulate a clear conceptualization of how virtue informs good leadership in multiple domains. We also elucidate five synergisms of virtues-based leadership development, including how a virtues approach accounts for leadership effectiveness and ethics; how virtue and leadership are both learnable; the relationship between virtues, character, and leadership; the unity and universality of virtue; and how virtue serves as the linchpin between the individual and the common good. Three trajectories for virtues-based leadership development are described. This article has
implications for the study and practice of developing good leaders(hip). Limitations and future research directions are discussed.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | leadership, leadership development, leader development, virtues |
| Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
| Research Group: | Business and Management |
| Research Field: | Organisation and Management Theory |
| Objective Division: | Cultural Understanding |
| Objective Group: | Religion and Ethics |
| Objective Field: | Workplace and Organisational Ethics |
| UTAS Author: | Newstead, T (Mrs Toby Newstead) |
| UTAS Author: | Dawkins, S (Dr Sarah Dawkins) |
| UTAS Author: | Macklin, RB (Dr Rob Macklin) |
| UTAS Author: | Martin, A (Professor Angela Martin) |
| ID Code: | 135327 |
| Year Published: | 2019 |
| Deposited By: | TSBE |
| Deposited On: | 2019-10-14 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-03-11 |
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