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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139235003321

Autore

Gini Al <1944->

Titolo

10 virtues of outstanding leaders : leadership & character / / Al Gini and Ronald M. Green

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013

ISBN

1-118-55165-6

1-299-27749-7

1-118-55163-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 pages)

Collana

Foundations of business ethics

Altri autori (Persone)

GreenRonald Michael

Disciplina

658.4/092

Soggetti

Leadership

Character

Business ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Character leadership -- pt. 2. Leadership in action.

Sommario/riassunto

What makes a good leader? Ten leaders, ten key virtues This readable distillation of the core common features of successful leaders shows how an individual's character, and especially their virtue, is the defining factor. Without these ten vital virtues, leadership becomes ""misleadership."" The authors, both renowned business ethicists, combine theory with fascinating biographical detail on exemplary leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Oprah Winfrey. The result is an accessible text on the ethics of leadership which, unlike many publications that claim to reveal t