Table Of Content“We are living in challenging times where virtue in leadership is badly needed
around the world. If you are looking for an up-to-date volume with broad
coverage on this important topic, look no further than this edited book. It’s
sure to find a central place in our knowledge about effective and virtuous
leadership, scholarship and practice.”
Charles C. Manz, Nirenberg Professor of Leadership, University of Massachusetts,
USA; co-editor of The Virtuous Organization and co-author of The Wisdom of
Solomon at Work and Self-Leadership
“This book looks at leadership through the lens of virtues. It takes you
on a historical journey connecting the works of classical philosophy with
contemporary leadership. You will travel throughout the world exploring
multiple perspectives from many countries and cultures. It is an extraordi-
nary journey worth taking.”
Cynthia Cherrey, President, International Leadership Association, USA
LEADERSHIP AND VIRTUES
Good leadership is something every leader and organization should strive
towards. This book serves as a pivotal resource in encouraging the under-
standing and practice of leadership and highlights how good leadership is
anchored in the rich philosophy and science of virtue. Through a diverse
range of perspectives, the book highlights the importance of leading with
virtue, unpacks what it means to be a virtuous leader, and outlines practical
strategies for developing and practicing good leadership.
Taking a virtues perspective, this cohesive collection of chapters by scholars
from around the globe offers an inclusive tone and speaks to practicing and
aspiring leaders worldwide. Readers are provided with a nuanced account of
the nature of virtues and leadership and how the two interact on multiple lev-
els and in multiple ways to inform the practice of good leadership. Focusing
on the tradition of virtue gives this collection a robust scholarly foundation,
while simultaneously providing scope for diverse views on how and why vir-
tues inform good leadership. The book offers a balance of scholarly and prac-
tice-oriented chapters, instilling readers with a deep understanding of virtues
and leadership, and practical strategies to develop their practice of good and
virtuous leadership. Each chapter offers a different moral and sociological
insight, serving altogether to show readers the most effective ways to use vir-
tues to promote shared well-being and collective success.
Scholars, students of leadership and management, and leadership practi-
tioners will benefit from the accessible and practical lessons this book has to
offer. This volume will also be of interest to team leaders and managers who
are keen to develop their leadership skills in both practice and theory.
Toby P. Newstead, Ph.D., is a leadership scholar at the University of
Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia.
Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D., is the Henry R. Kravis Professor of Leadership and
Organizational Psychology at Claremont McKenna College, California, USA.
Leadership: Research and Practice Series
In Memoriam
Georgia Sorenson (1947 – 2020), Founding Editor
Series Editor: Ronald E. Riggio, Henry R. Kravis
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Psychology and former Director of the
Kravis Leadership Institute at Claremont McKenna College
Inclusive Leadership
Transforming Diverse Lives, Workplaces, and Societies
Edited by Bernardo M. Ferdman, Jeanine Prime, and Ronald E. Riggio
Leadership Across Boundaries
A Passage to Aporia
Nathan Harter
A Theory of Environmental Leadership
Leading for the Earth
Mark Manolopoulos
Handbook of International and Cross-Cultural Leadership
Research Processes
Perspectives, Practice, Instruction
Yulia Tolstikov-Mast, Franziska Bieri, and Jennie L. Walker
Deepening the Leadership Journey
Nine Elements of Leadership Mastery
Al Bolea and Leanne Atwater
Donald Trump in Historical Perspective
Dead Precedents
Edited by Michael Harvey
Intentional Leadership
Becoming a Trustworthy Leader
Karen E. Mishra and Aneil K. Mishra
Leadership and Virtues
Understanding and Practicing Good Leadership
Edited by Toby P. Newstead and Ronald E. Riggio
For more information about this series, please visit: www.routledge.com/
Leadership-Research-and-Practice/book-series/leadership
LEADERSHIP
AND VIRTUES
Understanding and Practicing
Good Leadership
Edited by Toby P. Newstead
and Ronald E. Riggio
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To all those studying, practicing, and endeavoring to
develop good leadership – we wish you well in your
efforts and hope this book is of some use to you.
CONTENTS
Acknowledgments xii
List of Contributors xiii
Series Editor Foreword xxiv
Ronald E. Riggio
Foreword xxv
Joanne B. Ciulla
Introduction 1
Toby P. Newstead and Ronald E. Riggio
1
Foundations 5
1 Moral Virtues: Philosophical Origins and Contemporary
Understandings 7
Gordon Wang and Rick Hackett
2 Leadership and Intellectual Virtues 25
Chris Smith and Mitch Parsell
3 The Virtue of Leadership 36
Terry L. Price
4 The Virtues of Political Leaders: Insights from Plutarch 49
Nancy E. Snow
