TY  - BOOK
AU  - Badaracco,Joseph
TI  - Questions of character: illuminating the heart of leadership through literature 
SN  - 1591399688
AV  - HD 57.7 .B334 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Boston, Mass.
PB  - Harvard Business School Press
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Moral and ethical aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-210) and index; Do I have a good dream? : Death of a salesman by Arthur Miller -- How flexible is my moral code? : Things fall apart by Chinua Achebe -- Are my role models unsettling? : "Blessed Assurance" by Allen Gurganus -- Do I really care? : The love of the last tycoon by F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Am I ready to take responsibility? : "The secret sharer" by Joseph Conrad -- Can I resist the flow of success? : I come as a thief by Louis Auchincloss -- How well do I combine principles and pragmatism? : A man for all seasons by Robert Bolt -- What is sound reflection? : Antigone by Sophocles -- Judging character
N2  - "Joseph Badaracco argues that literature helps leaders develop personal answers to specific questions. Serious fiction provides fresh, powerful perspectives on the fundamental dilemmas facing today's managers and executives. While reading compelling stories in which memorable protagonists grapple with questions of character, leaders can watch them worry, hope, commit, exult, regret, and reflect, while being tested, strengthened, or weakened. These experiences deepen leaders' self-knowledge, enabling them to be more effective." "Badaracco examines eight universal leadership challenges through the lenses of celebrated stories."--Jacket
ER  -