Ethical Leadership: The Quest for Character, Civility, and Community (Prisms)

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We live in a leadership crisis. “In an age when incompatible worlds collide and when scandals rock formerly stable institutions,” says Walter Fluker, “what counts most is ethical leadership and the qualities of personal integrity, spiritual discipline, intellectual openness, and moral anchoring.” Fluker finds these characteristics exemplified in the work and thought of black-church giants Martin Luther King Jr. and Howard Thurman.

This volume, for leaders and emergent leaders in religious and other settings, sets forth the context and principles for ethical leadership, particularly for ministries and other professions whose mission directly advances the common good. Fluker’s volume grounds leadership in story, the appropriation of one’s roots, as a basis for personal and social transformation. He then explores the key values of character, civility, and community for ethical action on the personal, public, and spiritual realms. From these considerations he develops a model of the specific virtues that embody each realm of ethical leadership before applying them to the practical aspects of leadership and decisionmaking.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fortress Press
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 21, 2009
Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0800663497
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0800663490
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.61 x 9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #421,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #517 in Adult Christian Ministry (Books) #593 in Christian Leadership (Books) #695 in Religious Leadership (Books)
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Customers find the book’s content excellent and recommend it to others. They appreciate its approach to leadership, with one customer noting how it addresses the loss of credible leaders and provides examples of different styles and personalities.