Questions of Character: Illuminating the Heart of Leadership Through Literature
by Joseph L. Badaracco Jr.
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"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, show more enabling them to be more effective." "Badaracco examines eight universal leadership challenges through the lenses of celebrated stories."--Jacket. show lessTags
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This book is based on the idea that serious fiction can give us a "unique, inside view of leadership." So, the author uses various works of fiction - from Death of a Salesmen, to Antigone - to examine what different people do in different leadership positions, then, the author (who teaches business classes at Harvard) discusses the outcome of the decision.
I included this book in my book: The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. www.100bestbiz.com.
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Joseph L. Badaracco, Jr., is the John Shad Professor of Business Ethics at Harvard Business School.
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