Giving Voice to Values-based Leadership

The complexity facing today's organizations calls for a rethinking of leadership. The world is facing grand challenges for people and planet. How do leaders create organizations where values are embedded at every level? This book answers this question and provides a method for leaders to develop a values-based organizational culture.

Autorentext

Gry Espedal is an associate professor at VID Specialized University, Norway. Espedal is the head of the Department of Values-Based Leadership and the Centre of Values-Based Innovation. Espedal has done extensive research on values and is an internationally published author, including articles in leading international journals and books with international publishers.

Frank Elter is an adjunct associate professor at the Norwegian School of Economics, where he teaches at executive programs. He is a full-time director and researcher of strategy and organization in Telenor R&I and an advisor to executives.

Klappentext

The complexity facing today's organizations calls for a rethinking of leadership. The world is facing grand challenges for people and planet. How do leaders create organizations where values are embedded at every level? This book answers this question and provides a method for leaders to develop a values-based organizational culture.

Inhalt

1. Introduction-Giving voice to values-based leadership 2. 3. Who are values-based leaders? 4. Values work in practice 5. Developing a values-based organizational culture 6. A values perspective on sustainability 7. Values and emotions 8. Crises and ethical dilemmas 9. Epilogue