Fostering ethical competence in managerial leadership : a eudaimonistic perspective

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Since the late 1980s the need for improved ethical sensibility, on the part of those in managerial leadership roles, has been widely recognised throughout Australian society. Unfortunately, while the hortatory nature of the discourse has been both loud and consistent, what has been lacking is any firm set of guidelines on how to bring about the necessary improvement. The argument presented in this essay represents one attempt to address that shortcoming. In particular, I will show that a discipline I call critical eudaimonistic - reflection can play a pivotal role in cultivating the sort of deliberate character needed to underwrite ethically competent leadership practice. I begin by establishing firm ground on which to postulate a robust conceptualisation of managerial leadership. In doing this, I identify the notions of trust and community as pivotal themes. Specifically, I show that an ability to build and maintain a high-trust community lies at the core of what effective managerial

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