Moral Leadership

Acknowledgments xi Preface to the Paperback Edition xv Preface xix Introduction xxv 1. On Becoming Moral Agents and Moral Leaders 1 Three Defining Virtues: Centering Down, Stepping Forward, and Dreaming Up 6 Integrity: Centering Down 6 Courage: Stepping Forward 7 Imagination: Dreaming Up 9 Centering Down, Stepping Forward, and Dreaming Up to Serve the Common Good 13 Integrity, Courage, and Imagination for the Common Good, While Inviting Others 15 Monuments and Moral Leadership 17 Literature on Leaders, Moral and Otherwise 25 Becoming a Moral Agent and Leader: Developmental Insights 33 King in Critical Perspective 37 King in Developmental Perspective 38 2. What Moral Leaders Think and Do 49 Moral Leaders Are Students of the Moral Life and Just Society 54 Moral Leaders Frame Issues as Moral Issues 67 Reinhold Niebuhr 74 Dolores Huerta 78 Moral Leaders Engage in Exemplary Action Undaunted by Failure 81 Service 85 Sacrifice 85 Struggle 86 Suffering 86 Supererogation 88 Disqualification 88 Requalifying 89 Moral Leaders Invest in the Next Generation by Building Enduring Institutions 94 Moral Leaders Aim to Live Well and Die Well 95 3. The Moral Impact of Enduring Institutions 99 Integrity, Courage, and Imagination in the Private Sector 105 Moral Leaders Build and Invest in Enduring Institutions 109 Chautauqua Institution: Arts, Knowledge, Spirituality, and Wholesome Leisure 117 Morehouse: A Center of Excellence for Public-Centered Leadership Development 125 A Woman’s Voice in Men’s Space 128 Morehouse Mentoring Practices 133 4. Can We Repair? 137 Appendix: For Further Reading 147 Index of Names 155