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What makes a good leader? Ten leaders, ten key virtues
This readable distillation of the core common features of successful leaders shows how an individual's character, and especially their virtue, is the defining factor. Without these ten vital virtues, leadership becomes "misleadership." The authors, both renowned business ethicists, combine theory with fascinating biographical detail on exemplary leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Oprah Winfrey. The result is an accessible text on the ethics of leadership which, unlike many publications that claim to reveal the…mehr
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What makes a good leader? Ten leaders, ten key virtues
This readable distillation of the core common features of successful leaders shows how an individual's character, and especially their virtue, is the defining factor. Without these ten vital virtues, leadership becomes "misleadership." The authors, both renowned business ethicists, combine theory with fascinating biographical detail on exemplary leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Oprah Winfrey. The result is an accessible text on the ethics of leadership which, unlike many publications that claim to reveal the secrets of success as a leader, is informed by a wealth of exceptional academic experience.
This readable distillation of the core common features of successful leaders shows how an individual's character, and especially their virtue, is the defining factor. Without these ten vital virtues, leadership becomes "misleadership." The authors, both renowned business ethicists, combine theory with fascinating biographical detail on exemplary leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Winston Churchill, and Oprah Winfrey. The result is an accessible text on the ethics of leadership which, unlike many publications that claim to reveal the secrets of success as a leader, is informed by a wealth of exceptional academic experience.
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- Foundations of Business Ethics .
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14567231000
- 1. Auflage
- Seitenzahl: 232
- Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2013
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
- Gewicht: 335g
- ISBN-13: 9780470672310
- ISBN-10: 0470672315
- Artikelnr.: 36839035
- Foundations of Business Ethics .
- Verlag: Wiley & Sons
- Artikelnr. des Verlages: 14567231000
- 1. Auflage
- Seitenzahl: 232
- Erscheinungstermin: 29. April 2013
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
- Gewicht: 335g
- ISBN-13: 9780470672310
- ISBN-10: 0470672315
- Artikelnr.: 36839035
Al Gini is Professor of Business Ethics at Loyola University Chicago, USA, where he is also Chair of the Department of Management in the Quinlan School of Business. A co-founder and long-time associate editor of Business Ethics Quarterly, the journal of the Society for Business Ethics, Professor Gini has for 25 years been the resident philosopher on the NPR affiliate in Chicago, WBEZ-FM, and is a regular speaker on the public lecture circuit. His books include The Ethics of Business (2012), which he co-authored with Alexei Marcoux; Seeking The Truth of Things (2010); Why It's Hard to Be Good (2006); and The Importance of Being Lazy: In Praise of Play, Leisure and Vacations (2003). Ronald M. Green is Eunice & Julian Cohen Professor for the Study of Ethics and Human Values at Dartmouth College, USA. He served as the director of Dartmouth's Ethics Institute from 1992 until 2011. Professor Green is actively involved in numerous fields of applied ethics, particularly bioethics and business ethics, and is a consultant to a number of leading corporations including Ogilvy & Mather. A former director of the National Institutes of Health's National Human Genome Research Institute, Professor Green has also been a member of the NIH's Human Embryo Research Panel. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2005. Professor Green's many publications include The Ethical Manager (1993) and Babies by Design (2007).
About the Authors x Prologue xi Part I Character Leadership 1 1 What Is
Leadership? 3 A Reflection 4 Ethics, Virtue, and Character 9 2
Misleadership 13 What Is Bad Leadership? 14 Misleaders 15 Bad Followers 17
A Few Examples 18 3 Character and Leadership 22 Character and Integrity 24
The Dark Side of Character 28 Character as Goodwill 35 4 Leadership and
Business Excellence 38 Ethics in Business 39 Workplace Ethics 41 Leaders as
Role Models 42 A Culture of Narcissism 44 5 The Ten Virtues 47 Deep Honesty
51 Moral Courage 53 Moral Vision 54 Compassion and Care 55 Fairness 58
Intellectual Excellence 60 Creative Thinking 62 Aesthetic Sensitivity 63
Good Timing 64 Deep Selfl essness 65 Part II Leadership in Action 71 6
James Burke and the Tylenol Poisoning Episodes: Deep Honesty 73 Burke's
Rise to Leadership 74 Response to Crisis 75 A Further Challenge 78 7
Abraham Lincoln/Rosa Parks: Moral Courage 81 Courage: Physical and Moral 82
Team of Rivals 84 An Important Bus Ride 86 Shared Convictions 87 8 Winston
Churchill: Moral Judgment and Moral Vision 90 Churchill versus Halifax 91
The War Cabinet Meets 94 Churchill's Judgment 99 The Hinge of Fate 103 9
Oprah Winfrey: Compassion and Care 106 Star Status and More 107 Her Fan
Base 109 The Book Club 111 Leadership Is a Relationship 113 10 Dwight D.
Eisenhower, the Sicilian Slapping Incidents: Fairness 117 The Slapping
Incidents 118 The Challenges Ike Faced 120 Ike's Response 122 11 FDR and
the A-Bomb: Intellectual Excellence 127 The Scientifi c Background 128
Roosevelt's Preparation for Leadership 129 Hitler's Ascent to Leadership
133 The A-Bomb Decision: The United States 136 The A-Bomb Decision: Germany
139 12 Herb Kelleher and the People of Southwest Airlines: Creative
Thinking 145 Southwest's Start 146 Southwest's Service Innovations 147
Southwest and Its People 150 13 Steve Jobs and Apple: Aesthetic Sensitivity
158 Beginnings 158 The Macintosh 160 The Whole Widget 162 Learning from
Failure 164 Apple Reborn 167 The Centrality of Design 170 14 Charles de
Gaulle and Exiting Algeria: Good Timing 173 Youth and the First World War
174 Up to the Battle of France 175 Postwar Retreat amidst Political and
Military Turmoil 177 Taking Command 179 Aftermath 183 15 Martin Luther
King, Jr.: Deep Selflessness 185 His Calling 187 His Gift 189 His Legacy
193 16 Conclusion 195 Index 203
Leadership? 3 A Reflection 4 Ethics, Virtue, and Character 9 2
Misleadership 13 What Is Bad Leadership? 14 Misleaders 15 Bad Followers 17
A Few Examples 18 3 Character and Leadership 22 Character and Integrity 24
The Dark Side of Character 28 Character as Goodwill 35 4 Leadership and
Business Excellence 38 Ethics in Business 39 Workplace Ethics 41 Leaders as
Role Models 42 A Culture of Narcissism 44 5 The Ten Virtues 47 Deep Honesty
51 Moral Courage 53 Moral Vision 54 Compassion and Care 55 Fairness 58
Intellectual Excellence 60 Creative Thinking 62 Aesthetic Sensitivity 63
Good Timing 64 Deep Selfl essness 65 Part II Leadership in Action 71 6
James Burke and the Tylenol Poisoning Episodes: Deep Honesty 73 Burke's
Rise to Leadership 74 Response to Crisis 75 A Further Challenge 78 7
Abraham Lincoln/Rosa Parks: Moral Courage 81 Courage: Physical and Moral 82
Team of Rivals 84 An Important Bus Ride 86 Shared Convictions 87 8 Winston
Churchill: Moral Judgment and Moral Vision 90 Churchill versus Halifax 91
The War Cabinet Meets 94 Churchill's Judgment 99 The Hinge of Fate 103 9
Oprah Winfrey: Compassion and Care 106 Star Status and More 107 Her Fan
Base 109 The Book Club 111 Leadership Is a Relationship 113 10 Dwight D.
Eisenhower, the Sicilian Slapping Incidents: Fairness 117 The Slapping
Incidents 118 The Challenges Ike Faced 120 Ike's Response 122 11 FDR and
the A-Bomb: Intellectual Excellence 127 The Scientifi c Background 128
Roosevelt's Preparation for Leadership 129 Hitler's Ascent to Leadership
133 The A-Bomb Decision: The United States 136 The A-Bomb Decision: Germany
139 12 Herb Kelleher and the People of Southwest Airlines: Creative
Thinking 145 Southwest's Start 146 Southwest's Service Innovations 147
Southwest and Its People 150 13 Steve Jobs and Apple: Aesthetic Sensitivity
158 Beginnings 158 The Macintosh 160 The Whole Widget 162 Learning from
Failure 164 Apple Reborn 167 The Centrality of Design 170 14 Charles de
Gaulle and Exiting Algeria: Good Timing 173 Youth and the First World War
174 Up to the Battle of France 175 Postwar Retreat amidst Political and
Military Turmoil 177 Taking Command 179 Aftermath 183 15 Martin Luther
King, Jr.: Deep Selflessness 185 His Calling 187 His Gift 189 His Legacy
193 16 Conclusion 195 Index 203
About the Authors x
Prologue xi
Part I Character Leadership 1
1 What Is Leadership? 3
A Reflection 4
Ethics, Virtue, and Character 9
2 Misleadership 13
What Is Bad Leadership? 14
Misleaders 15
Bad Followers 17
A Few Examples 18
3 Character and Leadership 22
Character and Integrity 24
The Dark Side of Character 28
Character as Goodwill 35
4 Leadership and Business Excellence 38
Ethics in Business 39
Workplace Ethics 41
Leaders as Role Models 42
A Culture of Narcissism 44
5 The Ten Virtues 47
Deep Honesty 51
Moral Courage 53
Moral Vision 54
Compassion and Care 55
Fairness 58
Intellectual Excellence 60
Creative Thinking 62
Aesthetic Sensitivity 63
Good Timing 64
Deep Selfl essness 65
Part II Leadership in Action 71
6 James Burke and the Tylenol Poisoning Episodes: Deep Honesty73
Burke's Rise to Leadership 74
Response to Crisis 75
A Further Challenge 78
7 Abraham Lincoln/Rosa Parks: Moral Courage 81
Courage: Physical and Moral 82
Team of Rivals 84
An Important Bus Ride 86
Shared Convictions 87
8 Winston Churchill: Moral Judgment and Moral Vision 90
Churchill versus Halifax 91
The War Cabinet Meets 94
Churchill's Judgment 99
The Hinge of Fate 103
9 Oprah Winfrey: Compassion and Care 106
Star Status and More 107
Her Fan Base 109
The Book Club 111
Leadership Is a Relationship 113
10 Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Sicilian Slapping Incidents:Fairness 117
The Slapping Incidents 118
The Challenges Ike Faced 120
Ike's Response 122
11 FDR and the A-Bomb: Intellectual Excellence 127
The Scientifi c Background 128
Roosevelt's Preparation for Leadership 129
Hitler's Ascent to Leadership 133
The A-Bomb Decision: The United States 136
The A-Bomb Decision: Germany 139
12 Herb Kelleher and the People of Southwest Airlines:
Creative Thinking 145
Southwest's Start 146
Southwest's Service Innovations 147
Southwest and Its People 150
13 Steve Jobs and Apple: Aesthetic Sensitivity 158
Beginnings 158
The Macintosh 160
The Whole Widget 162
Learning from Failure 164
Apple Reborn 167
The Centrality of Design 170
14 Charles de Gaulle and Exiting Algeria: Good Timing 173
Youth and the First World War 174
Up to the Battle of France 175
Postwar Retreat amidst Political and Military Turmoil 177
Taking Command 179
Aftermath 183
15 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Deep Selflessness 185
His Calling 187
His Gift 189
His Legacy 193
16 Conclusion 195
Index 203
Prologue xi
Part I Character Leadership 1
1 What Is Leadership? 3
A Reflection 4
Ethics, Virtue, and Character 9
2 Misleadership 13
What Is Bad Leadership? 14
Misleaders 15
Bad Followers 17
A Few Examples 18
3 Character and Leadership 22
Character and Integrity 24
The Dark Side of Character 28
Character as Goodwill 35
4 Leadership and Business Excellence 38
Ethics in Business 39
Workplace Ethics 41
Leaders as Role Models 42
A Culture of Narcissism 44
5 The Ten Virtues 47
Deep Honesty 51
Moral Courage 53
Moral Vision 54
Compassion and Care 55
Fairness 58
Intellectual Excellence 60
Creative Thinking 62
Aesthetic Sensitivity 63
Good Timing 64
Deep Selfl essness 65
Part II Leadership in Action 71
6 James Burke and the Tylenol Poisoning Episodes: Deep Honesty73
Burke's Rise to Leadership 74
Response to Crisis 75
A Further Challenge 78
7 Abraham Lincoln/Rosa Parks: Moral Courage 81
Courage: Physical and Moral 82
Team of Rivals 84
An Important Bus Ride 86
Shared Convictions 87
8 Winston Churchill: Moral Judgment and Moral Vision 90
Churchill versus Halifax 91
The War Cabinet Meets 94
Churchill's Judgment 99
The Hinge of Fate 103
9 Oprah Winfrey: Compassion and Care 106
Star Status and More 107
Her Fan Base 109
The Book Club 111
Leadership Is a Relationship 113
10 Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Sicilian Slapping Incidents:Fairness 117
The Slapping Incidents 118
The Challenges Ike Faced 120
Ike's Response 122
11 FDR and the A-Bomb: Intellectual Excellence 127
The Scientifi c Background 128
Roosevelt's Preparation for Leadership 129
Hitler's Ascent to Leadership 133
The A-Bomb Decision: The United States 136
The A-Bomb Decision: Germany 139
12 Herb Kelleher and the People of Southwest Airlines:
Creative Thinking 145
Southwest's Start 146
Southwest's Service Innovations 147
Southwest and Its People 150
13 Steve Jobs and Apple: Aesthetic Sensitivity 158
Beginnings 158
The Macintosh 160
The Whole Widget 162
Learning from Failure 164
Apple Reborn 167
The Centrality of Design 170
14 Charles de Gaulle and Exiting Algeria: Good Timing 173
Youth and the First World War 174
Up to the Battle of France 175
Postwar Retreat amidst Political and Military Turmoil 177
Taking Command 179
Aftermath 183
15 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Deep Selflessness 185
His Calling 187
His Gift 189
His Legacy 193
16 Conclusion 195
Index 203
About the Authors x Prologue xi Part I Character Leadership 1 1 What Is
Leadership? 3 A Reflection 4 Ethics, Virtue, and Character 9 2
Misleadership 13 What Is Bad Leadership? 14 Misleaders 15 Bad Followers 17
A Few Examples 18 3 Character and Leadership 22 Character and Integrity 24
The Dark Side of Character 28 Character as Goodwill 35 4 Leadership and
Business Excellence 38 Ethics in Business 39 Workplace Ethics 41 Leaders as
Role Models 42 A Culture of Narcissism 44 5 The Ten Virtues 47 Deep Honesty
51 Moral Courage 53 Moral Vision 54 Compassion and Care 55 Fairness 58
Intellectual Excellence 60 Creative Thinking 62 Aesthetic Sensitivity 63
Good Timing 64 Deep Selfl essness 65 Part II Leadership in Action 71 6
James Burke and the Tylenol Poisoning Episodes: Deep Honesty 73 Burke's
Rise to Leadership 74 Response to Crisis 75 A Further Challenge 78 7
Abraham Lincoln/Rosa Parks: Moral Courage 81 Courage: Physical and Moral 82
Team of Rivals 84 An Important Bus Ride 86 Shared Convictions 87 8 Winston
Churchill: Moral Judgment and Moral Vision 90 Churchill versus Halifax 91
The War Cabinet Meets 94 Churchill's Judgment 99 The Hinge of Fate 103 9
Oprah Winfrey: Compassion and Care 106 Star Status and More 107 Her Fan
Base 109 The Book Club 111 Leadership Is a Relationship 113 10 Dwight D.
Eisenhower, the Sicilian Slapping Incidents: Fairness 117 The Slapping
Incidents 118 The Challenges Ike Faced 120 Ike's Response 122 11 FDR and
the A-Bomb: Intellectual Excellence 127 The Scientifi c Background 128
Roosevelt's Preparation for Leadership 129 Hitler's Ascent to Leadership
133 The A-Bomb Decision: The United States 136 The A-Bomb Decision: Germany
139 12 Herb Kelleher and the People of Southwest Airlines: Creative
Thinking 145 Southwest's Start 146 Southwest's Service Innovations 147
Southwest and Its People 150 13 Steve Jobs and Apple: Aesthetic Sensitivity
158 Beginnings 158 The Macintosh 160 The Whole Widget 162 Learning from
Failure 164 Apple Reborn 167 The Centrality of Design 170 14 Charles de
Gaulle and Exiting Algeria: Good Timing 173 Youth and the First World War
174 Up to the Battle of France 175 Postwar Retreat amidst Political and
Military Turmoil 177 Taking Command 179 Aftermath 183 15 Martin Luther
King, Jr.: Deep Selflessness 185 His Calling 187 His Gift 189 His Legacy
193 16 Conclusion 195 Index 203
Leadership? 3 A Reflection 4 Ethics, Virtue, and Character 9 2
Misleadership 13 What Is Bad Leadership? 14 Misleaders 15 Bad Followers 17
A Few Examples 18 3 Character and Leadership 22 Character and Integrity 24
The Dark Side of Character 28 Character as Goodwill 35 4 Leadership and
Business Excellence 38 Ethics in Business 39 Workplace Ethics 41 Leaders as
Role Models 42 A Culture of Narcissism 44 5 The Ten Virtues 47 Deep Honesty
51 Moral Courage 53 Moral Vision 54 Compassion and Care 55 Fairness 58
Intellectual Excellence 60 Creative Thinking 62 Aesthetic Sensitivity 63
Good Timing 64 Deep Selfl essness 65 Part II Leadership in Action 71 6
James Burke and the Tylenol Poisoning Episodes: Deep Honesty 73 Burke's
Rise to Leadership 74 Response to Crisis 75 A Further Challenge 78 7
Abraham Lincoln/Rosa Parks: Moral Courage 81 Courage: Physical and Moral 82
Team of Rivals 84 An Important Bus Ride 86 Shared Convictions 87 8 Winston
Churchill: Moral Judgment and Moral Vision 90 Churchill versus Halifax 91
The War Cabinet Meets 94 Churchill's Judgment 99 The Hinge of Fate 103 9
Oprah Winfrey: Compassion and Care 106 Star Status and More 107 Her Fan
Base 109 The Book Club 111 Leadership Is a Relationship 113 10 Dwight D.
Eisenhower, the Sicilian Slapping Incidents: Fairness 117 The Slapping
Incidents 118 The Challenges Ike Faced 120 Ike's Response 122 11 FDR and
the A-Bomb: Intellectual Excellence 127 The Scientifi c Background 128
Roosevelt's Preparation for Leadership 129 Hitler's Ascent to Leadership
133 The A-Bomb Decision: The United States 136 The A-Bomb Decision: Germany
139 12 Herb Kelleher and the People of Southwest Airlines: Creative
Thinking 145 Southwest's Start 146 Southwest's Service Innovations 147
Southwest and Its People 150 13 Steve Jobs and Apple: Aesthetic Sensitivity
158 Beginnings 158 The Macintosh 160 The Whole Widget 162 Learning from
Failure 164 Apple Reborn 167 The Centrality of Design 170 14 Charles de
Gaulle and Exiting Algeria: Good Timing 173 Youth and the First World War
174 Up to the Battle of France 175 Postwar Retreat amidst Political and
Military Turmoil 177 Taking Command 179 Aftermath 183 15 Martin Luther
King, Jr.: Deep Selflessness 185 His Calling 187 His Gift 189 His Legacy
193 16 Conclusion 195 Index 203
About the Authors x
Prologue xi
Part I Character Leadership 1
1 What Is Leadership? 3
A Reflection 4
Ethics, Virtue, and Character 9
2 Misleadership 13
What Is Bad Leadership? 14
Misleaders 15
Bad Followers 17
A Few Examples 18
3 Character and Leadership 22
Character and Integrity 24
The Dark Side of Character 28
Character as Goodwill 35
4 Leadership and Business Excellence 38
Ethics in Business 39
Workplace Ethics 41
Leaders as Role Models 42
A Culture of Narcissism 44
5 The Ten Virtues 47
Deep Honesty 51
Moral Courage 53
Moral Vision 54
Compassion and Care 55
Fairness 58
Intellectual Excellence 60
Creative Thinking 62
Aesthetic Sensitivity 63
Good Timing 64
Deep Selfl essness 65
Part II Leadership in Action 71
6 James Burke and the Tylenol Poisoning Episodes: Deep Honesty73
Burke's Rise to Leadership 74
Response to Crisis 75
A Further Challenge 78
7 Abraham Lincoln/Rosa Parks: Moral Courage 81
Courage: Physical and Moral 82
Team of Rivals 84
An Important Bus Ride 86
Shared Convictions 87
8 Winston Churchill: Moral Judgment and Moral Vision 90
Churchill versus Halifax 91
The War Cabinet Meets 94
Churchill's Judgment 99
The Hinge of Fate 103
9 Oprah Winfrey: Compassion and Care 106
Star Status and More 107
Her Fan Base 109
The Book Club 111
Leadership Is a Relationship 113
10 Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Sicilian Slapping Incidents:Fairness 117
The Slapping Incidents 118
The Challenges Ike Faced 120
Ike's Response 122
11 FDR and the A-Bomb: Intellectual Excellence 127
The Scientifi c Background 128
Roosevelt's Preparation for Leadership 129
Hitler's Ascent to Leadership 133
The A-Bomb Decision: The United States 136
The A-Bomb Decision: Germany 139
12 Herb Kelleher and the People of Southwest Airlines:
Creative Thinking 145
Southwest's Start 146
Southwest's Service Innovations 147
Southwest and Its People 150
13 Steve Jobs and Apple: Aesthetic Sensitivity 158
Beginnings 158
The Macintosh 160
The Whole Widget 162
Learning from Failure 164
Apple Reborn 167
The Centrality of Design 170
14 Charles de Gaulle and Exiting Algeria: Good Timing 173
Youth and the First World War 174
Up to the Battle of France 175
Postwar Retreat amidst Political and Military Turmoil 177
Taking Command 179
Aftermath 183
15 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Deep Selflessness 185
His Calling 187
His Gift 189
His Legacy 193
16 Conclusion 195
Index 203
Prologue xi
Part I Character Leadership 1
1 What Is Leadership? 3
A Reflection 4
Ethics, Virtue, and Character 9
2 Misleadership 13
What Is Bad Leadership? 14
Misleaders 15
Bad Followers 17
A Few Examples 18
3 Character and Leadership 22
Character and Integrity 24
The Dark Side of Character 28
Character as Goodwill 35
4 Leadership and Business Excellence 38
Ethics in Business 39
Workplace Ethics 41
Leaders as Role Models 42
A Culture of Narcissism 44
5 The Ten Virtues 47
Deep Honesty 51
Moral Courage 53
Moral Vision 54
Compassion and Care 55
Fairness 58
Intellectual Excellence 60
Creative Thinking 62
Aesthetic Sensitivity 63
Good Timing 64
Deep Selfl essness 65
Part II Leadership in Action 71
6 James Burke and the Tylenol Poisoning Episodes: Deep Honesty73
Burke's Rise to Leadership 74
Response to Crisis 75
A Further Challenge 78
7 Abraham Lincoln/Rosa Parks: Moral Courage 81
Courage: Physical and Moral 82
Team of Rivals 84
An Important Bus Ride 86
Shared Convictions 87
8 Winston Churchill: Moral Judgment and Moral Vision 90
Churchill versus Halifax 91
The War Cabinet Meets 94
Churchill's Judgment 99
The Hinge of Fate 103
9 Oprah Winfrey: Compassion and Care 106
Star Status and More 107
Her Fan Base 109
The Book Club 111
Leadership Is a Relationship 113
10 Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Sicilian Slapping Incidents:Fairness 117
The Slapping Incidents 118
The Challenges Ike Faced 120
Ike's Response 122
11 FDR and the A-Bomb: Intellectual Excellence 127
The Scientifi c Background 128
Roosevelt's Preparation for Leadership 129
Hitler's Ascent to Leadership 133
The A-Bomb Decision: The United States 136
The A-Bomb Decision: Germany 139
12 Herb Kelleher and the People of Southwest Airlines:
Creative Thinking 145
Southwest's Start 146
Southwest's Service Innovations 147
Southwest and Its People 150
13 Steve Jobs and Apple: Aesthetic Sensitivity 158
Beginnings 158
The Macintosh 160
The Whole Widget 162
Learning from Failure 164
Apple Reborn 167
The Centrality of Design 170
14 Charles de Gaulle and Exiting Algeria: Good Timing 173
Youth and the First World War 174
Up to the Battle of France 175
Postwar Retreat amidst Political and Military Turmoil 177
Taking Command 179
Aftermath 183
15 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Deep Selflessness 185
His Calling 187
His Gift 189
His Legacy 193
16 Conclusion 195
Index 203
"If this was, indeed, their intention, I believe they have been entirely successful. Also, as I said earlier, it's a very good read. And, if that phrase seems to trivialise it, let me add that it includes an abundance of references and signposts to sources of further study, which gives it undoubted academic cachet." (New Nurturing Potential, 1 July 2013)