We argue here that the three factors we identify as constituting the foundation for being a leader and the effective exercise of leadership can also be seen as the foundations not only for great leadership, but also for a high quality personal life and an extraordinary organization. One can see...

There is far too much concern today about the conflicts of interest between people; for example, agency theory (the conflicts of interest between agents and owners) -- a favorite topic of Jensen -- and not enough attention paid to the damage caused by an individual's conflict of interest with...

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The English language version of this paper is available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1263835 Spanish Abstract: Diapositivas acumuladas y actualizadas para el curso de la Fundación Universitaria Monserrate. Este juego de diapositivas contiene todas las diapositivas utilizadas hasta ahora en el...

Presented at the Center for Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Boston, MA, May 10, 2007. We present a positive model of integrity that provides powerful access to increased performance for individuals, groups, organizations, and societies. Our model...

A large amount of the damage inflicted on people and organizations is caused by actions of individuals that are not in their own self interest. That is, each and every person consistently imposes costs on themselves, their loved ones, friends, associates, partners, employers, employees, and the...

This presentation is based on our and our co-instructors' (Steve Zaffron, Jeri Echeverria and Kari Granger) work over the last eleven years developing our course entitled "Being A Leader and the Effective Exercise of Leadership". This presentation was given at the University of California,...