Purpose: There has been a surge of interest in leader character and a push to bring character into mainstream management theory and practice. Research has shown that CEOs and board members have many questions about the construct of leader character. For example, they like to see hard data...

Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction / Gerard Seijts and Karen MacMillan -- Leadership at the individual level -- The cross-enterprise leader / Mary M. Crossan, Jeffrey Gandz and Gerard Seijts -- Developing leadership character / Mary M. Crossan, Jeffrey Gandz and Gerard Seijts -- Bob...