Table of Contents

Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Synovus Financial Corporation: 'Just take care of your people' Robert Drazin, Edward D. Hess and Farah Mihoubi; 2. FedEx Freight: putting people first Gary W. Bouch; 3. The role of values in high risk organizations Karl E. Weick; 4. Spirituality and leadership in the Marine Corps Dan Yaroslaski and Paolo Tripodi; 5. HomeBanc Mortgage Company: 'Quest to become America's most admired company' Edward D. Hess; 6. Leadership lessons from Sarah: values-based leadership for everyday practice Monica Worline and Sarah Boik; 7. Leadership values that enable extraordinary success Kim S. Cameron; 8. Principled leadership: a framework for action MaryAnn Glynn and Heather Jamerson; 9. Forgiveness as an attribute of leadership David S. Bright; 10. Values and leadership in organizational crisis Edward H. Powley and Scott N. Taylor; 11. Making 'more Mike Stranks': teaching values in the United States Marine Corps Michael B. Parkyn; Index.

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Explores how values-based leaders engage employees in the pursuit of excellence and outstanding performance.

About the Author

Edward D. Hess is Adjunct Professor of Organization and Management, Executive Director of the Values-Based Leadership Institute, and Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and Corporate Growth at the Goizueta Business School, Emory University. Kim S. Cameron is Professor of Management and Organization at the University of Michigan Business School and Professor of Higher Education in the School of Education at the University of Michigan.

Reviews

'Great leaders inspire people to be their best. They help us to see the meaning in our work and how we are contributing to a better world. Hess & Cameron have collected fantastic examples, showing that positive values drive results and that being good is good for business. Read it. You'll remember why you were first excited with your work - and maybe find a way to recapture that enthusiasm.' Professor Richard E. Boyatzis, Departments of Organizational Behavior and Psychology, Case Western Reserve University 'This book brings together the best of positive organizational studies and values-based leadership scholarship, providing readers with a nice blend of principle and practice, of what is and what can be, of leaders and organizations doing well and doing good.' Professor David A. Whetten, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University