Values-Based Leadership: Enduring Lessons from the Aeneid

Mark Ahn () and Larry Ettner ()
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Mark Ahn: Willamette University
Larry Ettner: Willamette University

Chapter Chapter 1 in Leadership through the Classics, 2012, pp 3-21 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper explored the Aeneid, Virgil’s foundation epic of the Latin cannon, from a values-based leadership perspective, which is defined as the moral foundation underlying stewardship decisions and actions of leaders. Specifically, we juxtaposed the resonant leadership elements of vision, culture and values – and their corresponding equivalent Roman themes of fatum, pietas, and virtus. Using a thematic analysis approach, we coded the following eight values: integrity, good judgment, leadership by example, decision-making, trust, justice/fairness, humility, and sense of urgency. We found that while the Aeneid extols prototypical values, the epic instructs that truly effective leadership is not about being a monochromatic prototype. Rather, the epic reveals that the essence and privilege of effective leadership demands reflection on the dynamic relationship between the leader and the led towards a better, envisioned future.

Keywords: Organizational Citizenship Behavior; Corporate Culture; Servant Leadership; Good Judgment; Roman People (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-32445-1_1

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