What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader

Outline

What Philosophy Can Teach You About Being a Better Leader (2019) applies philosophical ideas to the challenges of modern leadership. Drawing on the work of influential thinkers, the book examines purpose, authority, fairness, creativity, communication, and ethical decision making. It encourages leaders to view employees as people with aspirations and values, creating organisations in which individuals and businesses can flourish together.

• Philosophical ideas, drawn from influential thinkers, can be applied directly to the challenges leaders face today.
• The book looks at six areas of leadership: purpose, authority, fairness, creativity, communication, and ethical decision making.
• Leaders are encouraged to see employees as people with aspirations and values, not only as workers.
• The aim is organisations in which individuals and businesses flourish together.
• Timeless philosophy can bring clarity and confidence to complex decisions, uncertainty, and ethical challenges.

Alison Reynolds, Dominic Houlder, Jules Goddard and David Lewis are leadership, strategy, and executive education specialists with extensive experience in business schools and organisations. Their combined expertise includes strategy execution, competitive strategy, entrepreneurship, marketing, and leadership development. Their shared study of philosophy inspired them to connect enduring philosophical ideas with practical management challenges.