Courage: The Backbone of Leadership

In Courage, Gus Lee captures the essential component of leadership in measurable behaviors. Using actual stories from Whirlpool, Kaiser Permanente, IntegWare, WorldCom and other organizations, Lee shows how highly successful executives face and overcome their fears to develop moral intelligence. These real-world examples offer practical lessons for rooting out unethical practices and behaviors by

• Assessing them for rightness and integrity
• Addressing moral failures
• Following through with dialogue and direct action

Author: Gus Lee, Diane Elliott-Lee
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 01/01/2006
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 9.26h x 6.18w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780787981372
ISBN10: 0787981370
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Management | General

About the Author

Gus Lee is the best-selling author of China Boy and a nationally recognized expert on leadership and ethics. He is also adjunct staff at the Center for Creative Leadership and the U.S. Department of Justice. Lee lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Diane Elliott-Lee is a distinguished and award-winning clinical nurse specialist. She has helped edit Gus's five previous books and provided the guidance, inspiration, and structure for this book.