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- Title
Moral Identity, Self-Improvement, and the Quest for Greatness: A Leadership Responsibility.
- Authors
CALDWELL, CAM; ANDERSON, VERL
- Abstract
The focus of this paper is on explaining how leaders can follow the path of self-improvement by more fully understanding their moral identity. We begin by briefly reviewing excerpts from the literature about personal development and self-awareness to lay a foundation for the importance of leaders seeking to achieve their optimal effectiveness. Following that introduction, we include a new definition of moral identity that builds upon identity theory as developed by Peter Burke and Jan Stets (2009). After describing the elements of Burke and Stets' identity standard, we identify nine traits that link moral identity and leadership. Integrating moral identity with the pursuit of personal excellence, we offer twelve insights about the leader's responsibility to honor moral duties owed to those whom they serve. Following that review, we suggest six significant contributions of this paper for academic scholars and for individuals who seek to become more honorable leaders and conclude the paper with thoughts about opportunities for additional research about moral identity.
- Subjects
LEADERSHIP; SELF; LEADERSHIP ethics; RESPONSIBILITY
- Publication
Journal of Values Based Leadership, 2021, Vol 14, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
2153-019X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22543/0733.142.1359