Giving Voice to Values-based Leadership
A New Book by Frank Elter and Gry Espedal provides practical ideas of how leaders can work on becoming conscious of both the organization’s explicit and implicit values, as well as working on the direction of the organization and its broader organizational culture.
The complexity facing today’s organizations calls for a rethinking of leadership.The world is facing grand challenges for people and the planet. Leaders and employees bear the responsibility of formulating strategies grounded in strong values.
These strategies aim to foster the growth of sustainable organizations and promote ethical work practices.
In their new book, "Giving Voice to Values-based Leadership," Frank Elter, part-time associate professor at NHH and affiliated with DIG, and Gry Espedal, associate professor at VID, provide a method for leaders to develop a values-based organizational culture.
Values play a role on many levels in how we work as individual leaders, in teams, and in organizations and in how organizations approach societal challenges.
Values can be a compass or orientation point, giving direction for decisions and actions. Awareness of values can make organizational responsibilities clearer and give a sense of meaning to work and help leaders to create organizations where corporate, moral, and social values are embedded at every level.
This book gives insight into a Scandinavian values-based leadership model built on the institutional leadership tradition. It provides processes and practices that leaders can use to develop organizations where values are continuously nurtured.
The book provides practical ideas of how leaders can work on becoming conscious of both the organization’s explicit and implicit values, as well as working on the direction of the organization and its broader organizational culture.
This book will be an invaluable resource for both practitioners and graduate students interested in leadership and organizational development.
Critics have praised the book as a "must-read for any leader looking to build an organization based on strong values" and a "significant contribution to our understanding of values in practice."
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