Moral Intelligence: Enhancing Business Performance and Leadership Success (Paperback) by Doug Lennick, Fred Kiel Ph.D.

The authors offer a timely, important, and practical personal guidance system that anyone in the business world would do well to adopt. The world of business would be vastly improved if Moral Intelligence became required reading.rdquo; ndash;Daniel Goleman, Author ofEmotional Intelligence nbsp; ldquo;Lennick and Kiel are consulting masters who guide us the way they livendash;with moral intelligence. They prove that you donrsquo;t have to sacrifice your soul to lead productively.rdquo; ndash;Richard J. Leider, Founder, The Inventure Group and bestselling Author ofRepacking Your BagsandThe Power of Purpose nbsp; ldquo;We live in an increasingly competitive and global world. Increasingly, lsquo;the end justifies the means.rsquo; This often results in the loss of our moral compass. Lennick and Kiel show usthat the truly great business leaders never sacrifice moral integrity for financial goals and that maintaining the highest ethical standards is not only the lsquo;rightrsquo; thing to do, it produces the best companies and the best results.rdquo; ndash;Paul Fribourg, CEO of Conti-Group Companies and Chairman, Lauder nbsp;Institute,Wharton Business School nbsp; ldquo;Moral Intelligencedemonstrates compellingly that doing what is right morally and doing what is right for your business are inseparable. Lennick and Kiel cite numerous business cases where the moral decision was also the smartest strategic decision. Importantly, they provide practical advice and exercises to help readers assess and strengthen their own moral competence and effectiveness as leaders. For CEOs and other decision makers, Moral Intelligence makes good business sense.rdquo; ndash;Dick Harrington, CEO of The Thomson Corporation nbsp; ldquo;It should be obvious by nowndash;our private enterprise system needs to revisit its role in our society. The questions are:What changes are in order and how can they be achieved?Moral Intelligenceaddresses these questions and provides tools to implement the answers.rdquo; ndash;Irvine O. Hockaday, Jr., President/CEOndash;Hallmark Cards, Inc. (Ret.) nbsp; ldquo;Moral Intelligence is the foundation of moral authority, which alone enables formal authority to workndash;sustainable over time. This conscience-challenging book drills deep into both the science and the practical how-tos in building universal principle-centered values into our lives and cultures. A motivating and inspiring read!rdquo; ndash;Dr. Stephen R. Covey, Author,The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeopleandThe 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness nbsp; ldquo;Moral Intelligenceis excellent reading for new entrants to the business world as well as experienced managers. I found numerous examples that were right on point with actual events that I have experienced in over 40 years of managing. It was also helpful to have the topics presented in the context of current events that hold the readersrsquo; interest. This book should be on the reading list of every student regardless of their career choice.rdquo; ndash;Larry Pinnt, Chairman, Cascade Natural Gas nbsp; ldquo;At a time when capitalism faces questions of legitimacy brought on by poor leadership behaviors, this book provides a healthy way of thinking of the internal compass that

Author: Doug Lennick, Fred Kiel Ph.D.

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 336

Publisher: FT Press

Publication Date: 2007-08-02