managerial leadership and the ethical importance of legacy
By: Dobel, J. Patrick
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ArticlePublisher: Cambridge, MA : Age publishing, 2005International Public Management Journal 8, 2, p. 225-246Abstract: A good theory of public trust should unite personal integrity, moral comiments, legal authority, and accountability and effectiveness. This article presents leaving a legacy as an approach to organize managers' and leaders' reflection. This approach unites personal search for meaning with a organizational focus on mission. It connects the individual's preocupation with self-worth and significance with organizational results. It embeds leaders in an historical setting, linking their inheritance from the past and their obligations to the future. Finally, thinking of a legacy can guide individuals to a less controlling leadership style, supporting people and institutions capable of adaptation and growth. While legacy does not capture all aspects of managerial leadership, it maps a broad and rich understanding of leadership and individuality linked to trusteeship. Legacy unites many of the best aspects of the most common normative explanations of trusteeship.
A good theory of public trust should unite personal integrity, moral comiments, legal authority, and accountability and effectiveness. This article presents leaving a legacy as an approach to organize managers' and leaders' reflection. This approach unites personal search for meaning with a organizational focus on mission. It connects the individual's preocupation with self-worth and significance with organizational results. It embeds leaders in an historical setting, linking their inheritance from the past and their obligations to the future. Finally, thinking of a legacy can guide individuals to a less controlling leadership style, supporting people and institutions capable of adaptation and growth. While legacy does not capture all aspects of managerial leadership, it maps a broad and rich understanding of leadership and individuality linked to trusteeship. Legacy unites many of the best aspects of the most common normative explanations of trusteeship.
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