J. Ciulla
 | The Moral Challenges of Leadership |
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8 November 2006 16h30-18h30 CET |
Professor Joanne Ciulla is an expert on ethics, conflict resolution and international leadership. For VENUS Seminars, Professor Ciulla will be talking about those moral challenges that are distinctive to leaders and leadership. She will explore the personal challenges presented by self-interest, power, ambition, and trust, and will reflect on ways in which followers can help leaders meet these challenges.
Biography
Joanne Ciulla teaches courses on ethics, critical thinking, conflict resolution, and leadership in international contexts. She is one of the funding faculty members of the Jepson School of Leadership at the Uiversity of Richmond. Professor Ciulla has held the UNESCO Chair in leadership Studies at the United Nations International Leadership Academy in Jordan and academic appointments at La Salle University, the Harvard Business School, The Wharton School, and Oxford University. Professor Ciulla's research interests are leadership ethics, business ethics, international leadership and the philosophy of work. Dr. Ciulla consults on ethics and leadership programs with universities, businesses, and government agencies in the United States and overseas. Professor Ciulla obtained her Bachelors from University of Maryland, her Masters in Philosophy from the University of Delaware, and her Ph.D. in Philosophy from Temple University.
Abstract
In today's world leaders can make a huge difference in the ways in which we live and work. Leadership is morality magnified. The moral and immoral actions of leaders can have an enormous impact on large numbers of people. A good leader is one who is highly effective and ethical in all of his or her interactions with others. This is easier said then done, because leaders are made from fallible human beings. We don't always get leaders who are ethical and effective. Some leaders are competent but not ethical, and others ethical but not competent. In this lecture, Professor Ciulla examines the moral challenges that are distinctive to leaders and leadership. Using insights from some of the great Eastern and Western philosophers, she explores the personal challenges presented by self-interest, power, ambition, and trust, and reflects on ways in which followers can help leaders meet these challenges.