Leadership & Ethics

LEADERSHIP , VALUES , AND THE BIBLE

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Moving through the many books and shelves lined up at Barnes and Nobles outlets all over the country , one would immediately realize that the number of self-help and leadership books are gaining so much indicate their popularity , so much so that many have been pushed to the top of the nonfiction bestseller list . Even as we speak , if we were to look at best-selling categories among online bookstores such as Amazon , it is the leadership books are those which enjoy the highest

sales and receive the highest forms of ratings . In recent data gathered by publishers and in consumer related studies of fiction and nonfiction books , even in third world countries where people are basically striving to rise above economic deficiencies and problems , it is still leadership books remain which are the most sellingbest sellers (Nelson , 2003

Second to such leadership books are management related books . These management related books are also in the top selling lists of publisher These books could be identified with bold screaming titles and covers with the faces of popular leadership figures of respected companies

An important observation to point out in realizing this is that the just not so long ago , such leadership books and management titles were not so popular among general consumers . What had been popular , on the other hand , are books about social realism and various academic disciplines Perhaps this could simply point as a direction to the fact that as we move further and further from the previous world wars and other dictatorial time frames , man is now again focusing towards capitalism and self-improvement . When before , the primary objective of most and therefore most readers was to change the world ' now , the thingsa primary concern that preoccupies that run into the minds of many is simply getting rich

It is not to say however that most leadership books out there offer rather murky pools ethics . In fact , the reason why many leadership books are being pushed to the best-seller list of various companies is because they promote success through the use and practice of values and ethics (Cavanagh , 2005 . However , we could not avoid deny the fact that many such books are also related to Nietzschean concepts of self-realization and selfishness , focusing on the social philosophy of marginal utilitarianism and utility maximization . Simply put , although many of the leadership books and management publications as of today highlight the existence and use of respectable values , many also promotes selfishness and a desire simply to get rich , no matter what the cost . In fact , just a few months ago , a book entitled Power was also included in the best-seller list and in many social psychologists have theorized that the reason first and foremost that the book had sold so many copies was that the title itself attracted so much attention

Business , and the way we do business in our modern world today , is changing . Iit is not any more of a freak capitalist...