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by Harry M. Kraemer
Copyright 2011 Jossey-Bass, an imprint of John Wiley & Sons
224 pages
Focus Take-Aways
Leadership & Management People hunger for authentic leaders who have core values and strong ethics.
Strategy
Sales & Marketing A values-based leader, an executive whom employees look up to and emulate, follows
Finance four key principles:
Human Resources
First, self-reflection helps the leader determine what is important and what is not.
IT, Production & Logistics
Small Business Second, balance and perspective prepares the leader to develop the right attitude for
Economics & Politics wise decision making.
Industries
Global Business Third, true self-confidence enables the leader to build a team of highly qualified people
Career & Self-Development without fear of being overshadowed.
Concepts & Trends
Fourth, genuine humility allows the leader to stay grounded.
They communicate openly and share information with the people they lead.
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Relevance
What You Will Learn
In this Abstract, you will learn: 1) How to apply the four principles of values-based
leadership, 2) How to put your values to work, and 3) Why leaders and companies must
be socially responsible.
Recommendation
Harry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr. is the former chairman and CEO of Baxter International, a
leading global health care company. In this book, he outlines the four primary principles of
ethical, values-based leadership. Now a professor at the Kellogg School of Management,
Kraemer is a veteran leader with much to teach about working ethically. He recounts how
he handled various leadership crises and faced difficult issues, including the traumatic
time when a Baxter medical product led to the deaths of 53 people. His examples
demonstrate how he thought through his actual business problems based on being ethical,
and how he put his values to work leading his company. getAbstract recommends this
worthwhile treatise to business people at all levels.
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Leadership is not
Americans confidence in their leaders had fallen significantly below average for the
about the leader. third year running. More than ever, people want authentic, ethical leaders.
Leadership is about
the growth and Values-based leadership rests on four basic principles: self-reflection, balance and
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a leader can bring
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Self-reflective leaders know their priorities, values and ethical boundaries. Author Harry
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should we be doing? Such cognition requires silence. A leader should find a quiet place
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Focusing on the
right thing to do actually do? What went well, and what did not? What did I learn today that will have
makes choices an impact on how I live the next day, the next week and going forward?
clearer to see and
easier to make.
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2. Balance and Perspective
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