The importance of developing character in today’s leaders has taken a huge step forward.
The paper, entitled "Developing Leadership Character in Business Programs," written by Mary Crossan, Daina Mazutis (an Ivey PhD student now at IMD), Gerard Seijts and Jeffrey Gandz, was awarded the prestigious Outstanding Article of the Year by the Academy of Management Learning and Education Journal for 2013. The award was received during this year’s conference August 1-5 in Philadelphia.
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The paper argues for an increased attention to leadership character development in business education and provides concrete suggestions on how to integrate it into business programs. It positions leader character as central to great judgment and decision making in organizations.
“The award acknowledges the importance of developing leadership character alongside traditional business competencies in business schools,” said Crossan. “It is important recognition for the ground-breaking work being done at Ivey and by the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Institute for Leadership.”
