Glengarry Glen Ross
Governance & Moses Pava
Faith-Full Leadership, Ethics and Accountability:
Using the work of Moses Pava to enforce the need for moral leadership and governance
The general rationale of this paper is quite simple: moral leadership and moral governance matters. It has taken me the entire semester and the detailed reading of the book, Leading With Meaning: Using Covenantal Leadership to Build a Better Organization by Moses Pava (2003) to help me make the solid connection between operational (structural) governance and moral/ethical governance. If the reader of this paper is an enlightened, educated academic, this point may not have a significant impact. On the other hand, if the reader is a “typical” lay practitioner, the point of this paper, supported by evidence provided by Pava (and the other cited resources) might offer a deep and long lasting influence which could possibly change how the reader thinks and acts in matters related to organizational leadership and governance. I was able to make many connections between the Pava text and the Sison (2008) text that helped me better understand how Sison is interpreting Aristotle in today’s complex global business world. I have cited several of these cases to help the reader make a solid connection between structure, intent morality, ethics, accountability and corporate motives. I typically use colored “flags” to note important points and passages in a book I am reading for meaning. After reading the Pava (2003) text, I looked back and saw over fifty colored flags! The personal significance of this book has been overwhelming for me on a personal, professional and academic level. Another significant point for me is the global appeal and usefulness of this text. While this book was written from a uniquely Jewish perspective, the model offered is appropriate for people and organizations of all faiths or no faith at all.
Another significant and enlightening connection I have made concerns the connection between
Faith-Full Leadership, Ethics and Accountability:
Using the work of Moses Pava to enforce the need for moral leadership and governance
The general rationale of this paper is quite simple: moral leadership and moral governance matters. It has taken me the entire semester and the detailed reading of the book, Leading With Meaning: Using Covenantal Leadership to Build a Better Organization by Moses Pava (2003) to help me make the solid connection between operational (structural) governance and moral/ethical governance. If the reader of this paper is an enlightened, educated academic, this point may not have a significant impact. On the other hand, if the reader is a “typical” lay practitioner, the point of this paper, supported by evidence provided by Pava (and the other cited resources) might offer a deep and long lasting influence which could possibly change how the reader thinks and acts in matters related to organizational leadership and governance. I was able to make many connections between the Pava text and the Sison (2008) text that helped me better understand how Sison is interpreting Aristotle in today’s complex global business world. I have cited several of these cases to help the reader make a solid connection between structure, intent morality, ethics, accountability and corporate motives. I typically use colored “flags” to note important points and passages in a book I am reading for meaning. After reading the Pava (2003) text, I looked back and saw over fifty colored flags! The personal significance of this book has been overwhelming for me on a personal, professional and academic level. Another significant point for me is the global appeal and usefulness of this text. While this book was written from a uniquely Jewish perspective, the model offered is appropriate for people and organizations of all faiths or no faith at all.
Another significant and enlightening connection I have made concerns the connection between