Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership

“This book provides a unique approach to leadership ethics by contrasting how leaders can use their power and influence for good or evil. It is easy to read and understand. It is relevant for any discussion about leadership. The tools such as case studies and self-assessments are valuable in the classroom.”

–Mark Evans “A practical guide to taking ethical theory and applying that theory to personal and organizational character to make ethics foundational to decision making.”

–David L. Cook “Meeting the Ethical Challenges of Leadership provides a multi-dimensional, evidence-based, approach to ethics leadership illuminating alternative perspectives and providing insights into various worldviews within the context of Parker Palmer’s metaphor. Each chapter applies various evidence-based frameworks for evaluating, interpreting, understanding, communicating and connecting with a diverse learners and knowers. The text aids in providing the context for cultivating ethics leadership and scholarship as a lifelong learner.”

–John Aldridge

Craig E. Johnson (PhD, University of Denver) is emeritus professor of leadership studies at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon, where he taught undergraduate and graduate courses in leadership, ethics, management and communication. During his time at the university he served as director of the George Fox Doctor of Business Administration program and chair of the Department of Communication Arts. Though retired from full-time teaching, Johnson continues to serve as an adjunct professor. He is the author of Organizational Ethics: A Practical Approach and co-author, with Michael Z. Hackman, of Leadership: A Communication Perspective. His research findings, instructional ideas, and book reviews have been published in the Journal of Leadership Studies, the Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, the Journal of Leadership Education, Academy of Management Learning and Education, the International Leadership Journal, Communication Quarterly, Communication Reports, and other journals. In 2016 he received the George Fox University outstanding graduate faculty researcher award. Johnson has led and participated in service and educational trips to Honduras, Kenya, Rwanda, New Zealand, China, and Brazil and has held volunteer leadership positions in a variety of religious and nonprofit organizations. In addition to teaching and writing, he enjoys working out, reading, fly-fishing, watching sports, and spending time with family.

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