Virtuous Leadership Seminars
Our flagship Virtuous Leadership program helps participants to achieve personal excellence through the cultivation of such virtues as magnanimity, humility, prudence, justice, courage and self-control.
1. Virtue – The Key to Successful Leadership
Leadership is neither a skill nor a technique but a state of being. It is a question of character, of virtue in action. Adapting leadership concepts derived from the classical European philosophical tradition to modern organizations, Virtuous Leadership transcends the common perception of leadership as a matter of charisma and personal style and the employment of techniques of persuasion that all too often lapse into manipulation. The program challenges participants to review their assumptions about leadership and their criteria for professional success in light of the classical virtues, imparting a new awareness of virtue as the key to
- Effective decision-making
- The formulation of compelling and realistic strategic plans
- Building consensus
- Effective communication
- Winning trust and loyalty
- Motivating others through the human attractiveness of the leader’s personality
- Creating a rich and genuine corporate culture
By providing a framework for understanding the classical virtues and a methodology for practicing them, Virtuous Leadership helps participants to acknowledge their strengths and flaws from a leadership perspective and gives them the necessary means to improve – professionally and personally.
2. Methodology
Virtuous Leadership’s methodology stems from the two essential notions upon which it is predicated:
- Leadership is a question of character and character is virtue in action.
- Every human being is capable of acquiring and growing in virtue.The program helps participants to change and to improve – professionally and personally. The key to achieving this result is guidance and reflection. Self-examination – a very personal assessment of character strengths and flaws – is essential to achieving personal growth.
Thus, the program consists of a three-pronged format:
- Lectures
- Case studies and class discussion among the peer group
- Personalized mentoring after the program
3. Participants Profile
Virtuous Leadership is rooted in classical teachings, whose applicability is universal and timeless, about the nature of the human person. As such, Virtuous Leadership is offered to professional managers and aspiring managers regardless of their sector of professional activity.
4. Some feedback
«A well-structured program based on deep research and analysis. It gets to your inner self, encouraging you to develop leadership skills by growing in virtue. Virtuous Leadership is a top-flight program. It provides a clear and practical tool kit for developing leadership skills.» Shawn McCormick, TNK-BP, International Affairs, Vice President
«The HVLI seminar is designed to be a transformative experience – it’s about character, not technique. Its content derives from academic research rooted in practical experience and the Western philosophical and spiritual tradition; it eschews psychobabble». Anthony T. Salvia, IESE Business School, Director of International Communications
«Alexandre Havard’s seminar on virtuous leadership is unique. It opens your mind to a world of new ideas, while providing practical value to your company. It was the best executive program I have ever attended. His concept of virtuous leadership goes straight to the heart of what true leadership is all about. It provides the key to effective business leadership and governance now and in years to come». Petras Masiulis, Tele 2, CEO, Vilnius