The study of character is a legitimate and essential topic for the analysis of leadership in organizations. We undertake three key objectives in this article to stimulate meaningful dialogue. First a brief historical overview of the extant body of literature on character is provided....

Leader ethical decision-making has received a great deal of attention in the academic literature....

We propose a theoretical model to examine how authentic transformational leadership influences follower individual and group ethical decision making. We investigate how follower moral identity and moral emotions mediate the effect of authentic transformational leadership on follower authentic moral action....

Theoretical views of the role of wisdom in leadership have varied over time. While early leaders such as Christ and Confucius were perceived as wise and as great leaders effectiveness and efficiency in promoting organizational performance and profits has become the focus of scholarly discussions of leadership in recent times....

This study describes the development of a measure of the nature of destructive leadership in organizations. We then use scales developed from that measure in a cluster analysis to empirically derive a behavior-based taxonomy of destructive leaders. Data were obtained through a web-based survey that generated 707 respondents....

This chapter, Executive coaching: A critical review and recommendations for advancing the practice is written by David Peterson and is part of the APA handbook of industrial and organizational psychology: Vol. 2. Selecting and developing members of the organization (pp. 527-566)....

Here is a selection of resources relevant on self-determination theory.

Abrasive leaders rub their coworkers the wrong way. Their words and actions create interpersonal friction friction that grates on subordinates, peers, and even superiors, eroding employee motivation and organizational productivity....

The IOC is pleased to present work published by our Fellows.  This article was published in the McKinsey Quarterly January 2011

Always-on, multitasking work environments are killing productivity, dampening creativity, and making us unhappy.

Positive psychology offers a number of tools that coaches can use with groups and individuals to raise job satisfaction and engagement....