The Ignatian CEO Leadership Modelled on Saint Ignatius of Loyola
- Bengaluru Asian Trading Corporation 2018
- 237p
includes index and biblioraphy
Chapter one: Indian and corporate leadership .....1 Introduction ....1 Indian portrayal of corporate leadership ....4 CEO - The Tamil kural way .....4 CEO - The gita way ....16 Portrayal of some unethical corporate leaders .....25 Unethical corporate CEO 1 - Vijay Mallya ....28 Unethical corporate CEO 2 - Ramalinga raju ....31 Unethical corporate CEO 3 - Subrata roy ....35 Spirituality as the base for leadership ....38 Conclusion ....41 Chapter Two: From ordinary leadership to ignatian leadership ....45 Introduction ...45 Leadership - The different theories ....48 The great man theory ....49 Contingency theory ....51 Path-goal theory ....53 Leader-member exchange theory ....55 Leadership - some special areas .....58 Charismatic leadership ....58 Transformational leadership .....61 Authentic leadership ....64 Women and leadership .....67 Toxic leadership .....71 From ordinary leadership to ignatian leadership ....74 Ignatius - The leader ......76 The three levels of ignatian leadership ....82 Rediscovering relationship .....83 Rediscovering responsibility .....85 Rediscovering resonance ....88 The distinct qualities of ignatian leadership ....91 Redical inner freedom ....91 Focus on mission .....94 The trinitarian influence ....97 Conclusion ....101 Chapter Three: Magis leadership - Forming leaders with a difference ....105 Introdution ....105 Towards magis leadership .....107 Speciality of Magis leadership ....112 Magis leadership - The three pillars ....115 Option for the poor .....115 The nobility of business ....126 The ignatian excellence as magis ....140 The leader as servant .....149 Forming leaders with a difference ....155 Conclusion: Ite, Inflammate omnia ....158 Chapter four: The magis toolbox - for the ignatian ceo ....163 Introduction ....163 Self-Awareness ....165 Charity coupled with humility ....169 Discretion,discerment & Prudence ....173 Celebrating failures ....177 Endurance with effective communication skills ....179 Care of self, team-building & delegation ....183 Reputation ....187 Continuous learning ...192 Passion for justice ....197 Cross-cultural competence - (Global and local) - Glocal ....202 Integrated vision ....209 Conclusion ...216 Afterword: Future directions ....219 Some future directions and suggestions ....221