ABSTRACT
A common approach to judging people in organizations is to focus on performance; hence, the ubiquitous question, “What have you done for me lately?” In contrast, the questions of character are ways for leaders to look deeper and glimpse character, the big engine that drives performance.…How flexible are their moral codes? Are they ready to take responsibility? Can they skillfully combine principles and pragmatism? If leaders have thought through these questions for themselves, they will be in better positions to ask and answer these questions about others.
