ABSTRACT
The current prevailing view about character is that it consists of both habitual qualities or character strengths and a second, more motivational component. Psychologists, sociologists, organizational theorists, and others who study behavior in organizations have been interested in traits, values, and virtues associated with good leadership. Virtuous leaders are influenced by their traits and values but they balance and integrate them in ways that are appropriate to the situations in which they operate. Developing leadership character in business programs. Academy of Management Learning & Education. In that vein, it has been suggested that educational practices, such as role playing, collaborative learning techniques, service learning opportunities, and selfreflection exercises, which cultivate ethical culture and moral awareness, can help leaders with developing character. If leaders want an ethical workforce, then values need to be addressed daily and explicitly within the organization. Character should permeate the organization's structures, strategies, rules, and procedures.
