Iñiguez Dante in the Workplace

How Leaders Can Avoid the Seven Deadly Sins
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-3-031-92202-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 188 Seiten

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

How can leaders learn to embrace humility to foster collaboration? How can gratitude be cultivated to foster an environment of comradery? And how do leaders practice emotional intelligence in different situations to navigate conflicts and make rational decisions?

Blending classical literature and philosophy, this latest book from Professor Santiago Iniguez draws inspiration from Dante Alighieri's "Purgatorio" to explore how leaders can cultivate management virtues to counter the vices that hinder organizational success. Taking readers on a captivating journey, this book contains real-world anecdotes from business situations to offer valuable insights for modern-day leaders.

Beginning with an introduction to "Purgatorio", where the protagonist, guided by the poet Virgil -who in the book is featured as a Chatbot-, ascends the mountain of purgatory, overcoming various vices that symbolize the human condition. Each terrace of the mountain represents a specific vice, and as Dante confronts them, he purifies his soul to achieve the virtues needed to reach paradise. Drawing parallels from Dante's journey, the book delves into the realm of leadership and organizational management, where leaders are faced with their own set of vices in the form of workplace challenges. It explores:

• Pride vs. humility
• Envy vs. gratitude
• Wrath vs. patience
• Sloth vs. diligence
• Greed vs. generosity
• Gluttony and Lust vs. moderation

With real-life anecdotes from different industries, showcasing how leaders encountered and effectively countered these vices through the cultivation of management virtues, the book offers a unique and valuable perspective on leadership, decision making and organizational dynamics.

Zielgruppe

Popular/general

Autoren/Hrsg.

Iñiguez, Santiago

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements.- How to Read This Book.- Chapter 1. Purgatory as A Learning Platform for Leader.- Chapter 2. Pride.- Chapter 3. Envy.- Chapter 4. Anger.- Chapter 5. Sloth.- Chapter 6. Avarice.- Chapter 7. Gluttony and Lust.- Epilogue. The Paradox of Paradise: Why Forgetting Is Not the Answer.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Santiago Iñiguez de Onzoño is the President of IE University, Spain, Professor of Strategic Management, and a recognized influencer in global higher education. He was the first recipient of the Founders Award by Thinkers50, the prestigious global ranking of thoughtful leaders in Management.

Iñiguez is a founder and board member of Headspring, a joint venture between IE Business School and the Financial Times, offering custom programs for companies. He is the author of  (2011), (2016), (2020), and (2023). He is also co-editor of  (2018), and  (2021), all published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Iñiguez is a regular speaker at international conferences and frequently contributes in different journals and media on leadership and executive development.