The antidote to navigating turbulent times isn’t more rules. It is timeless virtue that creates sustainable value.
Thoughtful leaders are keenly aware of the enormous challenge they face to drive high performance in a world that continues to ratchet up pressure and uncertainty. Some leaders respond by getting tough and establishing strict rules. They get people in line, but they don’t inspire excellence. Wise leaders, on the other hand, help their people practice character to navigate their way through the turbulence―without lowering performance expectations. As a result, their people are more reliable under pressure.
Exception to the Rule links ancient wisdom with contemporary science on high performance, teamwork, and engagement. Building an organizational culture based on classical virtues―of trust, compassion, courage, justice, wisdom, temperance and hope―is both strategically smart and a better way to live.
Exception to the Rule walks you through the steps of helping everyone in your organization focus on character defined by virtue. The word virtue means excellence, which is why each one is essential to help people perform at a high level despite uncertainty and pressure. Under character-based leadership, teams work better together, creativity flourishes and engagement increases.
The most powerful idea of Exception to the Rule is this: character defined by virtue is not based on birthright; it can be learned and practiced. Everyone can develop habits to become better than they were. While character cannot be legislated, character can be cultivated.
As virtue proves its value, the culture you have can evolve into the culture you need.
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Peter J. Rea is Vice President, Integrity and Ethics at Parker Hannifin, Baldwin Wallace University Business Professor, and Co-Founder, Center for Innovation and Growth.
James K. Stoller, MD, MS, is Professor and Chairman, Education Institute, Cleveland Clinic, and Samson Global Leadership Academy Endowed Chair.
Alan Kolp is Baldwin Wallace University Endowed Chair in Humanities and Co-Founder of the Center for Innovation and Growth.
"This book challenges the reader to understand the limitations of rules. Focus on virtues, instead, to see the risks of slippery roads and pitfalls. Mistakes are common and acceptable. They are not failures, if they lead to better and stronger leadership. Once more in their new book with Jamie as a new partner, Alan and Peter spoil us with many stories and techniques to remember."
--Pierre Jean Everaert, Chairman Emeritus Anheuser-Bush InBev
“Rea, Stoller and Kolp offer a compass to leaders like me who strive to create a high performing culture that is also a meaningful and fulfilling place to work without compromising values. Having spent my life in the results driven business of professional sports, Peter and Alan have always inspired me to continue to build cultures founded on values similar to the virtues. This most recent work is comprehensive and provides supportive evidence that sustained success models exist. I highly recommend Exception to the Rule for leaders looking for guidance, inspiration or reinforcement in the journey to create a values driven organization that performs at elite levels.” --Mark A. Shapiro, President & CEO, Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club “I was delighted to read this work, which captures the authors’ deep experience and many years of teaching of leadership. Exception to the Rule offers unique, practical principles of leadership which we have fully embraced in the Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos Aires. The clarity of the book, nicely captured in the iconic metaphor of the parthenon and pillars of the supporting virtues, and the emphasis on culture and leadership character recommend it highly. I congratulate the authors!”--Jorge Belardi, M.D., Chief Executive Officer, Instituto Cardiovascular de Buenos AiresArgentina
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