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The virtuous manager. Renewing the experience of work.

C E Bouchard1

  • 1Aquinas Institute of Theology, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Health Progress (Saint Louis, Mo.)
|April 7, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Good healthcare management transforms work from drudgery into a meaningful experience. Effective leaders use virtues like prudence, justice, and fortitude to foster ethical practices and enhance employee well-being.

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Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Management
  • Organizational Ethics
  • Business Administration

Background:

  • Work in healthcare can become dehumanizing and meaningless.
  • Effective management is crucial for transforming the work experience.
  • Leadership requires strong character, truthfulness, and vision.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role of good management in healthcare.
  • To identify key virtues for healthcare leaders.
  • To examine how organizations can foster meaningful work and employee development.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of management principles in healthcare.
  • Discussion of ethical virtues: prudence, justice, and fortitude.
  • Exploration of organizational concepts: sacramentality, subsidiarity, connectedness, and communication.

Main Results:

  • Good management, rooted in character and virtues, can renew the healthcare work experience.
  • Prudence, justice, and fortitude are essential for effective and ethical healthcare leadership.
  • Organizational strategies like fostering connectedness and communication are vital.

Conclusions:

  • Healthcare managers must cultivate virtues to lead effectively and ethically.
  • Organizations should promote employee development and strive for the common good.
  • Transforming work requires a focus on ethical leadership and organizational values.
Keywords:
Bioethics and Professional Ethics

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