Positive leadership action framework: Simply doing good and doing well

Area of Science:

• Organizational Behavior
• Positive Psychology
• Business Ethics

Background:

• Positive Leadership (PL) is increasingly recognized for its impact on organizational success.
• Existing frameworks often lack a structured approach to integrate PL with organizational virtuousness and positive outcomes.
• The need for a comprehensive model linking leader actions, individual virtues, and organizational flourishing is evident.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce and structure the Positive Leadership Action Framework (PLAF).
• To elucidate the connections between PL, positive organizational outcomes (financial, economic, social well-being), and organizational virtuousness.
• To highlight the conditional role of virtues in achieving organizational and societal flourishing.

Main Methods:

• Conceptual framework development.
• Literature review on positive leadership, virtue ethics, and organizational behavior.
• Argumentation based on the proposed framework's components.

Main Results:

• The PLAF integrates PL with positive outcomes and organizational virtuousness.
• Leader actions are identified as the driver of positive change, bridging individual virtues and organizational virtuousness.
• Key leader actions include fostering positive assumptions, impacting employee development, and balancing work conditions.

Conclusions:

• Positive Leadership, structured by PLAF, is essential for developing positive organizations.
• A leader's personal virtue development and practical wisdom are critical for effective PL.
• Effective PL fosters a shared vision for the common good, leading to organizational excellence and societal well-being.