Soul Food: Morrison and the Transformative Power of Ethical Leadership in the Public Sector

Abstract

The qualities of ethical leadership are explored through three works by Toni Morrison, Sula, Beloved, and Paradise. These novels teach that the public good often depends on the personal good of public leaders. A public manager's moral aspects greatly influence the values of the organization. Indeed, ethical leadership is perhaps the most powerful tool a public manager can employ to influence others. Moral factors can have a powerful transformative effect on public organizations. Accordingly, the power of moral values is a catalyst for motivational leadership within organizations.

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