Performance at all costs, productivity without regard to consequences,and a competitive work environment: these are the ethical factorsdiscussed in The Anatomy of Ethical Leadership, whichhighlights issues in workplace culture while looking into a brighterfuture for labour ethics. Dr. Lyse Langlois maintains that an awarenessof ethical decision-making in difficult situations will lead to theestablishment of practices that encourage productive relationshipsbetween co-workers. Will the twenty-first century be marked as an eraleading to a healthier work environment?
Dr. Lyse Langlois is an associate professor in theDepartment of Industrial Relations at Université Laval, with a focus onleadership and workplace ethics. She is a member of theInter-University Research Centre on Globalization and Work and theInstitut d’éthique appliquée at Université Laval. She also sitson the Board of Trustees for the Center for the Study of Leadership andEthics at Pennsylvania State University.