Leadership and Moral Artistry: Charles Spinosa on Business Ethics and Virtuous Decision-Making

Caroline Biesalski welcomes Charles Spinosa to discuss leadership and moral artistry, using examples from two hardware stores. They explore contrasting moral visions in business, business recipes, and narrow moral pluralism. Charles shares key leadership questions and a gas distribution company case study, addressing profit pressures and moral challenges. They emphasize financial stability and teamwork in ethical decision-making, drawing on literary and philosophical insights. The episode examines virtues and the hero's journey in business. Charles concludes with resources, goals, upcoming projects, and a special offer.

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(0:00) Introduction to the episode's theme and guest Charles Spinosa (2:32) Leadership, moral artistry, and examples of two hardware stores (5:50) Comparing moral visions in business (7:50) Discussing business recipes and narrow moral pluralism (12:26) Key leadership questions and a gas distribution company case study (22:38) Tackling profit pressures and moral challenges in business (27:08) The role of financial stability and teamwork in ethical decision-making (27:37) Applying literary and philosophical insights to business (31:10) Exploring the connection between virtues and the hero's journey (32:08) The double-edged nature of virtues in business (33:36) Resources and further reading from Charles Spinosa (34:30) Charles Spinosa's goals and upcoming projects (37:04) Final insights and advice from Charles Spinosa (38:20) Closing the episode with a special offer