Transparency, Trust, and Truth
Description
This volume examines how integrity in leadership is formed and sustained through the interrelated virtues of transparency, trust, and truth. Drawing on an extensive, multi-year qualitative research program grounded in biblical texts and organizational scholarship, the contributors explore how these virtues shape leader behavior, organizational culture, and employee well-being.
Integrating perspectives from leadership studies, organizational behavior, ethics, and theology, the chapters combine empirical research, conceptual analysis, and carefully contextualized biblical narratives to address contemporary challenges such as uncertainty, ethical failure, anxiety, virtual work, and moral leadership. The book advances a virtue-centered framework that moves beyond isolated discussions of individual values by examining how transparency, trust, and truth function together as a coherent leadership triad.
Written by an interdisciplinary group of scholars and practitioners, this work offers rigorous analysis alongside practical insight, making it a valuable resource for researchers and students interested in values-driven leadership and a robust scholarly treatment of leadership grounded in a Christian worldview.
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Persons
Bruce E. Winston is Professor of Business and Leadership at Regent University, USA. He previously served as Dean of the School of Leadership Studies. He is co-editor and co-author of multiple books dealing with leadership and the workplace, particularly from a Christian standpoint.
Bridget Woodberry earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University, USA and has over 25 years of leadership experience in the Federal Government and private sector. Her research interests include Biblical leadership, employee engagement, followership, servant leadership, toxic leadership, transformational leadership, and the spiral of silence.
Content
Chapter 1: Introduction Bridget Woodberry.- Chapter 2: The Effects of Leader Transparency in Anxiety Uncertainty Management Amy Miller.- Chapter 3: Transparency Between Leaders and Followers: A Two-Way Street Ellen R. Noble.- Chapter 4: Transparency, the how and why of Truth and Trust James H Herring.- Chapter 5: Building Trust in Virtual Teams: Strategies for Remote Leaders Ruth R. Philip.- Chapter 6: Christ-centered Leadership Builds Trust with Others Paseuth Vang.- Chapter 7: Trust: Impacts on Leader-Follower Relations, Group Dynamics, and Innovation Michael White.- Chapter 8: "What is Truth?" Towards a Deeper Understanding of the Physical and Metaphysical Facets of Truth Darren S. Almond.- Chapter 9: The Vital Role of Truth as the Cornerstone of Moral Leadership Trent T. Frank.- Chapter 10: Even I: Truth in the Least of These Ethan R. Batschelet.- Chapter 11: The Role of Truth in Shaping Employees and Contemporary Organizations Gladness Mtango.- Chapter 12: What Happens When Leaders Are Not Truthful? Sylvia A. Turner.- Chapter 13: Leadership Triad of Integrity: Truth, Trust and Transparency Elizabeth Cooper-Reelhorn.- Chapter 14: Hidden Truth, Shattered Trust, and Lost Transparency: A Socio-Rhetorical Analysis of the Ananias and Sapphira Narrative in Acts 5:1-11 Maddison A. Frye, Ph.D..- Chapter 15: Authentic Leadership: Truth, Trust, and Transparency Michael W. Matthews.- Chapter 16: Leadership: The Virtues of Truth, Trust, and Transparency A Follower's Trust: Joseph Groomed for Purpose Bridget Woodberry.- Conclusion Bruce E. Winson.