Many organizations have invested in the skills and structures of change, but have forgotten the more intangible quality of spirit. As a result, their changes have been short lived, their adaptability slow, and their ability to move to the "next level" non existent. The absence of spirit (even with all the right skills and strutures) has prevented these organizations from developing a self-motivated desire to change for the common good.

The Spirit of Leadership makes up for this glaring error of omission, but also probes deeply into all the major roots of organizational spirit. It does this by enhancing:

	•	organizational vision
	•	communication within the organization
	•	purpose in both personal and business life
	•	organizational commitments needed for trust
	•	organizational commitments toward an optimal "people system"
	•	ethics and fair conduct of business
	•	leaders' credibility, wisdom, and charisma
	•	leaders' ability to be contemplative and self examined
	•	co-participation and co-ownership within the organization.

Robert J. Spitzer, S.J., Ph.D., is the president and CEO of Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington and the former Director of the Institute of Professional Ethics and the Institute on Character Development. He has consulted more than 40,000 executives, managers, team leaders, administrators and supervisors in over 300 large corporations.