Virtue at Work: Ethics for Individuals, Managers, and Organizations

by Geoff Moore

At the left-hand side of this diagram we have what we might characterize as first-line supervisors. These are people who spend most of their time directly involved with the core practice, but in their supervisory role they are engaged in ‘the making and sustaining of the institution’ even if this is only to a limited degree. At the right-hand side of the diagram we have senior managers who are mostly involved in making and sustaining the institution. But senior managers should recognize that they also need to remain engaged with the core practice, even if to only a limited degree. And it is worth noting that, on this account, many people will actually engage in these two practices when at work and so will have the possibility of obtaining the internal goods from both.