Virtuous Business: A Model Approach

What if the most successful businesses were also the most virtuous?

In a world where profit is often prioritized over principles, Virtuous Business: A Model Approach offers a powerful alternative showing that ethical leadership and sustainable success are not opposing goals but deeply connected. Through essays, real-world examples, and over 300 reflection questions, leaders, teams, and groups can explore business challenges, enhance decision-making, and create positive, virtue-driven outcomes.

Drawing from academic research, real-world leadership experience, and thoughtful reflection, authors Tom DuFore, Debbie Philpott, and Ethan Slaughter build on the Virtuous Business Model (VBM), a framework designed by Indiana Wesleyan University, to help leaders shape the people, culture, and decision-making of their organizations for long-term impact.

This book bridges the gap between ethical theory and practical leadership, equipping leaders, students, and educators with a framework for building organizations that thrive financially while remaining morally grounded. Inside this book, you'll discover:

How virtue-based leadership strengthens organizations

Over 300 reflection questions to examine personal and organizational practices

The key principles behind the Virtuous Business Model

Actionable ways to integrate virtue into everyday leadership and organizational life

Inspiring examples of businesses that demonstrate virtuous leadership in practice

Whether you are leading an organization, contributing to a team, teaching, studying, or simply exploring new approaches to leadership, this book offers both intellectual insight and practical guidance for influencing organizations and their stakeholders in meaningful ways.