#12042. Elevating leader character alongside competence in selection: A case study of Canada Revenue Agency
October 2026 | publication date |
Proposal available till | 07-06-2025 |
4 total number of authors per manuscript | 0 $ |
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Journal’s subject area: |
Sociology and Political Science;
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management;
Applied Psychology; |
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Abstract:
There are many reasons individuals and organizations decide to elevate character alongside competence in personal leadership and organization practices, such as when selecting candidates for hire. Research has established the importance of developing character for individual well-being, both personally and professionally. Therefore, it not only benefits organizations but offers benefits to individuals within the organization. Further, character supports sustained excellence in organizations. Finally, character informs areas such as risk management, compliance, and conduct because character serves to pivot away from the notion of bad people doing bad things toward the notion that there are many people with weaknesses in character, and this weakness in character leads to poor judgment, as revealed in high profile examples. In this article, we build on prior research that has provided the academic underpinning for what leader character is, why it matters to both individual well-being and sustained excellence, and how character can be embedded alongside competence in HR practices. We focus on the process of elevating character alongside competence in the executive selection process. We offer insights from that process and consider the short-term and expected long-term results of such an initiative along with an agenda for future research and implications for practice.
Keywords:
Character; leadership; organisations; competence; sustained excellence
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