OUR MISSION

The crisis of the modern world is a crisis of magnanimity, a crisis of greatness and dignity. Consumerism and moral relativism have spawned generations of small, self-centered people on the make.

We must stop this process of zombification of the human being. We must re-establish the human person. We must lift up our heads, affirm our dignity and freedom, and discover the greatness for which we have been created.

Our mission is to ignite hearts for greatness and raise up a new generation of Virtuous Leaders empowered to transform Life – business, family and culture.

ABOUT US

The Virtuous Leadership Institute is made up of professionals from a variety of walks of life devoted to living out Virtuous Leadership in their everyday lives and spreading its message.

ALEXANDER HAVARD

Alexander Havard is the founder of the Virtuous Leadership System. He was born and raised in Paris, and is a graduate of one of France’s leading law schools (Paris Descartes University). He worked as a lawyer in Europe for many years before discovering his mission to ignite hearts for greatness and raise up a new generation of Virtuous Leaders. His books “Virtuous Leadership”, “Created for Greatness” , “From Temperament to Character”, “Free Hearts” and “Coached by Joan of Arc” have been translated into many languages.

OUR DEFINITION OF LEADERSHIP

Leadership is about achieving greatness by bringing out the greatness in others.

Management is about getting things done. Leadership is about helping people grow.

True greatness is not about conquering an empire. It is about human, spiritual growth.

Greatness is the result of the practice of the virtue of magnanimity; service is the result of the practice of the virtue of humility.

Leadership is a way of being, which can be lived by everyone no matter his or her place in society or in any given organization. Leadership is not about rank or position or being on top of the heap. Leadership is not reserved for the elite. It is a vocation not of the few, but of the many.

We spread a vision of leadership which is consistent with the highest demands of human nature and the noblest aspirations of the human heart.

OUR SYSTEM

Virtuous leadership is the first systematic and holistic approach to leadership from the point of view of aretology, which is the science of the virtues developed by the Ancient Greeks.

Virtue is more than a value. It is a dynamic force which allows us not only to achieve human excellence, but also to become effective as human beings. Virtue means excellence in being (aretē, in Greek) and effectiveness in action (virtus, in Latin).

Virtue makes you an effective human being, because it gives you a specific spiritual power: the power to make right decisions, to stay the course, to run risks, to energize your passions and direct them to the fulfillment of the mission at hand, to give people their due and communicate effectively, to achieve great things and serve people by bringing out the greatness in them.

The virtues of prudence (practical wisdom), courage, self-control and justice constitute the foundations of leadership, and the virtues of magnanimity (greatness) and humility (service) constitute its essence.

Virtue is a habit acquired through practice. Leadership is a question of character (virtue, freedom, growth) and not of temperament (biology, conditioning, stagnation).  Leaders are trained, not born.

Leadership is a life ideal, which recognizes, assimilates and propagates the truth about man.

THEY SAID ABOUT US

“I found Virtuous Leadership a fascinating book that goes straight to the heart of the matter:  we need to base our decisions on reality and the essence of reality is man himself.”

Francois MichelinCEO of Group Michelin (1955-1999)

“We all desire to do good, to move forward, to become better — for ourselves and for the ones we love. We try hard but without a firm disposition to do better our efforts stall and we lose the momentum. Alex Havard masterfully inspires us through his understanding of the foundational power of virtue.”

General Maryanne Miller USAF Retired

Virtuous Leadership is a timeless book. After you read it, you will find yourself citing its many brilliant phrases without even realizing it.”

Sari EssayahWorld Champion in Women’s Race Walking (1993)

“In a complicated world, simplicity is priceless. Virtuous Leadership is full of brilliant insights.  It is highly topical and relevant.”

Timo SoiniFinnish Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015-2019)

“Somebody has finally written a book about virtue for those engaged in the business world. Too many books spill out of the presses on being effective, on getting your way, on making big bucks quick.  This book should be in every airport across Europe and America! (And ditch all the other quick-read, make-million business books that litter the bookstore shelves.)”

Benjamin D. WikerAuthor of A Meaningful World, 2006

“Alexandre Havard’s Virtuous Leadership is a book long-needed on every level of public life in the developed nations.  A vitally important and timely book.”

Michael D. O’BrienAuthor of Father Elijah: An Apocalypse (1996)

Virtuous Leadership Institutes in the world

WASHINGTON DC

WASHINGTON DC

Virtuous Leadership LLC
PARIS

PARIS

Institut de Leadership Vertueux
MOSCOW

MOSCOW

Институт нравственного лидерства
SHANGHAI

SHANGHAI

Asia Center for Virtuous Leadership
BOGOTA

BOGOTA

Instituto de Liderazgo Virtuozo Colombia
ZARAGOZA

ZARAGOZA

Instituto Liderazgo Virtuoso
BEIRUT

BEIRUT

Virtuous Leadership Institute of Lebanon VLIL
LISBOA

LISBOA

Virtuous Leadership Institute
BRUSSELS

BRUSSELS

Institut de Leadership Vertueux
MELBOURNE

MELBOURNE

Virtuous Leadership Institute
YAOUNDE

YAOUNDE

Institut de Leadership Vertueux
KINSHASA

KINSHASA

Institut de Leadership Vertueux
LUBUMBASHI

LUBUMBASHI

Institut de Leadership Vertueux
RIGA

RIGA

Rakstura Lideribas Instituts
GUATEMALA CITY

GUATEMALA CITY

Instituto Liderazgo Virtuozo
MONTERREY

MONTERREY

Instituto Liderazgo Virtuozo
NAIROBI

NAIROBI

Virtuous Leadership Institute
ABIDJAN

ABIDJAN

Institut de Leadership Vertueux
MONTREAL

MONTREAL

Institut de Leadership Vertueux

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