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New Developments in Executive Health: John Goolsby and Personal Integrity

James Campbell (Jim) Quick John and Judy Goolsby Distinguished Professor The University of Texas at Arlington. New Developments in Executive Health: John Goolsby and Personal Integrity. Recent Research and Best Practices in Occupational Health Psychology 19 August 2005

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New Developments in Executive Health: John Goolsby and Personal Integrity

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  1. James Campbell (Jim) Quick John and Judy Goolsby Distinguished Professor The University of Texas at Arlington New Developments in Executive Health:John Goolsby and Personal Integrity Recent Research and Best Practices in Occupational Health Psychology 19 August 2005 113th APA Annual Convention Washington, D.C.

  2. Psychology and Profits…1929 Donald A. Laird, Ph.D., Sci.D. • Director, Colgate Psychological Laboratory • Founder, Industrial Psychology Monthly • Consulting Psychologist Every Executive His Own Psychologist • Profits from the right job • Profits from less fatigue • Profits from personal development • Profits from loyal morale

  3. Successful Executives…1980s The paradox of self-reliance - The appearance of independence - Ainsworth and Bowlby’s APA Award-Winning research - The health and security of interdependence Executives to look at - Lee Iacocca, Ford and Chrysler - Gordon Forward, Chaparral Steel Company - Joseph M. (Jody) Grant, Texas Capital Bank

  4. The Corporate Athlete…2000 James E. (Jim) Loehr • CEO, LGE Performance Systems • Harvard Business Review author • Exercise Physiologist Executives and High Performance Athletes • Healthy habits • Physiological and physical training • Psychological and spiritual well-being • PepsiCo Personal Leadership Track

  5. Executive Health…2002 Four Dimensions of Executive Health 1. Physical health 2. Psychological well-being 3. Spiritual vitality 4. Ethical character Source: Jonathan D. Quick, Cary L. Cooper, Joanne H. Gavin, and James Campbell Quick. 2002. Executive Health: Building Self-Reliance for Challenging Times. International Review of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Volume 17, 182 – 216.

  6. Ethical Lapses & Ugly Impacts The Bad Guys (?) • Enron and executive denial of responsibility • Ken Lay, Jeff Skilling, Clifford Baxter • WorldCom/MCI • Bernie Ebbers The Good Guy (?) • NYS Attorney General Elliot Spitzer • Wall Street Scandals

  7. Right from Wrong (?) The Clinton-Lewinski Scandal How do we know ? 1.  Rule-based Ethics – its about actions & behavior 2.  Consequential Ethics – its about consequences 3.  Virtue Ethics – its about intentions

  8. Back to the Future… President Theodore Roosevelt… - “Bodily vigor is good,    and vigor of intellect is even better,    but far above both is character.” - Positive virtues - the basis of a successful life Sources:    Theodore Roosevelt. 1900. Character & success. “Foundations: Ideas to Build Your Life On” feature in The Outlook.

  9. A Better Way… Robert Solomon…and Aristotle The foundations of ethics and the good life - Character and personal integrity - The virtues - Excellence…anger as an example Business as a calling and a public service

  10. Its about the Questions The Four-Way Test (Rotary International) 1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to all concerned? 3. Will it build good will and better friendships? 4. Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

  11. John and Judy Goolsby’s historic gift… Goolsby Leadership Academy Anchors - Personal integrity and character - Emotional competence - Authentic leadership

  12. Strength-based Leadership… Psychological testing and feedback    Test battery 1. MBTI 2. FIRO-B 3. Self-Reliance Inventory 4. Emotional Competence Inventory 5. Authentic Leadership

  13. Healthy Executives are not born… - Sir William Osler, the great physician educator    (1849 - 1919) - A medical student’s summary during Grand Rounds   “A typical neurotic.” - Osler’s response… “Funny, isn’t it, how they run the world.” It does not have to be that way! 

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