Leading With Art & Science

By J. M. Locke

Most leaders choose between philosophy and science. Character or capability. Values or tools. Leading With Art and Science argues that choice is the mistake.

Drawing on twenty-six centuries of history, six philosophical traditions, and the full body of modern organizational research, J. M. Locke makes the case that neither dimension of leadership works without the other. A leader with values but without organizational knowledge produces outcomes that are sincere and insufficient. A leader with capability but without philosophical grounding produces outcomes that are efficient and harmful. In both cases, the person who pays the price is the follower - on an ordinary Tuesday morning, in the quality of the relationship they did not choose.

Saladin. Elizabeth I. Florence Nightingale. Griffin Hospital. The evidence spans centuries.

The argument is one: the person who reports to work on Tuesday morning is the measure of whether a leader has done their job.

Are you that leader?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GY597F8Q
• ISBN13: 9798995456247
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: J. M. Locke
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"