XENOPHON'S (THE EDUCATION OF CYRUS) AND IDEAL LEADERSHIP LESSONS FOR MODERN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Public Administration Quarterly | April 1, 2003| | Copyright

ABSTRACT

This article addresses exceptional qualities for ideal leadership in public service and administration. It argues that discussions of leadership and civic virtue should include the work of Xenophon, the Greek philosopher, on public education for public service. A student of Socrates, Xenophon (430-355 BC) found personal fulfillment and professional expertise with Cyrus the Great and the Persian Empire. His writings provide a theoretical side of Socrates as well as a practical view of an effective leadership style found in Ancient Persia. While Plato wrote on an ideal government led ...

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