Go Glocal: Intercultural Comparison of Leadership Ethics*

This article deals with basic concepts of leadership based on the research of the French sinologist François Jullien. It addresses particularly the concept of efficacy in Greek thought in comparison with Daoist thought (Zhuangzi). This comparison is particularly relevant because classical Chinese philosophy developed over thousands of years with hardly any influence from the West. The spirit of Daoist strategic thinking is to avoid the trap of particularity by getting the opponent to adapt and keeping oneself open to adaptability. The moral price is a “logic of manipulation”. The shortcomings of this ethic is confronted with the Western quest for ethical principles and values. © 2013 PAIKAL, All rights reserved.