Prof Edward Brooks was invited to join Scott Pearson, Founder of the Flourishing Leaders Academy on Episode 13 of the Flourishing Leaders Podcast to explore character, culture, and the future of leadership. Together they discuss how virtues such as courage, humility, integrity, and hope shape leaders who achieve results and build flourishing communities and institutions.
“Leadership is not only about what we do, but about who we are becoming.” — Edward Brooks
In the episode, Edward reflects on the mission of the Oxford Character Project to cultivate “wise thinkers and good leaders,” drawing on research across education, finance, law, and technology.
He highlights why flourishing organisations forming people of character whose leadership rests on integrity as much as competence.