A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way: Tips for succeding in public

This article advances oratory skills and aimed to develop good leaders and good leadership virtues. Virtue and discrete virtues are gaining traction within leadership scholarship, but there remains a lack of clarity regarding exactly what virtue is and precisely how virtues inform leadership. To address this, we articulate a clear conceptualization of how virtue informs good leadership in multiple domains. We also elucidate synergisms of virtues-based tips and recommendations for leadership development, including how a virtues approach accounts for leadership electiveness and ethics; how virtue and leadership are both learnable; the relationship between virtues, character, and leadership; and how virtue serves as the linchpin between the individual and the audience. Three trajectories for virtues-based leadership development are described. This article has implications for the study and practice of developing good leaders (ship).