Although obsolete today, the literal translation of ‘Quomodo’ is “the manner or way (of doing something).” Originating from Latin, it is one of eight types of circumstance or intention that catholic moral theology looks to in assessing if the substance leading to an act is moral. It is thus about the motivation for leading (why?), the intended outcome of the leadership (what end?) and, importantly, how will we lead? .

EXPLORING MORAL LEADERSHIP

The eight circumstances or intentions also provide the foundation for six intelligent leadership questions. For the purposes of the three most important of these questions, my Leadership Quomodo asks:

Cur quomodoque ducere possumus, quo fine?® Why and how can we lead, to what end?

Practical wisdom (phronesis) is the intellectual virtue concerned with doing.

We can go back to my use of Aristotle's phronesis (provide link), which relates to practical wisdom rather than simply intellectual wisdom but within the context of ethics. The remaining circumstances and intentions provide the foundation for all six intelligent leadership questions. We can consider this in relation to authentic and selfless leadership:

The "Quis"

the person who has realized the act (who);

The "Quibus auxiliis"

the means used (with what);

The "Quid

the act that the person has made (the what);

The "Ubi"

the place where the person has made the act (where);

The"Quando"

the time when the person has made the act (when);

The "Quomodo

the manner which the person has made the act (how);

The "Cur"

the motives that have motivated the person to perform the act (why);

The "Circa quid"

the matter (material) on which the person has acted; (on what)

These six intelligent leadership questions - based on the ancient wisdom of our forefathers - forms the basis of the Leadership Quomodo. When you are ready, click on the bar link below to start exploring the Quomodo.