In The Ethical Leadership Handbook, Aimee Colbert advises leaders to pursue enhancing the integrity of their workers rather than their skill sets alone. She challenges leaders from every walk of life to become ethical leaders that nurture their subordinates. Colbert explains that ethical leadership requires a deep conviction to lead by example. In the book she touches on virtues such as honesty, transparency, compassion, wisdom and honor. She also provides vivid illustrations to the reader who struggles to do the right thing in leadership. Colbert concludes that by offering training on ethical traits, leaders can create positive and happy work environments. She offers many tips and strategies throughout the book on how to boost morale. Colbert stresses the point of maintaining ones ethics throughout dealing with the challenges to succeed in today's workforce. She addresses real-life moral dilemmas that all people face in their job settings, organizations and churches. In the book, Colbert magnifies the value of ethics in any environment driven by generating profits and keeping costs down. Drawing on personal experiences, she attempts to provide a systematic model of how a leader should go about initiating practical ethical policies. Colbert argues that ethical standards are essential for setting the tone for true success and effectiveness in the workplace. In the beginning of the book she out-lines signs that the reader may be in an unethical work environment or if the reader is an unethical leader themselves. She goes on to challenge the morality of said leader, making suggestions to remedy the problem. Colbert's stance is that it's every leader's moral responsibility to be a role model to properly lead and inspire their staff. Colbert's theories on what constitutes ethical leadership is based on universal and accepted truths and are not confined to one's personal religion or culture. In conclusion, this book will help any professional understand the nature and potential benefits of ethical leadership in any setting.