Howard Gardner 
Responsibility at Work [PDF ebook] 
How Leading Professionals Act (or Don’t Act) Responsibly

Introduction.
Who is responsible for good work? (Howard Gardner).
PART ONE: POWERFUL MODELS OF RESPONSIBILITY).
1. Taking ultimate responsibility (William Damon and Kendall
Bronk).
2. The ability to respond (Susan Verducci).
3. Creativity and responsibility (Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and
Jeanne Nakamura).
4. A call to serve: An exploration of humane creators (Wendy
Fischman).
PART TWO: FACTORS THAT MODULATE RESPONSIBILITY).
5. A balancing act: How physicians and teachers manage time
pressures and responsibility (Jeffrey Solomon).
6. Placing God before me: Spirituality and responsibility at
work (Seth Wax).
7. Responsibility and leadership (Andreas Schröer).
8. Service at Work (Lynn Barendsen).
9. Beyond the gender stereotype: Responsibilities to self and
others (Carrie James).
10. Control and responsibility: A Danish perspective on
leadership (Hans Henrik Knoop).
PART THREE: THE LIMITS OF RESPONSIBILITY).
11. Constraining responsibility: Choices and compromises (Laura
Horn and Howard Gardner).
12. Irresponsible Work (Howard Gardner).
Part Four: Toward Greater Responsibility).
13. Practicing responsibility (Jeanne Nakamura).
14. The Good Work Toolkit: From Theory to Practice (Lynn
Barendsen and Wendy Fischman).
Conclusion (Howard Gardner).
Index.

Howard Gardner is the Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He is the author of more than twenty books translated into twenty-four languages. Gardner also holds positions as adjunct professor of psychology at Harvard University, adjunct professor of neurology at Boston University, and senior director of Harvard Project Zero.