3.4. Organizational context
The organizational context represents a heretofore under-represented category to be considered for the potential development of leadership. The organizational context can include mechanisms and activities that exist or take place at
the organizational level that are outside the classroom and do not fit into the job context, such as culture, core values, existing vision, and HR strategies. As shown in Fig. 2 and described below, we propose that the organizational context represents the category within which the spiritual domain is most effectively addressed, while concurrently playing an overarching role in the leadership development process across all of the ACES domains. For example, organizational culture and values send strong messages to developing leaders about the importance the organization places on the analytical, conceptual, emotional, and spiritual domains of leadership (Kotter & Heskett, 1992; Schein, 1996). If an organizational culture fails to reinforce any one of the four domains, aspiring leaders are likely to neglect that aspect of their development. As an example, when a culture stresses shared beliefs, values, and norms suggesting adherence to morality and ethics in all pursuits of the organization's members, we would expect to see aspiring leaders selected, rewarded, and developed to embody such a culture.