Abstract In this study, the theory of virtues are developed as capabilities of a human person which integrate both the view of Confucian ethics and Aristotelian ethics. On the basis of this important insight a theory of leadership, political leadership in particular, is proposed based on development and implementation of virtuecapabilities of wisdom, care and courage as maintained in the Confucian Analects. The authors argue for the Confucian insights into the depth structure of the human beings thermselves in terms of feeling, thinking and willing, which leads to the virtuecapabilities of zhi ren yong (wisdom, care and courage). The authors explain how these three virtuecapabilities form a unity of trinity which warrants effective political leadership. This model of political leadership will be effective on three levels of society at large, namely, community, business and government. Suggestion on commenting on the Governance Principles of Caux Table is provided, from the trinity of zhi ren yong point of view, in order to show how significant and valuable the proposed theory is.
2014, Vol. 11 
