The mission of the JVBL is to promote ethical and moral leadership and behavior by serving as a forum for ideas and the sharing of “best practices.”  It will serve as a resource for business and institutional leaders, educators, and students concerned about values-based leadership. JVBL defines values-based leadership to include topics involving ethics in leadership, moral considerations in business decision-making, stewardship of our natural environment, and spirituality as a source of motivation. The Journal strives to publish articles that are intellectually rigorous yet of practical use to leaders and teachers. In this way, the JVBL shall serve as a high quality, international journal focused on converging the practical, theoretical and applicable ideas and experiences of scholars and practitioners. The JVBL will provide leaders with a tool of ongoing self-critique and development and teachers with a resource of pedagogical support in instructing values-based leadership to their students.