Passion born of noble purpose is the first quality of the leader, the primal source of sustained, effective leadership. The Global Leadership Forecast 2011 identifies passion as a key measure of leadership effectiveness. The term is used to describe l ...
Passion Series: Where Purpose Meets Virtuous Passion
Purpose and Passion. If purpose is the destination, passion is the fuel to get there. If purpose is the reason for living, passion is the energy released to live every day according to that purpose, even and especially in the face of suffering. ...
Passion Series: How Correctly Defining Passion Will Energize & Define You As a Leader
The term passion is often misused and thus misunderstood. It is a common misconception that a passion is something we enjoy, or something we are intensely interested in—as in “she is passionate about gardening,” or “he is passionate about baseball.” T ...
A Case Study On A Flawed Visionary: Part 3: Lessons Learned
In this three-part series, we have been discussing the leadership style of Bob Pierce, founder of World Vision. The same emotional dynamics that led Pierce to start World Vision eventually led to his downfall as its leader. In fact, Pierce described himse ...
A Case Study On A Flawed Visionary: Part 2
Pierce was a catalyst for change in others, even on a remarkable scope and scale, yet he resented and resisted any attempt by others to make even the smallest change in his personal or professional life. He was driven to meet the needs of a world, especia ...
A Case Study On A Flawed Visionary: Part 1
In our book, The Art of Virtue-Based Transformational Leadership, Jim & I discuss a leadership model that inspires us to lead from the heart of character. True transformation happens not because of leadership skill, but because of what ...
The Roots Of Emotional Malfunctioning
It took only one generation for Adam and Eve’s emotional brokenness to infect the lives of their children. The story of their first son, Cain, and his younger brother Abel highlight the tragic consequences of the fall on the emotional life of humanity. Yo ...
Leading With Purpose
In classical Greek literature,faith is akin to fidelity, which signifies an honored agreement or bond of trust.Fidelity is faithful and lasting devotion to one’s duties and obligations, sacred loyalty to one’s commitments. Faith is that which binds people ...
Purpose Fuels Resilience
Resilience is derived from the Latin term resilire, meaning “to bounce or spring back.” A resilient material resumes its former shape after being pressed, bent or stretched out of shape, much like a bungee cord or rubber b ...
The Power Of Divine Purpose
The pioneering research of Harvard sociologist Gordon Allport established a connection between our instinctive spiritual questing and the energy released through the Zeigarnik effect.Echoing Zeigarnik, Allport found that goals that are never quite fulfill ...