Heroic leadership : best practices from a 450-year-old company that changed the world / Chris Lowney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowney, Chris.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesuits--History.

Jesuits.

History.

Leadership.

Physical Description:

330 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Loyola Press, [2003]

Summary:

Christian leaders, by definition, are called to follow a different set of leadership principles than other leaders follow. But what are they, and how do Christian leaders follow them? In "Heroic Leadership," Jesuit-seminarian-turned-investment-banker Chris Lowney examines organizational principles of effective leadership derived from the history and teachings of the Jesuits and applies them to modern corporate culture. Based on the four core values of self-awareness, ingenuity, love, and heroism, this book identifies practices that sixteenth-century priests developed to foster dynamic, effective leaders and achieve longevity.

Contents:

Of Jesuits and J.P. Morgan

What leaders do

The Jesuits : an accidental company with a purposeful vision

Leadership role models : three unlikely case studies

"To order one's life" : self-awareness as the foundation of leadership

The spiritual exercises : a lifelong development tool

"The whole world becomes our house" : how ingenuity sparks innovation, creativity, and a global mindset

"Refuse no talent, nor any man of quality" : how love uncovers talent and unites teams

"An uninterrupted life of heroic deeds" : how heroic leaders envision the impossible

and do it

"Exceptional daring was essential" : how the end of risk taking almost ended the Jesuits

"The way we do things" : four core values, but one integrated life.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-319) and index.

ISBN:

0829418164

OCLC:

51817304