‘Leaders with spiritual strength can inspire and motivate others ( often with stories of their own moral and spiritual journeys) and help the soul of leadership permeate the organization.’
‘Without the mind, the soul and heart may produce commitment but struggle to mobilize it in the right direction.’
‘Leadership is always a moral work. Leaders of teams and organizations hold the lives of people in their hands. Leadership is inherently aspirational- working toward something better. Leaders help people learn and grow and find meaning in their work.’
‘Leaders help people learn and grow and find meaning in their work.’-
Jonathan R. Clark & Erin E. Clark
‘Darkness damages people, destroys value, and if not checked, can ruin reputations, brands, assets, and the organization itself.’
‘Organizational darkness makes doing what is right more difficult. It damages people and destroys value. It is generated by arrogance, infighting, abuse, bullying, backstabbing, exploitation, harrassment, discrimination, corruption, fraud, and the waste of talent and capital.’
‘Darkness is like a giant, punitive tax on the organization. It drains the organization of energy and its sense of meaning and purpose. It is an immoral context in which the soul of leadership simply does not and cannot operate.’
‘Leadership involves hard decisions about tough problems.’
‘… the work of leadership is about change.’
Jonathan R. Clark & Erin E. Clark
‘Leadership seeks to make things better, both for the organization and its people and for the people it serves and influence.’
‘Organizational light comes from a supporting base of moral beliefs, values, and attitudes that support actions, behaviors, and practices that lift people, enhance vision, increase value, and create conditions for growth and increased strength in lives, reputations, assets, and the organization itself.’
Source:
Jonathan R. Clark & Erin E. Clark (2024). Leading Through Activating the Soul, Heart, and Mind of Leadership
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