Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World
Chris Lowney’s landmark first book, Heroic Leadership, was a # 1 ranked bestseller of the CBPA, was named a finalist for a Book of the Year Award from ForeWord magazine and has been translated into eleven languages. Used widely in corporations and charitable organizations, it has also become a staple of business school and college curricula. The book challenges our assumptions and stereotypes about leadership and invites each reader to embrace his or her own leadership opportunity and responsibility.
Drawing on Chris’s unique background as a one-time Jesuit seminarian who later served as a Managing Director of JP Morgan & Co, Heroic Leadership paints a refreshing new vision of who leaders are and how they live. Specifically, Chris articulates four pillars of great leadership: leaders are self-awareness, heroic, ingenious, and loving. That is, they know themselves deeply, live for “heroic” purposes greater than self, adapt confidently to a rapidly changing world, and respect the dignity and potential of those around them.
Chris illustrates these four pillars through fascinating vignettes from the history of a 450-year-old company that changed the world. That unlikely company? The Jesuits.
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The Heroic Leadership Workbook
Unlock the leader within you.
The Heroic Leadership Workbook is a transformative 30-day journey designed to guide you in cultivating leadership qualities such as self-awareness, ingenuity, love, and heroism. Building on the groundbreaking ideas in Heroic Leadership, Chris Lowney and Judy Wearing invite you to embark on a deeply personal, reflective experience that is impactful at all levels of your life and career.
Daily exercises, thought-provoking reflections, and practical tools will help you identify your key values, explore your leadership strengths, and connect deeply held beliefs to your daily life. Whether you’re navigating your career, building relationships, or managing the complexities of home and family, The Heroic Leadership Workbook will inspire you to rise to the challenges of leading in ways that are integrated, effective, and authentic. This workbook represents your next step toward becoming the heroic leader you were meant to be.
