--To what degree did
Steve Jobs search for purpose, getting beyond selfish notions of meaning?
--Did he pray for
guidance, centering Apple, NeXT, and Pixar on values derived from virtue?
--Did he journey with
careful attention to an internal state, pointing himself toward transformation
and a fuller commitment to service?
--In what ways did he
touch centers of human spirit and places of association, love, protection, and
formation?
--To what extent did
he form spaces of accomplished capability as a manifestation of faith?
--How did he exhibit
principled drive and a manifestation of a spiritual foundation in Apple, NeXT,
and Pixar?
--To what degree did
he move from an egocentric, self-protective view to one centered on the cosmos?
--To what extent did
he pay careful attention to the social, self-worth, ethical, transcendent, and
physical aspects of himself?
--In what ways did he
progress in an unending way to shedding pretense through meticulous
self-regulation?
Source
Notes
Tom Chappell connected to a
spiritual foundation through daily prayer for guidance, Centering his company
on values derived from virtue: Chappell,
T. (1999). Managing Upside Down: The
Seven Intentions of Values-Centered Leadership. New York, New York: William
Morrow
A leader’s connection to a
spiritual foundation touches centers of human spirit and places of association,
love, protection, and formation: Bolman,
L.G. and Deal, T.E. (2001). Leading With
Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley &
Sons
A leader’s connection to a
spiritual foundation directs that leader toward fuller consciousness—movement
from an egocentric, self-protective view to one centered on the cosmos. Growing into full consciousness involves
careful attention the social, self-worth, ethical, transcendent, and physical
aspects of oneself. Growth is an unending
progression of shedding artifice through meticulous self-regulation: Chatterjee, D. (2011). Leading Consciously: A Pilgrimage Toward Self-Mastery. New York,
New York: Routledge
A leader’s connection to a
spiritual foundation forms spaces of accomplished capability as a manifestation
of faith, a principled drive, and the manifestation of God’s existence in an
organization: De Pree, M. (2003). Leading Without Power: Finding Hope in
Serving Community. Holland, Michigan: Shepherd Foundation
A leader’s connection to a
spiritual foundation results in a journey involving careful attention to an
internal state, which points a leader toward transformation and a fuller
commitment to service: Greenleaf, R.K.
(2002). Servant Leadership: A Journey
into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. Mahwah, New Jersey: Paulist
Press
A leader’s connection to a
spiritual foundation rests on a search for meaning and purpose, getting beyond
selfish notions of meaning: Vaill, P.B.
(1998). Spirited Leading and Learning:
Process Wisdom for a New Age. San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass
Excerpt from: Universal Characteristics in The Leadership of Steve Jobs
Available at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B081J113NT
