by Rob Tribken | Jun 3, 2021 | Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Working Well
Successful Collaboration Depends on the Values We Bring to Our Work I attended a dinner meeting sponsored by a Christian business group a few years ago. After dinner, the organizers asked us to go around the room and discuss the issues we face in our work. One young...
by Rob Tribken | Jan 10, 2019 | Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Working Well
Topic: The Power of Humility in the Workplace: When Does It Help? When Does It Hurt? On October 30, 2018, Dr. Peter Hill spoke to our first Work Life Forum at La Cañada Presbyterian Church and presented the results of new research he and a multi-university team have...
by Rob Tribken | Mar 25, 2017 | Podcasts, Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Working Well
Some workplaces seem designed to crush the human spirit, others to liberate it. The difference is usually obvious. This raises the question: how might we encourage workplaces where people are happier and more alive, purposeful, and engaged? There are several ways to...
by Rob Tribken | Sep 23, 2016 | Podcasts, Spiritual Aspects of Leadership
Integrity: A Source of Strength in Tough Times Integrity is one of the most important virtues in our work lives but is not an easy topic to discuss. A story from the book of Genesis about Joseph and Potiphar’s wife might have some valuable insights for us. In the...
by Rob Tribken | Sep 1, 2016 | Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Workplace Stress
We seem to be moving into a period of crisis that will put unusual burdens on leaders. Cultural and institutional changes (and, in many cases, failure) will call for leaders grounded in a broader, deeper perspective. Our religious institutions, including seminaries,...
by Rob Tribken | Apr 28, 2016 | Spiritual Aspects of Leadership
Former Secretary of the Treasury Hank Paulson wrote a spell binding memoir of his experience during the financial crisis of 2008. Much of it deals with the day to day effort to prevent a complete financial system meltdown, but one passage in particular deals with the...
by Rob Tribken | Apr 22, 2015 | Spiritual Aspects of Leadership
“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor. That sums up the progress of an artful leader.” (Max De Pree: Leadership Is an Art, Page 11) ——— As many...
by Rob Tribken | Apr 6, 2012 | Spiritual Aspects of Leadership
I read yesterday that Abraham Zaleznik died several months ago (in November). Zaleznik was a professor of leadership at The Harvard Business School for 43 years and a certified psychoanalyst. He was also the author of a very important, and famous, 1977...
