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A Leadership Lesson from Trappist Monks that Made Me Rich

Great Leadership By Dan

Listen," I said, "the company can be successful with you as CEO. It can be successful under the new CEO. In 2006 my faith and his wisdom bore fruit. For over 1000 years Trappist monks have been building highly successful businesses based on high quality products. What we will not survive is a protracted internal struggle.

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Celebrity Leaders

Lead on Purpose

According to Barbara Kellerman of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, putting aside the notion of type (democratic or despotic) and effectiveness (successful or unsuccessful) of a particular leader, our collective fascination with and pursuit of a champion on a white horse are part of who we are.

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