If you agree with me, I think you will find our perspective lends an elegant clarity to this issue. It enables us to see into the heart of things.
We seek to extend the relational leadership focus of Max De Pree and his vision for organizational transformation through research, education, and by assisting those who share his commitment to the human factor in organizational life.
We are a group of individuals with varied backgrounds and life experiences who value Max De Pree’s approach to leadership and his belief that work can be “productive and rewarding, meaningful and maturing, enriching and fulfilling, healing and joyful.”
An important part of who we are and of our approach to problem solving incorporates Max De Pree’s concept that belief shapes practice. In other words, an organization’s identity, character, relationships, culture and systems, all of which affect its success and profitability, are directly influenced by beliefs, whether explicitly acknowledged or not.
The De Pree Center was founded in 1996 by Samuel T. Reeves in honor of his good friend and fellow Fuller Seminary board member Max De Pree. He did so in recognition of the profound influence Max has had upon him and those with whom Max worked. And he was not the only one to observe the ground-breaking impact Max has had on organizational life.
