Have you read Leadership Is an Art, Leadership Jazz or another work by Max De Pree? Have you been inspired by something he said, his approach to organizational life, or his understanding of the human spirit in the midst of the demanding world of work and life? Have his ideas shaped your leadership in some way?
The De Pree Center welcomes Dr. Gideon Strauss as its new executive director starting this month.
Max De Pree Quote
“Whether leaders articulate a personal philosophy or not, their behavior surely expresses a personal set of values and beliefs. …”
“We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, it’s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right to expect it.”
—Max De Pree, “The Heart and Soul of Leadership in a Changing Context”
We all want to be treated with civility. Can we become better models of civility and build better relationships?
Quality relationships are extremely valuable, not only in our private lives but also in the workplace. And yet relationships are often undervalued and overlooked at work. People often are viewed in pragmatic terms, judged for what they do rather than who they are. In healthy organizations, technical competence is important, but good quality relationships are even more so. When you think of competence, do you consider your relational competence as well?
Sometimes I think it would be wonderful to live in a world in which our competence is unlimited and our incompetence non-existent. Unfortunately, that is not the case. We all live amidst the tension of the two.
July 12, 2011 Max De Pree Quote
“Intimacy is at the heart of competence. It has to do with understanding, with believing, and with practice. It has to do with the relationship to one’s work.”
July 9 – 10, 2011 Daily De Pree Quote
“I have come to realize that I have depended on followers for many things…leaders need a lot of help.”
July 7, 2011 Daily De Pree Quote
“This is not to say that a company or an institution has to be one big happy family. If it is, something is probably wrong…”
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