Flourishing Leaders Research Project
About the Study
Originally we called this the Healthy Marketplace Leaders research project. As we analyzed the data and reflected on the findings, we decided that the name “Flourishing Leaders” better fit this study and what we discovered.
Phase 1
In January and February of 2022, the De Pree Center hosted 18 focus groups. We listened to nearly 100 Christian leaders working across a variety of industries share their perspectives on healthy, faithful, and fruitful marketplace leaders. As we analyzed the data, we uncovered 11 characteristics of these sorts of leaders—the leaders we long to be.
Phase 2
In August and September of 2022, the De Pree Center sought nominations of Christian marketplace leaders who exemplified the 11 characteristics identified in the first phase of our research. We interviewed 34 individuals from a wide variety of industries to learn more about them, including what contributed to their formation as healthy marketplace leaders. You can learn more about the findings in this webinar recording. You can also download this reflection exercise which was developed based on the findings.
Phase 3
Dr. Meryl Herr and Fuller professor Dr. David Wang are working together to create the Flourishing Leaders Assessment based on the findings of the Phase 2 study.
Flourishing Leaders Research Findings
Research Team
Meryl Herr
Director of Research and Resources
Dr. Meryl Herr is the Director of Research and Resources at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership where she designs and conducts research studies that add to the understanding of what helps marketplace leaders flourish. She also oversees the team’s efforts to convert research findings into r...
Michaela O’Donnell
Mary and Dale Andringa Executive Director
Michaela is the Mary and Dale Andringa Executive Director Chair at the Max De Pree Center for Leadership. She is also an assistant professor of marketplace leadership and the lead professor for Fuller Seminary’s Doctor of Global Leadership, Redemptive Imagination in the Marketplace progr...
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