Center for Purposeful Leadership

Getting There

You take a final step and, look, suddenly
You're there. You've arrived
At the one place all your drudgery was aimed for:
This common ground
Where you stretch out, pressing your cheek to sandstone.

Changing the World: doing well by doing good

What one can be, one must be. –Abraham Maslow. That summarizes the philosophy that Brian Johnson, Philosopher and CEO of Zaadz.com lives by. In our lastest VisionHolder call, Brian used words not often found in the discussion of career/work/business: Love - Beauty - Kindness - Courage - Audacity - Compassion - Fun.

Zaadz exists to connect people who are interested in creating lives closer to their highest ideals and to be of service to their communities, families, organizations. The "ingredients" of Zaadz:  Pure intention of love & compassion; commitment to using greatest strengths in the greatest service to the world; passionate desire to create, to serve & to circulate wealth; lots of laughter; conscious deep breathing; plenty of green tea; various asanas; a lot of hard work.

Leadership: Proving You Can Do Well by Doing Good

The TLGS were founded with the belief that business and organizations are the conduit and delivery system through which a global renaissance is occurring. Our Friday, February 2 TLG with David Reiling, CEO, Sunrise Banks, exemplified this belief. University Bank’s mission is to be “The Leader in Improving Our Urban Community.” Global change starts locally.

Besides offering a bridge and hand extended to the community, mentoring and leading by example seem to have been core themes throughout David's journey to where he is now. A further ah-ha! came with on-the-ground-learning and empathy: “I soon found out that my job had nothing to do with banking, and everything to do with caring for my customers.”