Many people in the workplace wrestle with combining their ethical and spiritual convictions on the one hand, and what they feel is required of them to progress their careers or simply to stay in their roles.

For people who experience this tension and want to address it, 'Heroic Leadership - Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company That Changed the World' by Chris Lowney. ' will be a great read!

Chris Lowney, is a one-time Jesuit seminarian, who currently chairs the board of CommonSpirit Health, America’s largest not-for-profit healthcare system with 140 hospitals and more than 150,000 employees. Previously, he served as a Managing Director of J.P. Morgan & Co. in Tokyo, Singapore, London and New York.

In the 28th episode of the Leadership 2.0 podcast, I interview Chris Lowney about Heroic Leadership. During our conversation, we discussed the following topics:

• What is Jesuitism?
• Chris's involvement with Jesuitism
• The four Key Values of Jesuitism: Self-Awareness, Ingenuity, Love, and Heroism
• The Jesuits and Agility
• 'Greater Love than Fear' as a Leadership Principle
• Leadership as an Activity
• The Concept of Indifference
• Self-Compassion
• Serving a Higher Purpose in Competitive Work Environments
• A Call to Action - Heroic Leadership - The Workbook
• Why Everyone is a Leader

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Chris has authored six books, including the bestselling Heroic Leadership, which has been translated into eleven languages and was named to the recommended reading list of the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps. His latest work, Make Today Matter: 10 Habits for a Better Life (and World), won an Independent Press Award.

You can find more information about his books (including the workbook on Heroic Leadership that was just published) here: https://chrislowney.com/wp/books/

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