Max De Pree Center for Leadership – innovative leadership by design

 

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"Each of us is an ingredient in a great, cross-cultural mix. 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 can exchange suspicion for vulnerability. We can exchange the superficial for the substantive. We can exchange arm's-length relationships for shoulder-to-shoulder unity."

 

Max De Pree, Leadership is an Art

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Who we are is reflected in our shared values, in our beliefs. It is further influenced by those with whom we interact and affected by where we've come from. The Max De Pree Center for Leadership is built on the revolutionary leadership and management tradition of Max De Pree, who emphasized the importance of character and values and leadership that is both socially aware and relational.

 

We seek to extend Max’s vision through research and education, and by assisting those who share his commitment to the human factor in organizational life, to human flourishing. We have gathered an internationally engaged, interdisciplinary team that offers a holistic approach to building healthy organizations and leadership development. Our diverse backgrounds and interests help us see the interconnectedness of things, how the seemingly disparate are vitally related.

 
Walter C Wright, Jr
Walter C Wright, Jr
executive director
 
Janis Balda
Janis Balda
principal
 
Wes Balda
Wesley Balda
principal
 
Cathy Beaton
Catherine Beaton
director of operations
creative director
 
Rick Beaton
 
Scott Cormode
Scott Cormode
principal
 
Tim Kelly
Timothy Kelly
principal
director, Public Policy Institute
 

 

 

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