Heroic Leadership

ORGL 690 Heroic Leadership Summer 2012 Dr Tony Andenoro

Description:
This course brings to light the Jesuit way of leadership and life. This course centers around Chris Lowney’s book, “Heroic Leadership” and delves into the principles that have guided the Jesuit movement for nearly 500 years. Some of these principles include living a life of self-examine, pausing twice each day and asking yourself when you saw God in that day. Heroic leadership teaches that there are three ways to impact those around you: to inspire people through love, serve others without expectation, and find ways to energize potential from within them.

Artifacts:
The Four Pillars of Heroic Leadership

• Self-awareness: understand your strengths, weaknesses, values, and worldview
• Ingenuity: confidently innovate and adapt to a changing world
• Love: engage others with a positive attitude that unlocks their potential
• Heroism: energize yourself and others with heroic ambitions and a passion for excellence

Course Readings:
Lowney, C. (2003). Heroic leadership. Chicago, IL: Loyola Press.
The greatest American speeches: The stories and transcripts of the words that changed our history. (2006). London, UK: Quercus Publishing Plc.