Welcome to purposeinleadership.com! Check out my new book with Baker Academic entitled Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations: Creating Contexts Where People Flourish. Here’s what others are saying about the book: “Justin Irving is masterful at elaborating all the essentials necessary to cultivate leadership that creates environments where people can flourish. Providing practical tools, he empowers … Continue reading Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations: Creating Context...| Purpose in Leadership
People of endurance often can look back to find the earlier seeds of adversity in their stories. Such adversity is the soil and the seed from which endurance, character, and hope blossom.| Purpose in Leadership
Those who have been following this blog for a while understand that my sweet spot is thinking and writing about effective leadership practice from a Christian perspective. This includes engaging both what contemporary research and theory have to say about leadership practice, and bringing this theory and research into conversation with faith-based reflection. Because of … Continue reading Leadership in Christian Perspective| Purpose in Leadership
I enjoyed time at a conference on the intersection of faith and work earlier this month (see: Karam Forum). One of the themes that arose multiple times was the importance of community in flourishing economies and in the lives of flourishing individuals. The concept of human flourishing is about growth and development. The best flourishing, … Continue reading Vocational Discernment — It’s about WE, not ME| Purpose in Leadership
I took a bit of time at the beginning of the year to check in on which posts have been the most interesting to readers of Purpose in Leadership the past five years (2014-2018). Two main observations stand out as I consider the Top 10 from this season. First, the discussion I offer on what … Continue reading Top 10 Posts on Purpose in Leadership| Purpose in Leadership
Last week I noted how leadership communication has been a topic of significant interest among Purpose in Leadership readers. Leaders who care about their message must learn the art and practice of effective leadership communication. While there are there many positive examples of leadership communicators in history, one of the most powerful visionary communicators of the … Continue reading Leadership Communication: Reflections on Dr. King’s Example| Purpose in Leadership
I saw a great quote on a wall while visiting a business in Dallas this week: “Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection.” – Mark Twain I love this quote. Although I can’t speak to whether or not this is actually something Mark Twain wrote, the heart of its message captures so many important themes. … Continue reading The Myth of Perfection| Purpose in Leadership
This past week, Southwest Airlines Founder and Chairman Emeritus Herbert D. Kelleher passed away today at the age of 87. Kelleher left quite an impression on both the airline industry and on those who worked with him. One of Southwest Airline’s achievements has been 46 years of consecutive profitability due to its approach to steady … Continue reading People First Leadership: Remembering Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines| Purpose in Leadership
It’s January 1st as I write this reflection. I took about three hours yesterday to reflect again on what I want to prioritize in the year to come. I don’t think there is anything inherently important about the transition from December 31 to January 1, but this moment in our calendars provides space to pause … Continue reading Reflective Leadership| Purpose in Leadership
This week marks a bit of an anniversary for Purpose in Leadership. I began blogging two years ago. Two years later I’m taking in the same view of Skagit Valley I was the day I set up the blog site …| Purpose in Leadership
