Monthly Archives: November 2016

Greenleaf writes: The lapse of…three…major institutions from distinguished to merely ordinary performance came, I believe, because the trustees ceased to demand distinction.  Their sense of trust declined probably because able, dedicated trustees were replaced by nominal trustees – not poor … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: …large, complex institutions dominate the American scene…  Unless the quality of large institutions can be raised, not much can be done to improve the total society.  …The trustee role…implies a dynamic obligation, an insistent motivating force originating with … Continue reading →

In 1972 Greenleaf shared his thesis with us.  Greenleaf writes: This is my thesis, caring for persons, the more able and the less able serving each other, is the rock upon which a good society is built.  Whereas, until recently, … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: …I want to return for a moment to work, vocation, and its relevance to growth, to the drawing out of the unique significance of the person.   …Think of yourself as a person with unique potentialities and see the … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: As entheos becomes a more constant companion, one moves toward the minimum of difference between the outside and inside images of the self; one becomes more willing to be seen as he is.  …the power of entheos makes … Continue reading →