Monthly Archives: September 2021

Greenleaf writes: …if a strong board sets distinction as its goal, invests the time and energy, organizes itself for the task, and stays with it, distinction is practically assured.  The place to startis with an unequivocal trustee obligation to deliver … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: Reinhold Neibuhr’s intriguing theme, “Moral Man, Immoral Society,” stems from our willingness as individuals to qualify as moral by caring only for persons.  If we are to have a more moral society, then moral man must also care … Continue reading →

Greenleaf writes: Why do the best of our institutions fall short of performing as the level of what is reasonable and possible with available resources?  Possibly because these institutions are seen by too many of us, even some of us … Continue reading →

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 →