On September 30, 2009, I made a presentation about what I’ve learned about spirituality and organizations in my past year of sabbatical. During the presentation, I gave out these “Spirit of Institutions Awards,” acknowledging some of the people I have learned from this past year. Here are the awards I gave out:
Bob Wahlstedt: Most years of experience integrating spiritual principles into business leadership, coupled with most humility about having that experience award
John Ackerman: Wise, light-hearted discernment guru award
Nettie Smith and Jim Lovestar: Outgoing voice mail message that contributed the most to my learning award (“May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is with children,” Rainer Rilke)
Monica Manning: The master of institutional formation award
Jay Lindgren: Most contemplative bureaucrat award
Visitation Sisters: Prayerful presence in painful places award
Jenny Larson: All around loving award
Joetta Schlabach: Centeredness under fire award
Neil Okerlund: Modeling and teaching facilitative, servant leadership award
You can watch the full presentation here.
