Faith-based models of leadership (7)

Faiths in London's Economy (FiLE - see http://www.mile.org.uk/file.htm) aims to work with faith communities in order to create coordinated faith-community responses to the issues facing London's economy. We are currently planning a seminar series for the autumn on faith-based models of leadership and entitled 'Renegotiating 'value': what faiths offer 21st century business leadership':

• Title: Renegotiating ‘value’: what faiths offer 21st century business leadership.


• Purpose: To explore the benefit and challenge of faith traditions in leading sustainable businesses.


• Audience: junior/middle managers; HR professionals; interfaith practitioners; leadership practitioners and people of faith in (or with an interest in) employment.


• Sessions: Three half-day sessions:
  1. Profit vs prophet (Values). Purpose: To explore whether making money or making a difference are opposed. Workshops: (i) 'The importance of ethics for sustainable businesses' and (ii) ‘Alternative Economies’;
  2. Bonus vs Pro Bono – the value of inspirational leadership (Leadership). Purpose: To explore the place of inspirational leadership in renegotiating 'value'. Workshops: (i) 'The value of Spiritual Intelligence' and (ii) ‘The value of faith-based models of leadership'; and
  3. Stakeholder vs shareholder value (Finance). Purpose: To explore the question of who it is that businesses are/should be accountable to and the difference this makes to their structure and operation. Workshops: (i) 'Making stakeholder value reality' and (ii) 'Viewing Canary Wharf: company and community perspectives'.


• Marketplace: Information and publicity displays from participating organisations.


• Outcomes: Better understanding of colleagues who have a faith; Principles for and models of faith-based leadership for application; Motivation of participants to use ideas/models explored in the series; Improved understanding of a vocabulary for speaking about faith in the world of business; Integration of faith-based models into business leadership.


• Outputs: Report of presentations/discussions (published online); Blog to continue conversations between and post sessions; Development of a shared document emerging from the series and involving series participants;


• Timing: Autumn 2010.
  

To express interest in this seminar series, please email to: jonathan.evens@btinternet.com.

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