The role of soul in healthy communities is fairly obvious. Soul leaders know that their organizations can be prisons that enslave people to act in habitual and mechanical ways as Camus and Reich so eloquently described. Soul leaders know that a healthy community is a prerequisite to profits. Soul leaders know intangibles (e.g., intellectual capital, continuous creativity, shared values, connectedness, and joy) lead to tangible results (e.g., productivity, profitability, performance, and partnerships).
Fortunately, there are many examples of soul leaders who demonstrate that purpose and profits don’t have to be incompatible. We selected our models on the following criteria:
Intellectual
• Innovation
• Results orientation
Emotional ...
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