Beautiful Business Designer: Max De Pree
Max De Pree was the CEO of Herman Miller, known as one of the world’s most innovative, enlightened and compassionate organizations. He published eloquent and moving analyses of the qualities of leadership that carried his influence far beyond his own company, inspiring many businesses and leaders.
Once when a financial analyst asked him what problems faced Herman Miller and its leaders, De Pree replied, “the interception of entropy.” He saw corporate deterioration as a constant threat, signaled by “a dark tension among key people,” “manuals,” “leaders who rely on structure instead of people,” “a loss of grace and style and civility,” and “a loss of respect for the English language.”
When asked what distinguished Du Pree in his life, many people that worked with him and knew him would say:
"HE WAS WHO HE WAS WHEREVER HE WAS."
This beautiful phrase hit us hard. What a measure of a person, to be whole wherever they go, and what a challenge in today’s world.
We believe in a work + life blend, not a balance. Work that matters does not have distinct borders from the rest of your life, and vice-versa. It is, at best, a blend, an essence of you in all aspects of your life.
The goal is to be whole, the same person wherever you go, taking your beliefs and behaviors everywhere, to work, to relationships, to your community, to your health, to the planet.
If you know other people who live this way, please share (or tag them in comments). Watching, learning and being mentored by these folks is the foundation for the change we need.
If you’d like to reimagine the beautiful work of your future and be "who you are wherever you are," please join us:
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