Chris Lowney on Jesuit tradition and corporate leadership
ALLY LEVISE and LAURA HAWATMEH
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: Features
Lowney cited a study related to corporate culture that found people who worked for successful companies tended to emphasize the needs of others above their own. In less profitable companies, executives were more concerned with their own acquisition of wealth and status than with a greater good, he said.
n Love. The last principle is the one probably least associated with Wall-Street, Lowney acknowledged. He admitted that during his career with J.P. Morgan, he did not indulge in hugging his employees and proclaiming his love for them. But, he said, companies are more productive when their workers are happy and treated with respect.
Lowney said that one does not need to be C.E.O of a Fortune 500 company to be a leader. He urged all audience members to think of themselves as capable of providing the kind of moral leadership that society needs.
The talk connected with many students and staff members.
Wesley Meier, a UDM student who holds two master's degrees and is president of the Graduate Student Advisory Board, found the event informative.
"This speech taught me that there are no definitive answers, and that it is up to the individual to improve the world they are living in," he said.
Ervis Fama is a senior studying biology and psychology.
He agreed with Lowney that leadership requires self-awareness. Farma said he will use the information in his roles as president of Student Senate and chair of the President's Council.
Drew Peters, campus minister, leads students in various programs, including alternative spring break. He said the speech helped him reflect on empowerment of the majority.
Life is all about teamwork, Peters said, and those people who embrace teamwork succeed in life.
n Love. The last principle is the one probably least associated with Wall-Street, Lowney acknowledged. He admitted that during his career with J.P. Morgan, he did not indulge in hugging his employees and proclaiming his love for them. But, he said, companies are more productive when their workers are happy and treated with respect.
Lowney said that one does not need to be C.E.O of a Fortune 500 company to be a leader. He urged all audience members to think of themselves as capable of providing the kind of moral leadership that society needs.
The talk connected with many students and staff members.
Wesley Meier, a UDM student who holds two master's degrees and is president of the Graduate Student Advisory Board, found the event informative.
"This speech taught me that there are no definitive answers, and that it is up to the individual to improve the world they are living in," he said.
Ervis Fama is a senior studying biology and psychology.
He agreed with Lowney that leadership requires self-awareness. Farma said he will use the information in his roles as president of Student Senate and chair of the President's Council.
Drew Peters, campus minister, leads students in various programs, including alternative spring break. He said the speech helped him reflect on empowerment of the majority.
Life is all about teamwork, Peters said, and those people who embrace teamwork succeed in life.
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