Lead Like a Monk: Benedict's Path to Cultivating Meaning, Joy, and Purpose at Work

Internationally bestselling author and German monk Anselm Grün presents ancient wisdom for leadership today.

Leadership is not about power, status, and titles. According to the Rule of St. Benedict, true leadership is about awakening creativity in others and building an environment of trust and respect. It's less about maximizing profits and more about finding meaning.

Radical in its time, this 6th century rule offers an approach to leadership that is clear and refreshing in its simplicity. Benedict is primarily concerned with the characteristics of a leader, and how such a person needs to work on himself in order to be able to lead at all. To Benedict, leading through personality is more important than any methods and strategies.

In this insightful book, Benedictine monk and internationally bestselling author Anselm Grün offers practical wisdom on all aspects of leadership, including:
- The Qualities of a Leader
- Benedict's View of Human Nature
- Leadership as Service
- Awakening Creativity
- Management of Material Possessions
- Respecting Boundaries
- Thinking from the heart
- Avoiding workaholism

Benedict's rule does not moralize or preach. It shows how economic function and economic security for a large number of people can be combined with respecting creation and the human beings around us. Leadership is an art, full of challenges but also deeply satisfying.

Whether you lead a business, a family, a non-profit, or a church group, this book will help you discover the joy of leadership and create a sanctuary where a group of people mobilize their spiritual resources, ask relevant questions, love, trust, and respect one another.

Author: Anselm Grün
Publisher: Paraclete Press (MA)
Published: 09/20/2022
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.24h x 4.54w x 0.34d
ISBN: 9781640605084

About the Author
Anselm Grün, OSB is a German Benedictine monk in the Münsterschwarzach Abbey. He teaches courses and lectures, offers spiritual direction, and is author of approximately 300 books focusing on spirituality, which have sold more than 15 million copies in 30 languages.

Born Wilhelm Grün on January 14, 1945, in Junkershausen, he grew up with his parents and six siblings in Lochham near Munich. In 1958, he came to the boarding school of the Abbey of Münsterschwarzach and graduated from the Würzburg Riemenschneider Gymnasium in 1964. He then studied Catholic theology and philosophy from 1965 to 1971 in St. Ottilien and in Sant'Anselmo in Rome, and earned his doctorate in 1974. From 1974 to 1976, Father Anselm additionally studied business administration in Nuremberg. From 1977 to 2013, Father Anselm Grün was responsible for the economic affairs of the Abbey of Münsterschwarzach as the Cellarer.

His first book, titled Gebet und Selbsterkenntnis (Prayer and Self-Knowledge), was published by the Münsterschwarzach Vier-Türme-Verlag in 1979 as part of the Münsterschwarzach Small Writings series. In 1991, Father Anselm, together with Wunibald Müller, founded the Recollectio House, where he has served as the spiritual director to this day. In 2007, Father Anselm received the Federal Cross of Merit, and in 2011, he was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit.