Christian Keys for Leading a Healthy Organization (podcast) with Dr. Justin Irving

About this episode

Dr. Justin Irving discusses the principles of healthy leadership and organizational culture from a Christian perspective.

The way of Jesus is for organizations to nurture flourishing individuals and societies. But many of us have experienced the devastating effects of a toxic work environment. This is not the way God meant organizations to run. From the ancient Old Testament Scriptures and the teachings of Jesus and his Apostles, everything in life is meant for universal flourishing, or Shalom. Our guest is Dr. Justin Irving, Professor of Christian Leadership at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. His newest book is titled, Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations: Creating Contexts Where People Flourish (Baker Academic, 2024), In it, he provides theological foundations for healthy Christian leadership in for-profit corporations, nonprofits, and churches. He also provides insights from interviewing over 200 executive leaders. In our discussion, we discuss: * Leadership for human flourishing * Cultivating healthy teams * Delegation for the good of the people we lead and for the organization * What hinders good organizational communication * How to measure how healthy an organizational culture is * How to be sure that every aspect of an organization aligns with the…

People in this episode

Host: Bob Robinson

Guest: Dr. Justin Irving

Topics covered

• Christian leadership
• organizational health
• human flourishing
• toxic work environments
• team cultivation
• organizational communication
• values alignment

Keywords

• leadership
• flourishing
• organizational culture
• communication
• delegation
• values
• Shalom

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, The Good Place Institute

Books & works: Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations: Creating Contexts Where People Flourish

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