1. Organization Leadership As A Noble Calling Part II: The Calling to “Be” André L. Delbecq adelbecq@scu.edu Tel/Fax: 510 769 8730 © (7-11)

2. John Henry Newman God has created me to do some definite service. He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission. I may never understand it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I have a part in a great work; I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good.

3. Examining the Spirituality of “Calling” In Greater Depth Two Aspects Of Calling: –To “Be” (Being; Becoming) Overcoming Brokenness - Achieving Integration AND –To “Do” Mission Of Compassionate Love

4. A Call In Our Individuality Isa 43:1“I have called you by your name, you are mine” Paul:Cor 1:5“He chose us in him before the foundation of the world”

5. A Christian Perspective Our first response must be to God who calls to us. Then everything becomes important – your job, your being a father or a mother, your companionship, your friendship, your studies, your work, your free time, your breathing – everything becomes useful and important if it is permeated b this profound, clear awareness of the calling we have been given. Paraphrasing Luigi Giussani Magnificat, Dec, 2006, Vol. 8 No. 12 p 41

6. Robert Spitzer, SJ A Comparatrive/Competitive World View (70%) A Contributive World View The Issue of Transcendence

7. A Psychoanalytic View In the final analysis we count for something only because of the essential we embody. And if we do not embody that, life is wasted. C.G. Jung

8. A Mystical View For me to be a Saint means to be myself. Therefore the problem of sanctity and salvation is, in fact, the problem of finding out who I am and of discovering my true self. Thomas Merton

9. The Spiritual Fruit Of“Becoming” Is Compassionate Service For the Organizational Leader - Facilitating Organizational Transformation Accepting Imperfection Of Human Endeavor Being A Witness To Light

10. The Scriptural Characteristic Of God’s Call In Scriptures “Who me?” “I am afraid!” Letting Go Of Ego Experiencing God’s Faithfulness

11. Nuances Of Calling A Gentle Call Events, Voices Of Others, Inner Dispositions Charism: Gift given to the individual for the sake of the community Congruent With Our Gifts –Involves Watchful Waiting –Patience With Unfolding Humility And Focus –Never A Final Call –Called to different roles at different times in our lives

12. Magis Magis: Ordinary People Connecting to Extraordinary Inspiration –Gerald McKevitt, SJ. Most People Have Jobs Too Small for Their Spirits –Studs Terkel Preempting the Ordinary

13. Watchful Waiting Any life lived in the presence of God requires: –A call –Adequate preparation –A Major commitment

14. Outcomes Of Living Your Calling With Respect To Being –Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Fidelity, Self-Control

15. Outcomes Of Living Your Calling With Respect To Doing –Encountering Our Own And God’s Spirit At Work –Sense Of Lasting Contentment Regarding Calling –Increased Capacity To Engage In Tasks –Increased Freedom To Choose Certain Tasks –Patience With Unfolding Of Means –Understanding Of Suffering As Part Of The Journey Retained Inner Joy –A Movement Away From Isolation Toward Serving Others

16. Meditation on Calling “A calling depends not on how big the actions are that we take; it is about how much love we put into those actions. For God all is infinite. You do what is small and you do it with love and God will make it infinite.” John Schuster, ‘Answering Your Call’ p. 51. “Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow as not yet come. We only have today. Let us begin.” Mother Teresa

17. A New Presentation of Self The Glory of God Is the Human Person Fully Alive Irenaeus of Lyons “ The role turns into a calling when something inside you feels summoned to live the essence of the role and when you say YES to the summons. When you provide ample amounts of care and intention to a role’s root meaning and when you surrender to its most profound mystery, you transform the role into a calling John Schuster ‘Answering Your Call’ p. 36

18. Assignment Meditation With Two Trees