Jim Blake - A practical approach to leadership. The Zen Executive.
Jim Blake became the CEO of Unity World Headquarters in 2016 where he had previously served as chief information officer and vice president of operations from 2006 - 2011. Unity is a spiritual, non-denominational, non-profit founded in 1889 in Kansas City, Missouri. It helps people of all faiths and cultures apply positive spiritual principles in their daily lives.
Jim has more than 20 years of executive leadership experience with some of the fastest growing and most innovative companies in North America, including information technology, operations, and product development in the legal, financial, nonprofit, utility, and manufacturing industries including being vice president of product development at Rhythm Engineering in Lenexa, Kansas and Director of Customer Operations for Landis+Gyr, a global leader in the utility industry. He has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Central Methodist University and a Master of Divinity from Johnnie Colemon Theological Seminary, the academic arm of the Universal Foundation for Better Living. He was ordained as a Unity minister in 2021.
In this podcast:
Jim explains why and how we need to bring our whole self to work
How we can combine our spiritual and work lives
Why company values should be part of the performance management system.
You can find out more about JIm at www.iamjimblake.com or Unity World at https://www.unity.org/
Jim’s new book is The Zen Executive.
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