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Purpose-Driven Leadership
Purpose-driven leadership connects an organization's decisions and daily work with a shared purpose and values.
Purpose-driven leadership uses an organization's purpose and values to guide decisions and give work meaning. Harvard Business School researchers describe leadership as stewardship of purpose and values, including how immediate efficiency choices relate to the organization's enduring aims.
For a property-management leader, an application is explaining how service standards, staff development and difficult decisions connect to the company's stated purpose. The purpose needs to be reflected in choices and working practices; stating it does not by itself demonstrate a result.
Source: Harvard Business School Working Knowledge: How to Put Meaning Back into Leading.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is a mission statement enough to demonstrate purpose-driven leadership?
A statement expresses an intention. Leadership puts that intention into decisions and working practices. The cited research explains the leader's role in sustaining purpose and values; it does not establish that any particular organization has done so.
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