Deep Leadership, High Results

If great Leadership is helping to guide and influence others toward a common vision or goal or Just Cause, and Culture is the shared values, beliefs, meaning and assumptions in getting there… then it is time to move the needle on common endeavour, shared service, collective learning, and advancing together, ever stronger… at school, work, business, play and community.? That is a mouthful, and a heartful lol. That in mind and heart, in my 44 years (so far) of education, experience, evaluation and Enthusiasm... and in my 64 years on Earth (and counting) ... I have observed and ever increasingly realized that Character, Purpose and Unity are three fundamental forces to help us all get there. And that said, I humbly offer that developing such is about a mind and heart set of joyful Excellence, Resourcefulness and Service.

Unprecedented changes and challenges in the world require an assured and formidably cool and confident Strength of Character… forging a more powerful sense of Purpose and Unity… moving ever forward... with a joyful Excellence.. LP Jacks said:

• “A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of Excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both.”

Joyful Excellence is about striving for said Excellence, and having fun getting there. But, it is a fun that engages the trails, trials and triumphs alike, if you will. This is not “kumbaya”.? This is not "Panacea". It is true Optimism... in practice. It faces change and challenge, with choice and Character. It is Studentry over mastery, in my observation. We are works in progress; but in progress. Joyful Excellence is knowing we are getting there, bringing our best to it and enjoying the ride. Ultimately, it is high functioning Unity within and without (Congruence), driven by Character and Purpose.? And, it gets things done!? When we find our best fit (versus simply "fitting in")... we find our best place to do our best work to get our best results, individually and collectively.

All that said, on moving that aforementioned needle (on common endeavour, shared service, collective learning, and advancing together, ever stronger), I educate, speak, train, facilitate, coach, mentor, converse, study, practice, write, blog, vlog, cartoon, sing, dance, box and create to move the kind of confident Character, Purpose and Unity needed to engage an uncertain world … and build a better one.? I bring my hard earned and real Faith and my ongoing study of Stoicism. I bring my 44 years of career, and 64 years of Life. And, I bring joyful Excellence.

Then, there is...

I learned Resourcefulness from my parents; using what you got. They were born and raised through the 1920s and into the Great Depression and World War II... and more... and I share some stories of same in many of my sessions, online and in person. I witnessed the rigors and results of Resourcefulness first hand, and wholehearted. That said, of late, I have shared some information and resources in these 5 articles:

• CO-OPERATE
• Character, Leadership and Living
• Forward Together, Stronger
• The Practice of Character
• The Return on Character

... and my core tool of work is The Humanity Map engaging 126 Virtues, 6 Temperaments and 6 Strategies for navigating same. Resourcefulness is a Strength of Character and bears the fruits of both Resilience and Excellence. I am often reminded that it is not about our resources, but our Resourcefulness. It is using what we got to get where we need best be.

With joyful Excellence and Resourcefulness, we bring our best, trust our capacities to find what we need in doing so, and enjoy the journey. And, then there is...

One of those "resources" for me was Professor Rolf Hattenauer who changed the trajectory of my Life. Profoundly. I share that story too... in many of my sessions. His capacity for Faith in his students, his dedication to Excellence, and his Determination to follow through on same... changed how I saw myself for the rest of my Life, and counting. As a Leader, he chose to serve, and the impact was formidable and foundational. For me, I choose to work with and serve...

... going DEEPER on LEADERSHIP towards?HIGHER on RESULTS. Deeper on Leadership is about exploring the fundamental and vital importance of Character, beyond skill, ability and knowledge. Said skill, ability and knowledge are important indeed but they best serve us in the known game. Amidst change and challenge and uncertainty, Character is the bedrock of great and cooperative Leadership. I suggest that Professor Hattenauer deeply understood this. Character matters.

I intend to serve the "Hattenauers" out there, and those aspiring to be such. That in mind, I suggest that with joyful Excellence and Resourcefulness... and the clarity on who and how we best serve, in true Service... we find our own Integrity of Character, Purpose and Unity.

Furthering on that, in my work, I go deeper on exploring and advancing Character and Leadership… and its impact on sharpened Purpose and high functioning Unity.? I choose to work with Educators, Entrepreneurs and Emerging Leaders forging cultures that “bring it”… forward together, ever stronger… at school, work, business, play and community.? And, for an ever better world and future.? I choose to work with those Educators, Entrepreneurs and Emerging Leaders who are making a lasting difference, or deeply want to do so; and in Honor to Professor Hattenauer. That is my own best sense of Service.

Indeed, I have long believed and said that I will not so much change the world, but I will be the 900 pound gorilla who has the backs and hearts of those that do. And this gorilla has a lot in the tank... with a depth and breadth of education, experience, evaluation and Enthusiasm... including but not limited to:

• 44 years in Leadership Training and Development across the public, private and community sectors from Vancouver to St. John's and around the world.
• 30 years as a College Educator, teaching Strategic Leadership, Management, Entrepreneurship, and Human Resource Development
• 22 years as Master Facilitator with the Virtues Project?
• 20 years as a Certified Facilitator with Personality Dimensions?
• 20 years as a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers
• 24 years as a Facilitator with the Ruhi Institute
• 42 years as a practitioner of the work of Dick Bolles and What Color is Your Parachute?

... and heaping amounts of that joyful Excellence and Resourcefulness thing.

That noted, in this special edition of A PEACE of WORK... where I would normally share content from 3 TUGtv series including:

• Talk Reel... talking Care and Self Care ...
• #hUmaNITY... talking Humanity, and being human in the world...
• TUGtalks ... talking ideas and actions and Service...
• and the #hUmaNITY Podcast

... all good and great "resources"... today, the larger focus is on Character, Purpose and Unity... and my work and Service around same. I and We… keep it real, fun, accessible and content driven... all that joyful Excellence and Resourcefulness thing. My consciously chosen work and Service is around exploring and advancing Deeper Leadership... for Higher Results. Moving forward together, stronger... with Character Leadership, Forward. Joyful Excellence and Resourcefulness in hand and heart. The exploration of Character Leadership will continue.

Peace, Justice and Unity...

Barry Lewis Green, aka The Unity Guy with Epic Engage

• I am an Educator, Speaker, Coach, Author and Creator helping Educators, Entrepreneurs and Emerging Leaders lead for a better world with Character, Purpose and Unity. I help advance Character, Purpose and Unity as forces for that better world. In so doing, I bring my work as Master Facilitator with the Virtues Project? ... my experience as a Certified Facilitator with Personality Dimensions? ... and my Service as a Facilitator with the Ruhi Institute and as Practitioner of the work of What Color is Your Parachute? since 1982.
• I invite you to check out Character, Leadership and Education...
• ... and The Humanity Map...
• ... and The Epic Entrepreneurial Assessment...
• ... and my services forward. I and we serve...

• "I had the distinct pleasure of being in an audience in Montreal with Barry Lewis Green on the stage. Quite simply, Barry absolutely captivated us with his talent, his message, and his heart. The feeling of Unity that Barry created in the room that day was extraordinary. I absolutely recommend him for your meeting or event." --- Joe Calloway

• "The Mount Pearl Paradise Chamber of Commerce were fortunate enough to have Barry Lewis Green as a presenter for a Webinar Series we recently offered. He was so engaged with his audience and made everyone feel valued. He brought excitement and energy to our session and certainly shared his passion and knowledge with us. We will certainly be having Barry back for another series. Thanks Barry for being so professional." - Wanda Palmer

• "Barry has a presence...I have known of Barry’s work for many years but have gotten to know him as a friend and colleague within the past five. Whether it be in person or during a presentation, he has the uncanny ability to pull on all of your emotions while driving home key messages that provide personal clarity. Barry’s presentation skills can be explained as ‘heavy metal hits’ meets ‘folk tunes’ meets ‘sounds of nature’. He has an arsenal of skills that is quite eclectic. As a Master Facilitator for The Virtues Project and several other impactful programs, he combines a wealth of knowledge with his own extensive library of content creations. He is highly respected and well-connected within the speaking and social action communities. Barry is a true champion of character leadership. He ‘talks the talk’ and ‘walks the walk’. He approaches each and every interaction with passion and ZEAL! I highly recommend reaching out to Barry for collaboration opportunities." - Trent Langdon

• "The most learned or experienced person is not always the one who helps us grow and thrive. We all grow and thrive with those who ask the important questions in a loving and Noble manner - with the patience to allow our thinking to unfold, our feelings to emerge and our spirits to soar. This is what being in the same space with Barry is like. Working with Barry on #hUmaNITY is such a joy. I feel the excitement of standing before a blank canvas at the beginning of every gathering, exploring the depths of our creative energies throughout the conversations shared, and emerging at the end with a piece that I could not have painted singularly even on my best days. That is what conversations with Barry feels like. He is organized and efficient. Fearless and Bold. Lives with arms wide open.... and has the best questions (which begin with "I wonder....") asked in a most inclusive manner within a safe space that I often forget we are recording and that others will be witnessing our responses." - Russell Zehtab

• "Barry is compassionately honest. He has the talent to say what needs to be said in a way that people "get" it. His honesty and intelligence come through whether he is presenting on stage or just hanging out with friends. And...have you heard him sing? Man... he has a set of lungs that can wail a tune. Talented, smart and funny, when he takes the stage, he commands the stage." - Lea Brovedani

• "It takes immense strength of character to insistently amplify the goodness of every individual whose destiny crosses path with one’s own, no matter how briefly. This is who Barry is. The precious gift of Barry’s faith in you compels an irrepressible desire to show up as the best version of yourself. And in a world aching for radical hope and pragmatic wisdom, Barry is the gentle torch bearer whose light is constant amidst the maelstrom of fads. Should you then find your path intersecting with Barry’s, pause for a while in his companionship, and make space for the gift of his life-changing attention. I know because I paused. Barry, my heart continues to expand with immense gratitude for your indescribable presence. And this gift of an expanding heart, is priceless ??" - Dr. Roslina Chai