LeadershipLeadershipLove StoriesLove Stories

Robson Marinho, Ph.D.Robson Marinho, Ph.D.

Andrews UniversityAndrews University

What does leadership have What does leadership have to do with love?to do with love?Nothing or everything?Nothing or everything?

What happened to What happened to your life when you your life when you were in love for the were in love for the

first time?first time?

Love is the most powerful force Love is the most powerful force in the world for making in the world for making

changes. . .changes. . .

. . . and most people and . . . and most people and organizations did not discover organizations did not discover

that yet!that yet!

True or False:True or False:

The success of a leader is The success of a leader is proportional to his or her love proportional to his or her love

for the followers.for the followers.

True or False:True or False:

No change of major positive No change of major positive impact in the world was made impact in the world was made

without a loving servant-leaderwithout a loving servant-leader

Who had more power?Who had more power?

Who had more power?Who had more power?

Who had more leadership?Who had more leadership?

Gandhi changed the history of India

because he loved his

followers

Gandhi policy was: passive Gandhi policy was: passive resistance to, and non-cooperation resistance to, and non-cooperation

with discriminationwith discrimination

The world is full of pretense leaders.The world is full of pretense leaders.

What made Gandhi a differentWhat made Gandhi a differenttype of leader?type of leader?

• Money?

• Position?

• Prestige?

• What?

A coward is incapable ofA coward is incapable ofexhibiting love;exhibiting love;

love is the prerogative of the bravelove is the prerogative of the brave

Hatred ever kills, love never dies; such is the Hatred ever kills, love never dies; such is the vast difference between the two. vast difference between the two.

What is obtained by love is retained for all What is obtained by love is retained for all time. What is obtained by hatred proves time. What is obtained by hatred proves

a burden in reality for it increases hatreda burden in reality for it increases hatred

The weak can never forgive.The weak can never forgive.

Forgiveness is the attribute of the strongForgiveness is the attribute of the strong

Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and thefear of punishment and the

other by acts of love. other by acts of love.

Power based on love is a thousand times morePower based on love is a thousand times moreeffective and permanent then the one derived effective and permanent then the one derived

from fear of punishmentfrom fear of punishment

The best way to find yourself is to lose The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.yourself in the service of others.

Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela changed the history of South

Africa because he loved the victms of Apartheid

Boundary between white and all races areaBoundary between white and all races area

Architects planning the separation

between the white and

black areas

Police violence

Famous photograph of the Soweto Riots

showing a scholar carrying the body of

Hector Pieterson, one of the first casualties

• Money?

• Position?

• Prestige?

• What?

What made Mandela a differentWhat made Mandela a differenttype of leader?type of leader?

"No one is born hating another person because "No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. If [people] can learn to hate they can be religion. If [people] can learn to hate they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to taught to love, for love comes more naturally to

the human heart than its opposite."the human heart than its opposite."

" I stand here before you not as a prophet but as " I stand here before you not as a prophet but as a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless a humble servant of you, the people. Your tireless

and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for and heroic sacrifices have made it possible for me to be here today. I therefore place the me to be here today. I therefore place the

remaining years of my life in your hands."remaining years of my life in your hands."

" In my country we go to prison first, and " In my country we go to prison first, and

then become President."then become President."

Mother Theresa Mother Theresa changed the history of social work in the world because she loved the poorest people of India

In 1950, she founded a religious order in Calcutta called the Missionaries of Charity. The

order provides food and operates hospitals, schools, orphanages, youth centers, and

shelters for lepers and the dying poor. It now has branches in 50 Indian cities and more than

40 countries.

Why did she do that?

"We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love."

"There is more hunger in the world for love and appreciation than for bread."

"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving

happier."

"Love is repaid by love alone!"

"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."

"People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Love them anyway. If you do good, people may accuse

you of selfish motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you may win false friends and true enemies.

Succeed anyway. The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway. Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable. Be honest and

transparent anyway. What you spend years building may be destroyed overnight. Build anyway. People who really

want help may attack you if you help them. Help them anyway. Give the world the best you have and you may

get hurt. Give the world your best anyway."

Jesus Christ Jesus Christ changed the history changed the history

of humankind of humankind because of his love because of his love

for every single for every single human beinghuman being

Why did he do that?Why did he do that?

““He loved his own in the world and he He loved his own in the world and he loved them to the end.”loved them to the end.”

John 13:1John 13:1

““Love one another.”Love one another.”