Leading with LOVE in the Workplace

MARK ISHAUG | CEO, THRESHOLDS

Love is good for the CEO.

He loved and he

got stuff done!

Love is good for your employees.

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Thresholds

promotes a

positive culture.

I feel I can

be myself

at work.

My personal

values are

consistent with

the company

values.

My work

challenges

me. I am learning and

growing, and career

opportunities are

available.

…always something

new…

……a whole person.

…our voices are heard…

…leadership

roles….

…support…

…a ton of praise…

Love is good for the organization.

Love is good for the clients.

Nearly 90% of 1,000 people who moved from nursing

homes back into the community have stayed there.

Thresholds Supported Employment

rate for clients is 49%.

Only 3% of Thresholds clients

entered the justice system.

1/3 of Cook County Jail

inmates have a mental illness.

“Power without love is

reckless and abusive,

and love without power

is sentimental and

anemic.”

–Martin Luther King Jr.

Let’s Lead with

LOVE