by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Apr 21, 2016 | Collaboration, Formation
Last year, we shared a fine presentation on the collaborative styles of Sts. Vincent and Louise. If you want to say #IamVincent, what characteristics will mark you as a leader? Because it’s not about what you SAY, it’s about what you DO! Jesse Lyn Stoner, from the...
by John Freund, CM | Mar 16, 2016 | Systemic change
Systemic change requires transformational leaders. They work with people to identify the needed change, creating a vision to guide the change through inspiration, and executing the change in tandem with committed members of the group.[1]” Both Gandhi and...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 27, 2015 | Collaboration, Formation
In all the Vincentian Family, we either minister in groups, in communities, or families. On this Feast of the Holy Family, I though I would share some ideas on how this can function more fruitfully. St. Vincent de Paul had something to say, and contemporary thinkers...
by Aidan R. Rooney, C.M. | Dec 20, 2015 | Featured Videos, Formation, Spirituality and Spiritual Practice
One of my Vincentian friends sent me a link to an organizational development slideshare presentation about leaders and leadership that reminded me of work being done by Vincentians at DePaul University as part of Vincent on Leadership: the Hay Project. (You can view...
by John Freund, CM | Nov 10, 2015 | Formation, Reflections
One of the key legacies of Vincent de Paul, is “personalism,” or respect for the person. What strategies did Vincent de Paul have for inclusive communication and decision-making? How do Wisdom and Vincentian personalism help support the mission and viability all...
