Hay Project (Vincent on Leadership)

What stories have you heard about Vincent de Paul and his style of communication and decision-making? Who for you stands out as someone who is a “wise” person? Would you describe Vincent as “wise’? If so, what characteristics come to mind?

Vincent energized and empowered others to support his vision for organized charity to the poor. The real strength of a leader is the ability to elicit the strength of a group. This is the acid test of servant leadership. Therein lies a question for us.

The program launched on Wednesday, August 27th, 2014 is significant for several reasons. First, the offering of a leadership program within the Vincentian tradition and in partnership with a member of the Vincentian family based on the other side of the world, and secondly, the program was being launched in the year that the Society is marking 160 years of leadership and service in Australia.