Chief Spiritual Officer

I’ve become enamored of this title ever since I heard it yesterday: Chief Spiritual Officer. How cool is that?

Ken Blanchard is a pretty well-known, prolific author. He specializes in organizational analysis, business leadership, leadership development, and self-help, to a certain extent. He is the founder and CEO of The Ken Blanchard Companies, an organization “dedicated to making a difference for people and their organizations.” Check it out for yourself: http://www.kenblanchard.com/About_Ken_Blanchard_Companies/.

Mr. Blanchard is good at what he does. Really good. I like his books. I wish I could say that I’ve read all of them, but there are simply too many of them. It’s clear that the guy has passion and deep, profound love for what he does.

His track record and his books gave him the credibility he needed to found his company. Credibility that we, the throngs of avid readers, gave to him. He has used it wisely.

His son runs the company now, as far as I can tell. The two of them were part of a 4-person panel that gave a webinar I dialed into on Wednesday. It was awesome. Ken and his son, Scott, stood out. It was awesome listening to the two of them talk. Somewhere along the way, father passed something beautiful on to son, and it has changed the world.

Ken Blanchard named himself Chief Spiritual Office of his company, not because he is a pretentious, stuck up SOB, but because he loves his calling: touching the spirits of anyone willing and courageous enough to take a chance at inward meditation.

When I grow up, I aim to have that title myself. Actually, someone at work said it’s as simple as changing my E-mail signature. So, I did. I used it once. It felt good to be Chief Spiritual Officer, even if just for one E-mail.