In moments of crisis, should Christian leaders take the easy
path to revenue or trust God and lean on biblical values?
Today, on True North Leader, guest George Green IV discusses
establishing excellence and integrity across his Christian
non-profit, from big decisions to culture. George is a licensed
professional engineer and the Chief Executive Officer and President
of Water Mission. Since 2013, in this role, he has led the
development and implementation of comprehensive and sustainable
safe water projects in Afghanistan, Belize, the Dominican Republic,
Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, and many other nations. George's family
said no when a big tech company offered a donation that would keep
the ministry solvent. Why? Because this tech giant said Water
Mission needed to keep their faith and clean water projects
separate - after all, they told him, "Money is in corporate
America." Tune in to hear how God came through and rewarded Water
Mission for sticking to its values when times were tough.
About the guest: As the Chief Executive
Officer and President, George Greene IV, PE, works with the Board
of Directors to set and direct strategy. He is responsible for
overseeing the financial health of the organization and ensuring
all projects are executed with excellence and integrity. Mr. Greene
is also responsible for developing key strategic partnerships with
other international organizations. Under his leadership, the
ministry has experienced an average annual growth rate of more than
20 percent for the last seven years. Mr. Greene joined Water
Mission at its founding in 2001 as a project engineer. He
transitioned to vice president of international programs in 2010.
In this role, he led the development and implementation of
comprehensive and sustainable safe water projects in Afghanistan,
Belize, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Indonesia,
Kenya, Malawi, Pakistan, Peru, Sri Lanka, and Uganda. He became
president and chief operating officer in 2013. A licensed
professional engineer in South Carolina, Mr. Greene graduated from
Clemson University with a bachelor’s degree in chemical
engineering. In 2011, he completed Harvard Business School’s
Program for Leadership Development, followed by a Work Study
Program with Water Mission’s Strategic Partner Grundfos at their
corporate headquarters in Bjerringbro, Denmark. He is an active
member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the
American Society of Civil Engineers, St. Andrews Anglican Church,
and the C12 Group, a network of Christian executives working
together to integrate faith and business.
About the host: Following a successful
career as CEO, Bobby sold his business to a publicly-traded
company. In what he calls his "second half of life", Bobby
seeks to pour Biblically-based principles into growth-minded
business, church, and non-profit leaders.
Through Values-Driven Leadership, Bobby serves as an Executive
Coach and Training Consultant for organizations. He shares
many of his principles and practices through a weekly blog, the
True North Leader podcast, and through three books he has
authored: