Includes bibliographical references and index.

Of Jesuits and J.P. Morgan -- What leaders do -- The Jesuits : an accidental company with a purposeful vision -- Leadership role models : three unlikely case studies -- "To order one's life" : self-awareness as the foundation of leadership -- The spiritual exercises : a lifelong development tool -- "The whole world becomes our house" : how ingenuity sparks innovation, creativity, and a global mindset -- "Refuse no talent, nor any man of quality" : how love uncovers talent and unites teams -- "An uninterrupted life of heroic deeds" : how heroic leaders envision the impossible and do it -- "Exceptional daring was essential" : how the end of risk taking almost ended the Jesuits -- "The way we do things" : four core values, but one integrated life.