Integral Development's Murray House Honours Leadership and Leaders
Announcement posted by Integral Development 29 Jul 2013
Leadership development firm in Perth reveals why they honoured four historical icons by naming classrooms after them.
Perth, WA, July 29, 2013 - On 24 April of this year, Integral Development held its inaugural Cocktail Event in Murray House, their new leadership center and teaching facility. The new venue has four classrooms named after the late Ray Anderson, the late John Flynn, the late Banjo Paterson, and the person known as the global voice of democracy in Myanmar, Suu Kyi.
Ray Anderson founded and ran Interface, Incorporated, one of the world's largest floor covering companies, but he is best known for his efforts to promote environmental sustainability.
Anderson created a program called “Mission Zero” for his company. Mission Zero's stated goal was to have zero negative impact on the environment, and to complete the goal by 2020. Anderson also created the Ray C Anderson Foundation, which provides funds for projects in the field of sustainability.
John Flynn was a Presbyterian minister who founded the Australian Island Mission, and also created the Royal Australian Flying Doctor Service. Flynn was a true innovator who took the technology of war and used it to better the planet. Flynn used aircraft and radio technology to provide many people with greater access to medical treatment.
Suu Kyi is an international symbol of democracy and freedom. She was the daughter of a national hero and a career diplomat, who would return home from studying abroad to eventually lead the opposition government in Burma.
She would spend 15 years under house arrest over a period of 21 years. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, and had to wait 21 years before she was allowed to give her acceptance speech. She now enjoys her freedom in Myanmar.
Banjo Paterson will forever be known as the writer of Waltzing Matilda. He was also Australia's most eminent writer of Australian Bush Poetry, and his book from 118 years ago is still printed today.
Paterson's resume is legendary: war correspondent, soldier, poet, ballad-writer, horseman, bushman--and even a squatter. Banjo Paterson is universally acknowledged as an integral part of the creation of the Australian legend.
Nick Markham, Integral Development's Training and Development Advisor, feels that naming the classrooms and operations centre after Anderson, Flynn, Kyi, and Paterson is both a fitting tribute and a source of inspiration: “It is our mission to help develop great leaders, and the four people we selected to honour in our building were and are some of the finest leaders and innovators in history. We always honour and treasure strong leaders, and feel that the four we chose to honour serve as sterling role models for executives, coaches, and students alike.”
Markham continued, “Ray Anderson took a stand to stop abusing the environment at his own cost, even while much of his competition was cutting corners and squeezing every penny out of their operations. John Flynn turned instruments of war into instruments of healing. He was incredibly far ahead of his time. Suu Kyi loved her country and wanted democracy and freedom for it so much that she chose to spend 15 years under house arrest, instead of leaving when she was afforded the opportunity to flee the country.”
Markham concluded, “Banjo Paterson helped define the Australian spirit and legend. We named the room--the centre of our leadership development operations--after him because he inspires us even today.”
Integral Development is a leadership development firm located in Perth. They are famous for their “Integral Leadership Program,” and also offer executive coaching, along with many other international best practice leadership programs. For more information, call +61 (08) 9242 8122 or visit their website: http://www.integral.org.au/.
Ray Anderson founded and ran Interface, Incorporated, one of the world's largest floor covering companies, but he is best known for his efforts to promote environmental sustainability.
Anderson created a program called “Mission Zero” for his company. Mission Zero's stated goal was to have zero negative impact on the environment, and to complete the goal by 2020. Anderson also created the Ray C Anderson Foundation, which provides funds for projects in the field of sustainability.
John Flynn was a Presbyterian minister who founded the Australian Island Mission, and also created the Royal Australian Flying Doctor Service. Flynn was a true innovator who took the technology of war and used it to better the planet. Flynn used aircraft and radio technology to provide many people with greater access to medical treatment.
Suu Kyi is an international symbol of democracy and freedom. She was the daughter of a national hero and a career diplomat, who would return home from studying abroad to eventually lead the opposition government in Burma.
She would spend 15 years under house arrest over a period of 21 years. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, and had to wait 21 years before she was allowed to give her acceptance speech. She now enjoys her freedom in Myanmar.
Banjo Paterson will forever be known as the writer of Waltzing Matilda. He was also Australia's most eminent writer of Australian Bush Poetry, and his book from 118 years ago is still printed today.
Paterson's resume is legendary: war correspondent, soldier, poet, ballad-writer, horseman, bushman--and even a squatter. Banjo Paterson is universally acknowledged as an integral part of the creation of the Australian legend.
Nick Markham, Integral Development's Training and Development Advisor, feels that naming the classrooms and operations centre after Anderson, Flynn, Kyi, and Paterson is both a fitting tribute and a source of inspiration: “It is our mission to help develop great leaders, and the four people we selected to honour in our building were and are some of the finest leaders and innovators in history. We always honour and treasure strong leaders, and feel that the four we chose to honour serve as sterling role models for executives, coaches, and students alike.”
Markham continued, “Ray Anderson took a stand to stop abusing the environment at his own cost, even while much of his competition was cutting corners and squeezing every penny out of their operations. John Flynn turned instruments of war into instruments of healing. He was incredibly far ahead of his time. Suu Kyi loved her country and wanted democracy and freedom for it so much that she chose to spend 15 years under house arrest, instead of leaving when she was afforded the opportunity to flee the country.”
Markham concluded, “Banjo Paterson helped define the Australian spirit and legend. We named the room--the centre of our leadership development operations--after him because he inspires us even today.”
Integral Development is a leadership development firm located in Perth. They are famous for their “Integral Leadership Program,” and also offer executive coaching, along with many other international best practice leadership programs. For more information, call +61 (08) 9242 8122 or visit their website: http://www.integral.org.au/.