About UsLifework Leadership was established in 1992 to bring vitality to cities by transforming and mobilizing Christian business leaders. It is based in Orlando, Florida. Lifework was given birth through the vision of former U.S. Senator William Armstrong (CO) who envisioned a nation that could be transformed through leaders who were clear on their calling and their Christian worldview. Armstrong challenged Ralph D. Veerman, of Veerman & Associates and Larry Kreider, President of The Gathering USA, Inc. to be founding partners in 1992. Our model was then refined with the appointment of Steven French as President in 2000. French brought Lifework's staff, program and curriculum to a position that enabled its model of leadership transformation to be transferable to other cities. From our inception, our outcome has been consistent - "transformed leaders lead to transformed communities/cities" Originally known as The Greater Orlando Leadership Foundation (GOLF), the founders desire was to develop a new generation of leadership in the Greater Orlando area that would impact their businesses, homes, churches and ultimately their community/city. In the fall of 2006 the organization changed its name to Lifework Leadership to reflect the hope that leadership transformation would move beyond Orlando. As a result, affiliates were established in Pittsburgh and Fort Lauderdale and the lessons learned from those two test pilots enabled Lifework to offer its leadership transformation model to other cities. Presently, there are affiliates in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach, Tampa Bay, Jacksonville, Northeast Ohio (Cleveland), and Pittsburgh. To compliment Lifework's potential for growth, its Board of Directors voted in 2008 to become a division of The Gathering/USA. The merger gave Lifework a broader base of operations and greater level of financial accountability that Christian business leaders appreciate as they establish a Lifework affiliate in their cities. |
 
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