Christian Leader: Quaker Oats

Christian Leader

Henry Parsons Crowell founder Quaker Oats. He was an American businessman and humanitarian. He had numerous accomplishments and impacted the lives of millions of people, but most importantly, he was known as a Christian man who funded many Christian initiatives (Giants for God, 2013). He was one who also had good leadership skills, which helped to make him one of the most successful business moguls of his time. Still today, rice cakes, shakes, know the name Quaker Oats in households around the world; ranging from cereal, snack bars, and cookies and oatmeal, and we owe it all to Mr. Henry Parsons Crowell.
Crowell was a listener he addressed the challenges the new inventions were creating as well as mediated the conflicts
Visionary leadership is difficult because as a leader you would have to first assess the need for an organizational change, decide on the change, and implement the change. There are so many leaders today looking for different results, but do not understand or are unable to see that first there is a need for change. This is something that Crowell was able to do, and do very well. He also had to communicate this with his employees and help them to understand his vision. One can only imagine how difficult it would have been for him to communicate to his employees and help them understand their new goal was to take horse food and make it something for humans to eat as well. I am sure this came with much hesitation and resistance, but in order for it to work and work effectively he had to be a good leader; one in which I should only hope to be a fraction of
He was a leader of the heart, because he was motivated and strived to help others. Henry was soo driven by his idea of bringing his product to breakfast tables, once his idea sored; he personally visited 20 other millers in hopes of getting them on board with his plan. He used his hands to set clear goals, he followed the progression of his company and used his controlling skills to praise the progress and redirect inappropriate behavior of his employees. He also used his habits and head to continue to be a servant and a belief system that helped others prosper. “Henry made a commitment as a young man to glorify God alone through the stewardship of his considerable resources” (the Crowell Trust). In 1927, he established the Henry Parsons and Susan Coleman Crowell Trust. This was established to fund the teaching and extension of the doctrines of evangelical Christianity (the Crowell