Entries by Alexandre

Review of Alexandre Havard’s “Created for Greatness: The Power of Magnanimity”

2015-02-08 /0 Comments/in /by

A valuable contemporary philosophical book to help understand why abandoning virtuous achievement is a serious anthropological mistake. Link to original. Author – Michael Severance By the end of January, most of us have given up on our New Year’s resolutions. These are goals we enthusiastically set during the silent nights of self-reflection that Christmas affords us. We […]

January 2015 letter

2015-02-06 /0 Comments/in , /by

Dear friends of HVLI, I hope that you are doing well. Following are the HVLI developments since my June 2014 letter. I must begin with some very painful news: Bill Christensen, who was instrumental in the beginnings of HVLI in the US, passed away on December 16. Bill had been a direct response creative consultant […]

Alexandre Havard on Great Leaders, Interview for TruthAtlas

2013-12-08 /0 Comments/in /by

Zoe Saint-Paul, TruthAtlas Special Correspondent On Dec. 4, 2013 In his book, “Virtuous Leadership,” author and teacher Alexandre Havard, recounts the bitterly cold morning in 1992 when his life took a decisive turn. He was traveling on a bus from Saint Petersburg to Helsinki, not long after the fall of Soviet communism. Times were tough, and […]