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Leadership Poem on Purpose

There is a task in this world
meant only for you.
Not to keep things as they are,
but to lift them higher.

To stand your ground
and guard humanity —
before we destroy
what was once paradise.

That task lives in your core,
a quiet current in your heart.
It calls for strength
and the discipline to silence the ego.

Often, it hides in plain sight —
in the flicker of your gaze,
in silence,
just beneath the surface.

It doesn’t arrive fully formed.
You feel it in experience,
in shifts you didn’t expect.

It waits for you
to gather the pieces,
to shape your power
into the work that is truly yours.

The hardest part?
To stay aligned
while the world shifts
and you ascend on your path.

So ask yourself:
In the noise of our time,
will you still follow
what quietly guides you?

Tom Oor

Leadership and Poetry

This is part of our leadership and poetry series. If you want to use them in your office, building, boardrooms, feel free to do so, just keep my name. My poems are places in hotels, learning material of university of Applied Science, Leadership Development Boutiques. I grow it organically. No rush.

About Tom Oor

I’m a Learning and Development Business Partner specializing in creating and facilitating leadership and organizational development programs with global teams. My focus is on Purpose-Driven Leadership and Organizations. We transform business value gaps into impactful learning solutions such as offsites, journeys, and global hybrid programs.

Core Expertise:

  • Accelerating people development for higher returns and faster results
  • Leading high-performance international teams
  • Purpose-driven leadership and organizations
  • Cultivating high-performance cultures

We have worked with amongst others ABN-Amro, Google, PwC, Booking.com, ASML, Scotch & Soda, and Top Employers Institute to design and deliver transformative programs.