The CEO Imperative

Author Chris Clark offers a faith based servant hearted approach to can build better organizations. Growing up in a small south Georgia town, Chris saw that faith drove how people engaged and served their business and community with purpose. With 25 years of working with small business owners, corporate CEOs, non-profit executives, and elected officials Chris introduces a new, faith based servant-hearted imperative to build better work environments for customers, clients, team members and the public. The CEO Imperative seeks to change the current narrative by illustrating the values and principals business executives must adopt to tackle society's most pressing challenges. Through researched data, interviews with corporate and governmental leaders, Biblical references and personal experiences, Chris provides readers with actionable advice and a new perspective on: - The importance of character, purpose, wisdom and service. - Learning how to discover and maintain authenticity. - Holding onto beliefs and values for an uncompromised character in business settings. - Sharing a passion for purpose with others. - Investing in building a culture of service within yourself and your team. Perfect for entrepreneurs, c-suite executives, and other leaders of faith, The CEO Imperative helps readers carry their faith into every part of their business life and tackle today's corporate and community challenges.

Chris Clark has been the President and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce since 2010 representing over 50,000 businesses. He served as Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Executive Director of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, and Deputy Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Chris lives in Georgia with Tiffany, his wife of 20 years, and his incredibly talented son Christian. The family are members of Dogwood Church in Tyrone, Georgia.