Plenty of resources exist to illuminate the history of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Ignatian spirituality and Jesuit education. Yet many colleagues working in Jesuit colleges and universities feel underprepared to engage Jesuit mission and identity in their work. When dialoguing about this predicament with colleagues at my own institution (Gonzaga University), many have expressed frustration that current mission resources do not provide them with enough preparation to integrate Jesuit values is not organizational leadership. Thus, our mission identity remains too abstract, rooted in the past, or confines to personal character formation. Furthermore, colleagues remain unsure how to approach some of the tensions and complexities of university life in ways that advance our mission. Therefore, this dissertation/project seeks to build between Jesuit wisdom and concrete personal, interpersonal and systemic practices. Specifically, I investigate contemporary leadership strategies that may provide insight into operationalizing Jesuit mission in a university context. This dissertation focuses on five primary capacities: adaptive action, teaching-learning, relationship building, conflict transformation, and discernment. These five categories provide the foundation for a five-part leadership formation series and accompanying handbook. The goal of the series is to offer a community context for colleagues to make greater sense of their work experience, engage adaptive questions, and clarify opportunities for action. Ultimately, by inviting us to encounter different strategies for reflection, conversation, and praxis, my hope is to inspire our imaginations to consider new possibilities for leading mission initiatives in our communities.