Leadership Development using an Integral ApproachThere is no doubt we need strong leadership development if we want to create a bright future for all.
"The Significant Problems We Face Cannot Be Solved At The Same Level Of Thinking That Created Them." Albert Einstein A question often posed is: “What can one person do? What difference can I make?” Most of us are aware that we are missing extraordinary leadership. Leaders who see the world from a “higher altitude” - who have the personal and spiritual intelligence and integrity to work towards elegant solutions that recognize the diversity of intelligences we are leading. We do know that these future leaders are out there, working away in their own lives, often below the radar. You will know if we speak of you. You understand that until we look at the whole, we cannot address the parts. You are in a place in your life where you are becoming increasingly aware that the role you have to play is of service to the whole. You definitely fit the category, or are moving towards the category of Positive Deviant. Perhaps one of your challenges is to find pathways to a role which will harness your true potential - both within your current organisation as a steward of “integral leadership,” and externally, in roles as yet undiscovered. You are seeking leadership development that supports this. In our work with leaders around the world, we have concluded that the traditional approach to developing leaders is not going to work for you. You require a sense-making which, as yet, is not readily available. You will be introduced to this new framework in the pages we offer on this site. sense-making which, as yet, is not readily available. You will be introduced to this new framework in the pages we offer on this site.
Within an organisation we work with very carefully selected people like you, who resonate to a new way of thinking – a new way of being, and who are not interested in the same old conversation. You may then become the incubators of new thinking within your organisation. It is from your group that the models for the healthy future of your business are grown. We do not advocate “one size fits all solutions.” We are catalysts for tomorrow’s thinking, today – through a network of like-minded people. In the following pages we will look at 6 primary dimensions we have identified as being a pathway to Integral Leadership. We will explore these in detail, looking at them from the level of self, from others, from organisation, and systems. With these tools in your leadership development kit, you will be able to take decisive and comprehensively articulate action that includes consideration of future consequences as well as addressing the needs of the organization today. Not one or the other, but both/and.
Build a robust awareness that enhances your congruency in your current personal practice At the foundation of the practice of Integral Leadership
is a self discipline,
unique to you, lived with congruence, in the interest of the highest truth. This self discipline is built around an
Integral Life Practice.
Working with our own intuitive wisdom is not commonly part of the corporate language. However, that we use intuition is undeniable. We will explore intuitive practices, build our personal intuitive muscles, and learn discernment of application. Comprehensive awareness The
greater the view,
the fewer the filters which will get in the way of our ability to see the “clearer picture” of a situation. To be able to see the worldview from the “highest altitude” will enable us to apply wisdom to our decisions, to consider the implications and consequences from the whole perspective. “It comes back to each one of you, as the numbers multiply of individuals who are willing to commit themselves to integrity - whatever the truth may be - and really commit themselves to making all of humanity a success. If you do that, we will win. If you can do it, if it is spontaneously aroused in you to operate with integrity and really go along to love - to love comprehensively. That’s it.”
In unison with integrity, intention is brought to life through actions. Being true to the Self - Walking your Talk How many people do you know who truly “walk their talk?” Explore the six dimensions of Intentional Leadership, from the macro-to-the-micro We will explore: systemic awareness, synergy, unity is plural, precession, integrity, emergence, and ephemeralisation (doing more with less). ♣ What do they mean? ♣ How do they work together? ♣ How do they form the core principles and practice of Intentional Leadership? Bridging worlds Creating the bridge from where we are now, to the world on the other side of our reframed perspective - practical application, with committed action. Integral Leadership Development is not the easy path. It requires passion, commitment and the willingness to be exceptional in all domains. Lets walk the path together... The Difference Between Leadership and Management
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