The Leader's Way
Discovering the Inner Art of Leadership
Practical Solutions to Individual Leadership Challenges

About Leadership

Leadership writings over the last several years reflect an increasing awakening to the importance of heart, soul, and spirit to being a real leader. Books now abound on these vital factors, which were once thought to be too "soft" to be of major importance. Many writers have eloquently addressed the principles underlying leadership:

In The Corporate Mystic, by Gay Hendricks and Kate Ludeman, they outline the 12 characteristics of a 21st century leader:

• Absolute honesty
  
• Fairness
  
• Self-knowledge
  
• Have a focus on contribution
  
• Have non-dogmatic spirituality
  
• Get more done by doing less
  
• Call forth the best in themselves and others
  
• Open to change
  
• Have a special sense of humor
  
• Possess distant vision and up-close focus
  
• Unusual self-discipline
  
• Balance

 

In Leadership With Soul, by Bolman and Deal, they capture the essence not only of what leadership is about, but also the journey to be a leader.

"Leading is giving. Leadership is an ethic, a gift of oneself… Your quest as a leader is a journey to find the treasure of your true self, and then to return home to give your gift to help transform the kingdom-and in the process your own life. The quest itself is replete with dangers and pitfalls, but it offers great rewards: the capacity to be successful in the world, knowledge of the mysteries of the human soul, the opportunity to find your unique gifts in the world and to live in loving community with other people."

 

Leadership and Business

When human factors are not fostered in an organization,
it is not whole.
Organizations are dynamic systems.
Human beings are the core of these systems.

Organizations need clear, authentic, visionary leaders in order to create the performance, future, and fulfillment that everyone desires. Management skills alone do not suffice. Leadership is crucial. Leaders everywhere face greater challenges than ever before. Business leaders must address many growing human issues like:

• Employees who expect work to be meaningful. They want more than just a salary.

• People who are asking themselves, "Is this all there is?" They are neither happy, nor fulfilled, even when they have reached the supposed pinnacle of their careers.

• Traditional organizational structures which are not working well any more. The more fluid team based structures which operate effectively in the current environment require more leadership than management. This presents a challenge to traditional managers.

Corporate potential to create positive individual, group and societal change has barely been tapped. Corporations have an immense impact on society because of the resources they control and the people they affect, either directly or by extension. Companies, communities and countries today are greatly in need of transformative leadership

Leadership and Our Lives

"We are all immersed in a dynamic new phase of human evolution.  Society is faced with unprecedented challenges of transformation on all levels:  in organizations, in politics, in technology and science as well as in our relationships and family lives.  There is a significant shift taking place in our model of 'reality.' We are moving from the old ways of thinking to a new 'paradigm' - a changing world view.

We are challenged to journey into undiscovered territory for which there are no maps.  This is now the heart of leadership, and the way is made by going there.  The leaders of today who are conscious of this new paradigm are the pioneers for the 21st century.

The new leadership has to do with a new sense of balance:   balance between inner and outer leadership, between personal growth and organization development, between holding the vision and enabling others to achieve it, between serving and leading, between the head and the heart, between economy and ecology.   The wise leader becomes the bridge between old traditions and new ways.

Our world needs leaders with vision and integrity, who are balanced in their judgement and actions as well as balanced  within themselves."
- From the program description The Heart Of Leadership:  A quest for a new paradigm in Europe, by Francis Standish and Ton Van der Kroon

Leadership is an issue beyond organizations. Leadership is also critical in our personal lives -- in relationship with ourselves and others. As leaders' we must  ground ourselves in the universal principles of nature and human interaction. Our ability to make a difference is based on our manifestation of these principles. This applies at home and everywhere we go. Leadership skills alone do not make us great leaders. Individual spiritual development and transformation is the key.

"The Leader's Way" program is designed to help leaders to tap their own transformational abilities. As leaders ourselves, and by developing other leaders, we will make a difference.

"The spiritual journey that leaders must take, and inspire others to take, begins with ourselves but not necessarily by ourselves."
- Leading With Soul, Bolman and Deal

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