Transcendental Leadership

Author : Robert D. Waterman EdD
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781982267025

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Transcendental Leadership by Robert D. Waterman EdD Pdf

As we strive for good, through our fear and sense of lack, we inadvertently give power to a coalition that infuses cultures in a philosophy of eternal conflict and domination as a means of preserving civic order, that is controlled by promises of greater good while guiding policies and actions protect and produces a world of haves and have-nots. The deeper impulse of the Soul to thrive and transform itself into loving is an eternal force and is unstoppable in the long run. Though ominous, these times embody a great opportunity for humanity to change the narrative. To do so we need to rise above the inversion layer of shadows into transcendent realms and resources. Prophecy portends a “new day and new dawn.” We are that promise. We live in a time that invites a vision for humanity and leadership based on integrity and spiritual awakening. Remember. As we incarnate into the human condition, the most essential and most forgotten element of life for each of us is that we are the ones that bring love. In our first breath, we encounter an overwhelming challenge to identify with the world in which we find ourselves and forget the world of love from whence we came. I invite you to engage in an exploration of Self that is continuous and reveals the truth of life without fear, inspired by Soul and guided by love. Consider perhaps that the promise of a “new day and new dawn” refers simply to a change of heart. Transcendental Leadership occurs when we connect to our visionary nature, awaken to an integral perspective, and apply our greater virtue and spiritual depth in response to the challenges and callings of life.

Author : Lisa Aldon
Publisher : Author House
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2005-03-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781420837681

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Transcendent Leadership and the Evolution of Consciousness by Lisa Aldon Pdf

Is there a process to provide the opportunity for people to connect in the essence of "spiritual humanism" to undertake great and difficult tasks, provide holistic contexts from which we can create our future together, and cause us to take charge of our own evolution as we transcend? Could this be the true nature of leadership? The purpose of this book is to suggest that leadership theories are inadequate unless they include transcendence as an essential element influencing human behavior. "It is believed that if transcendence is included in leadership theories, an ebb and flow relationship will exist, providing opportunities where introspection and reflection of one’s role can cause individual transcendence to a higher level of consciousness, while at the same time causing transforming change in the individual and the organization." This book examines theories of the evolution of consciousness as the context for understanding transcendence. Utilizing the elements of transcendence and consciousness as a foundation, these concepts could help further not only the study, but the practice of leadership as well.

Author : Gregory Stebbins
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1887152032

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Transcendent Leadership by Gregory Stebbins Pdf

Author : Fred Kofman
Publisher : Currency
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781524760731

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The Meaning Revolution by Fred Kofman Pdf

Advisor of Leadership at Google and former vice president of leadership at LinkedIn claims that the biggest driver of motivation is the chance to serve a larger purpose beyond our careers and ourselves, rather than salary, benefits, bonuses, or other material incentives; companies that are able to successfully focus their people, their teams, and their culture around meaning outperform their competition. Fred Kofman's approach to leadership has little to do with the standard practices taught in business school and traditional books. Bringing together economics and business theory, communications and conflict resolution, family counseling and mindfulness mediation, Kofman argues in The Meaning Revolution that our most deep-seated, unspoken, and universal anxiety stems from our fear that our life is being wasted--that the end of life will overtake us when our song is still unsung. Material incentives--salary and benefits--account for perhaps 15 percent of employees' motivation at work. The other 85 percent is driven by a need to belong, a feeling that what we do day in and day out makes a difference, that how we spend our time on earth serves a larger purpose beyond just ourselves. Kofman claims that transcendental leaders, wherever they are in the hierarchy, are able to put aside their self-interests and help others to feel connected with others on a team or in an organization on a great mission and part of an ennobling purpose. He argues that every organization involved in work that is nonviolent and non addictive has what he calls an "immortality project" at its core. And the challenge for leaders is to identify and expand on that core, to inspire all stakeholders to take part.

Author : Fred Kofman
Publisher : Crown Currency
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781524760748

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The Meaning Revolution by Fred Kofman Pdf

Advisor of Leadership at Google and former vice president of leadership at LinkedIn claims that the biggest driver of motivation is the chance to serve a larger purpose beyond our careers and ourselves, rather than salary, benefits, bonuses, or other material incentives; companies that are able to successfully focus their people, their teams, and their culture around meaning outperform their competition. Fred Kofman's approach to leadership has little to do with the standard practices taught in business school and traditional books. Bringing together economics and business theory, communications and conflict resolution, family counseling and mindfulness mediation, Kofman argues in The Meaning Revolution that our most deep-seated, unspoken, and universal anxiety stems from our fear that our life is being wasted--that the end of life will overtake us when our song is still unsung. Material incentives--salary and benefits--account for perhaps 15 percent of employees' motivation at work. The other 85 percent is driven by a need to belong, a feeling that what we do day in and day out makes a difference, that how we spend our time on earth serves a larger purpose beyond just ourselves. Kofman claims that transcendental leaders, wherever they are in the hierarchy, are able to put aside their self-interests and help others to feel connected with others on a team or in an organization on a great mission and part of an ennobling purpose. He argues that every organization involved in work that is nonviolent and non addictive has what he calls an "immortality project" at its core. And the challenge for leaders is to identify and expand on that core, to inspire all stakeholders to take part.

Author : P. Cardona,C. Rey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230598942

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Management by Missions by P. Cardona,C. Rey Pdf

Management by Missions is the idea of distributing the corporate mission to all levels of a company. The corporate mission is then made operational through objectives, which have no value in themselves, but are vital as a means to fulfil the mission. This new management philosophy ensures better performance in all levels of the organization.

Author : Shawne Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0988967723

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Transcendental Leadership by Shawne Mitchell Pdf

A unique treatise, featuring powerful interviews with notable leaders and experts on consciousness, on how we may access and cultivate a state of transcendence, allowing it to inform our internal disposition and worldview and serve the whole.

Author : Donald P. Cushman,Sarah Sanderson King
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001-07-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0791450333

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Excellence in Communicating Organizational Strategy by Donald P. Cushman,Sarah Sanderson King Pdf

Essays on how organizations effectively communicate strategy to optimize performance.

Author : Kathleen Engebretson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781623567132

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Catholic Schools and the Future of the Church by Kathleen Engebretson Pdf

During the first decade of the 21st century the Catholic Church in the developed world has faced a decline in its moral authority, increasing accusations of irrelevance to a secular age, and a steep and steady decline in commitment among successive generations from the 1960s on. Despite this Catholic schools have multiplied and grown in popularity and educational achievement. The book sets out a programme for the contribution of Catholic schools to the future of the Church, covering such topics as the religious education curriculum in its cognitive and affective aspects, the sacramental life of the school, selection of staff, the issue of staff and Catholic witness and many other topics. Engebretson argues that Catholic schools are a powerful key to the future of the Church and shows how, within their diversity, Catholic schools can be ecclesial communities, which have at their heart the building up of the Church.

Author : Aldo Boitano,Raúl Lagomarsino Dutra,H. Eric Schockman
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787431850

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Breaking the Zero-Sum Game by Aldo Boitano,Raúl Lagomarsino Dutra,H. Eric Schockman Pdf

Escaping the win-lose dynamics of zero-sum game approaches is crucial for finding integrated, inclusive solutions to complex issues. This book uncovers real-life examples of inclusive leaders that have broken the zero-sum game, providing insights that help the reader develop their inclusive leadership skills.

Author : Adam Lindgreen,Christine Vallaster,François Maon,Shumaila Yousafzai,Beatriz Palacios Florencio
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317047858

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Sustainable Entrepreneurship by Adam Lindgreen,Christine Vallaster,François Maon,Shumaila Yousafzai,Beatriz Palacios Florencio Pdf

The way organizations manage entrepreneurship has changed dramatically over the past decade. Today, organizations take account of economic issues, but they also adopt a broader perspective of their purpose including social and environmental issues (i.e. sustainability). Yet, despite its global spread, sustainable entrepreneurship remains an uncertain and poorly defined ambition with few absolutes. This book reaffirms the important need to improve comprehension and explore the subtleties of how individuals, groups, and organizations can discover, create, and seize opportunities for blended value generation, by designing and operating sustainable ventures. It examines, in an interdisciplinary fashion and across sectoral and geographical boundaries, how entrepreneurial activities can be developed to be generally consistent with sustainable development goals, as well as by whom, for what reasons, and with what implications. The Editors comprehensively review key dimensions of the sustainable entrepreneurship phenomenon to establish an essential definition and up-to-date picture of the field. The 19 chapters cover 4 main topics: Understanding the intentions and motivations for sustainable entrepreneurship Fostering and enacting sustainability through entrepreneurial action Leading and inspiring sustainable entrepreneurial action Finding the contextually grounded implications of and challenges to sustainable entrepreneurship and blended value generation This book is an important resource for entrepreneurs and policy makers as well as students in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainability.

Author : G.P. Rao
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317066811

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Remaking Ourselves, Enterprise and Society by G.P. Rao Pdf

Decision makers interested in going beyond their own personal and professional interests and involving themselves in humanising their organization, community and society should read Remaking Ourselves, Enterprise and Society. This book is about adherence to human values at an institutional level, and its starting point is the belief that human beings have basic goodness, which in turn is reflected in the desire to be of help to others and to do good. Professor Rao introduces the Indian concept of 'Spandan' (Heartbeat). Spandan is operationalized through a process of diagnosis, discovery and development enabling organizations to achieve an optimal balance between what are defined as transactional, transformational, and terminal human values. This leads to management and organizations developing sensitivity to the needs of others, which they come to understand. When such sensitivity becomes integral to its work ethic and culture, an organization is able to temper its commitment to task with humanity and it becomes functionally humane. Experience suggests, not surprisingly, that organizations that can achieve this optimal balance between results and relations achieve higher employee commitment and productivity and increased accommodative spirit that better equips them to deal with difficult times. This exciting addition to Gower's Transformation and Innovation Series will enlighten business leaders, governmental and non-governmental policy makers, management educators, organization developers, and researchers.

Author : Joan Marques,Satinder Dhiman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319722214

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Engaged Leadership by Joan Marques,Satinder Dhiman Pdf

This professional book examines the concept of engaged leadership. Specifically, it focuses on the need for leaders in personal and professional realms, for-profit and non-profit, to understand the importance of engagement in order to achieve enhanced satisfaction and motivation among stakeholders (including employees, shareholders, investors, supporters, customers, suppliers, the community, competitors, family, and partners), and hence, an augmented level of designed thinking, which leads to increased innovation and on-going leadership development. Divided into three sections—engaged leadership development at the personal level, implementation at the organizational level, and manifestation in practice—this book provides professionals, practitioners and policy makers as well as students with the tools and skills to lead actively and conscientiously and help them understand the importance of creativity and compassion for development. Engaged leadership operates on the fundamental principle that leaders have to first and foremost perceive themselves as leaders, and then engage in design thinking, as they will need to develop strategies to reach, encourage, and positively appeal to these stakeholder groups. Leadership is neither limited to those holding formal managerial position, nor to any particular setting. Leaders can be found everywhere, in all layers of society. Leadership is only possible, however, if one dares to perceive and define oneself as a leader. And only when leadership is adopted as a reality within one’s personal perception, can engaged leadership be applied. Featuring contributions from academics, scholars, and professionals from around the world, each providing cases, interactive questions and reflective notes, this book will be of interest to professionals, practitioners, policy makers, students and scholars interested in creative leadership, management, organizational behavior, and governance.

Author : John Storey,Jean Hartley,Jean-Louis Denis,Paul 't Hart,David Ulrich
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317578246

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The Routledge Companion to Leadership by John Storey,Jean Hartley,Jean-Louis Denis,Paul 't Hart,David Ulrich Pdf

Leadership has never been more important – and divisive – than it is today. The idea and discourse of the leader remains a critical factor in organizational and societal performance, but there is evident tension between the persistent focus on the critical importance of individual leaders and the increasing emphasis on collective leadership. The Routledge Companion to Leadership provides a survey of the contentious and dynamic discipline of leadership. This collection covers key themes in the field, including advances in leadership theory, leadership in a range of contexts and geographies, leadership failure, leadership process, and leadership development. Topics range from micro studies to wider political analyses of leadership, taking in unusual but important aspects such as portrayals of leadership in architecture, media, and science fiction. Contributions from 61 internationally renowned authors from 16 countries make available the full range of perspectives, approaches, and insights on the idea of leadership. Providing both a social sciences and a psychological approach, these go beyond common themes to offer diverse perspectives on such topics as emotion and leadership, portrayals of leadership. This volume situates leadership debates and evidence within contemporary leadership crises, while ensuring that the explorations of the issues are of enduring relevance. With wide and critical coverage of the key topics and potent contextualization of themes in current events, The Routledge Companion to Leadership is the ideal resource for graduate study in leadership.

Author : William E. Rosenbach
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780429962554

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Contemporary Issues in Leadership by William E. Rosenbach Pdf

This popular anthology continues its interdisciplinary approach to the topic of leadership and draws together new material describing the chief concerns facing leaders today. William Rosenbach and Robert Taylor t have collected the latest essays to clearly communicate the contradictions and paradoxes of leadership from historical to contemporary perspectives and global to individual considerations. The interdisciplinary approach to presentations of cutting-edge research and applications of leadership set this book apart from other collections. The book reemphasizes followership as an integral component of leadership, discusses the importance of leaders as mentors, helps navigate the hazards of leadership, and introduces a number of topics that will stimulate discussion.