Author Archives: Russ Volckmann

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Announcements / August 2008

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Integral Theory Conference Follow-up

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JFK University Masters in Integral Theory
Fall 2008 Cohort of Online Certificate and Masters in Integral Theory

The Integral Theory Department invites you to learn more about the world’s first accredited integral learning community and degrees …

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Leadership Cartoon / August 2008

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California Newspaper Publishers Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize Nominee Bill Bates produces weekly cartoons for the Carmel Pine Cone and political cartoons for the Monterey County Herald. Five-thousnd of his pen and ink drawings from 133 countries have been published in 28 Cruise Sketchbooks that include 14 Around The World Cruises. His latest book of cartoons, Bates On Bush, has been published!

Bates on Bush…

Fresh Perspectives: The Energy Industry and Integrative Leadership, Interviews with Rick and Lillas Hatala

Fresh Perspective / June 2008

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The work of Rick and Lillas Hatala is a source of fascination for all who are interested in more integral, developmental and transdisciplinary approaches to leadership. Their focus is on the development of the individual leader, yet their work in applying their approaches addresses whole organizations and industries. Theirs is a dual approach to company building and training and development.

Rick Hatala has, as you will read, three decades of experience in the energy industry, including …

Announcements

Announcements / June 2008

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First Biennial Integral Theory Conference, Concord, California, USA – SOLD OUT!!!

The European membership of the European Society for Research in Adult Development

Spiral Dynamics integralTrain-the-Trainer Auditions, British Columbia, Canada, October 2008

Australia, Integral Training & Development Programs Launch

VI Integral Conference in Spain, 17th and 18th of October, 2008

Center for Integrative Leadership, University of Minnesota, USA,Call for Proposals for The Study and Demonstration of Integrative Leadership, October 5, 2008

The Integral Heart: Relationship …

Leadership Emerging

Leadership Emerging / June 2008

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The Offsite coverRobert H. Thompson The Offsite: A Leadership Challenge Fable, Forward by Jim Kouzes. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

A student and now associate of Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner, authors of The Leadership Challenge and several other books, Robert H. Thompson has produced another of those books about leadership in business that uses the fictional story format to make its points. This is one of two genres of business books designed to sell in the highly …

CODA: Wilber’s Kosmos 2 Excerpts

Coda / June 2008

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It is with extreme humility that I undertake the following comments on Ken Wilber’s excerpts for Kosmos 2, the next volume in his trilogy, that can be found at http://wilber.shambhala.com/:

  • Introduction to Excerpts from Volume 2 of the Kosmos Trilogy;
  • Excerpt A: “An Integral Age at the Leading Edge”;
  • Excerpt B: The Many Ways We Touch: Three Principles Helpful for Any Integrative Approach;
  • Excerpt C: The Ways We Are in This Together: Intersubjectivity and Interobjectivity
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Leading Comments: An Introduction to this Issue

Leading Comments / June 2008

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Russ VolckmannWelcome to the June 2008 issue of Integral Leadership Review! I consider this to be an exemplary issue that is rich with material for anyone interested in the subject of leadership.

Mark Edwards and I continue our dialogue on meta theory in relation to leadership. If you are interested in theory and open to Mark’s extraordinary contributions through concepts and models, this is for you.

Lee Ann Mallory from Stagen Leadership Institute continues our Leadership Coaching …

Announcements

Announcements / March 2008

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Integral Leadership in Action 2008 Event is ON!

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In partnership with the Boulder Center for Integral Living (http://bcil.gaia.com) in Boulder,Colorado!

The 3rd Integral Leadership in Action Conference

2008 ILIA Collaborative: Leading from Goodness, Truth, and Beauty

 

Main Event: Thursday Eve October 9 through Sunday October 12

Featuring Steve McIntosh, author of Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution, and Jeff Salzman

Come early for the Thursday,October 9, Mid-day Tutorial and Workshop …

Fresh Perspectives: Leadership and Integral Consciousness: An Interview with Steve McIntosh

Fresh Perspective / March 2008

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Steve McIntosh

Russ VolckmannSteve McIntosh is CEO of Now & Zen, Inc., and author of Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution: How the Integral Worldview is Transforming Politics, Culture and Spirituality (Paragon House, 2007).

Russ: Steve, it is a wonderful opportunity to have the chance to talk with you. I’ve read your book and have been impressed by its clarity and its ability to integrate a variety of streams of thinking from philosophy and integral theory to developmental …

Leading Comments: Leader, Leader, Who is the Leader?

Leading Comments / March 2008

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Russ VolckmannAs people around the world who are interested in the practice, development and theories of leadership, we face a dilemma. Well, maybe more than one. For example, how does it feel to be a part of a field of understanding with no agreement about what the field is about? Is it about management? Is it about something that is different from management? Is it about service? Is it about charisma? Is it about transformative change? Is

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