Fresh Perspective / June 2012
Russ Volckmann
Russ:I would like to welcome Barbara Kellerman who is known for a couple of reasons.
One is her scholarship in the field of leadership that has connected beyond the notion of the heroic leader into the that of the relationship between leader and follower. More recently her work extends beyond that—and we will get into that. A second reason is that she is also the founding Executive Director of the Kennedy School Center …
Leading Comments / March 2012
In the following recent announcement from the International Leadership Association, Barbara Kellerman is raising questions, many of which we have been trying to address in the pages of Integral Leadership Review for years now. Read the ad and then think with me about some of the key points she is making:
…The End of Leadership
Featuring Barbara Kellerman
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 | 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT Registration is free for ILA members and
Fresh Perspective / March 2012
Russ Volckmann
Russ: It has been all about seven months since we last talked. In the August issue of 2011 we had a conversation in which you were showing me how you were bringing Spiral Dynamics analysis in working both with business and in looking at the spread of the cartels in Mexico. So let’s see if we can spend a little time today catching up, what’s been happening since then.
Roberto: The war against crime …
Coda / March 2012
On the Integral Life website there is the “Loft Series,” a set of questions and answers between Ken and some individuals who have gone through the Core Integral program basic course. Two of these questions drew my attention:
Q2: How Do We Bring Integral Into the World? Question: “Considering the various problems that we all see around the world, how do …
Leadership Emerging / March 2012
I am taking something of a departure from my normal practice of providing highlights of a series of books related to the study and practice of leadership. I have found one chapter in one book to be so meaningful to me that I want to share it with you in some detail and add some of my own perspectives. I will offer some brief comments on a second book.
Before …
Fresh Perspective / January 2012
Russ Volckmann
James O’Dea is one of those people who hasn’t just talked about peace. He has had a career that has been dedicated to peace and human rights. He has a fascinating career with 
organizations that I’ve supported through donations and membership: Amnesty International and the Institute of Noetic Sciences. He was the CEO of the Seva Foundation. He is also a member of the Evolutionary Leaders group spearheaded by Deepak Chopra. Wikipedia reports: …
Coda / January 2012
…Do you think you can just take over the universe and improve it?
I do not believe it can be done
The Universe is sacred
You cannot improve it
If you try to change it, you will ruin it.
If you try to hold it, you will lose it.
So sometimes things are ahead and sometimes things are behind;
Sometimes breathing is hard, sometimes it comes easily;
Sometimes there is strength and sometimes weakness;
Sometimes
Leadership Emerging / January 2012
[These brief explorations of books, articles and other content are intended to provide a flavor for their contents and an opportunity for me to seek out elements that are tributaries to the integral, developmental, transdisciplinary ocean of thought that I have being critical to our futures. I ask forgiveness if any of my comments seem to convey a lack of respect. To move toward that ocean of thought I hope we can draw on the …
Intern
Dave Houglum is originally from Soldotna, Alaska. He completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Pacific Lutheran University and a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Leadership from Gonzaga University. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Gonzaga University’s Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies and is completing his dissertation titled, “An Exploration of the Essence of Servant Leadership in Experiential, International Service-Learning in Zambia.” Dave desires to be a leadership scholar and …
Intern
Kathleen Huggins has an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management and is currently pursuing her PhD in the Gonzaga University Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies, an interdisciplinary program dedicated to educating the whole person. After a successful career in business as a Human Resources professional, Christian minister, and educator, Kathleen is now turning her attention and energies to consulting, mentoring, writing, and editing. She currently serves as the lead administrator of the Center for Scholarly …