Category Archives: January 2012

Analytic-Network Coaching©: Coaching for Distributed ‘Eco’ Leadership and Organizational Change

Feature Articles / January 2012

 

Simon Western

Introduction

Organizations are changing fast, driven by emerging new technologies and globalization that makes our world smaller and more interdependent. Transnational corporations, population increase, new communication technologies, the demise of natural resources and climate change, new social networks and social movements, have all led to social and organizational changes that demand a new form of leadership.

The task and opportunity for those working in the leadership development field is to respond to these challenges.  “Leadership: a Critical …

Leading Comments: Some British Contributions to Integral Leadership

Leading Comments / January 2012

Nick Shannon

This issue of the Integral Leadership Review is brought to you from Great Britain. Although the names Great Britain and the United Kingdom (UK) are used interchangeably, technically the term Great Britain refers to the island occupied by England, Scotland and Wales, but does not include Northern Ireland, which is part of the UK. Britain’s position as an island on the edge of Europe and its close relations with the U.S.A. define it politically and set it apart …

Book Review: Buffalo Maps

Book Reviews / January 2012

Nick Obolensky. Complex Adaptive Leadership. Farnham, Surrey, England: Gower, 2010

Nick Shannon

In one of the appendices to this book, the author tells a story about Cheyenne Indian tribes whose initiation rights for young men included sending them out on a hunt for buffalos. Invariably such hunts were initially unsuccessful. Returning empty handed, initiates would be sent to the medicine man who would bolster their courage and confidence by providing a “magic” buffalo map, written on a piece of hide, …

Towards an Integrated Assessment of Leadership Potential

Feature Articles / January 2012

Maretha Prinsloo

Abstract

This paper focuses on the assessment of leadership potential in terms of a number of related philosophical, theoretical, and technical considerations. A critical evaluation of current assessment practice is followed by the introduction of alternative assessment methodologies and techniques aimed at measuring consciousness, cognition, and motivation. Practical guidelines for integrated and holistic leadership assessment, as well as the future of assessment, are also addressed.

1.     Introduction

The issue of leadership is central to the practice of industrial …

African Integral Development Network (AIDEN) with a New Approach to Effective Leadership for Africa

Supplement / January 2012

Welcome Address in 2011 African Integral Development Network (AIDEN)/University of Calabar International Conference on the theme Advancing into the 21st Century: Exploring Best Approaches to Effective Leadership for Africa, at Channel View Hotel, MCC Road Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria, November 16 – 18, 2011.

Etim Omini, FCAI
President, AIDEN

Today, we hold the second AIDEN International Conference in Calabar. We consider this very significant because Calabar has always played the role of a birth place for many revolutionary …

Integral Life Practice

Supplement / January 2012


Lillian Enyang Oyama

Introduction

Integral Life practice (ILP), as the name implies entails a conscious performance of deliberately chosen activities aimed at enhancing one’s life in a more profound, meaningful, and fulfilling way.  These activities/practices are specifically targeted at the four primary dimensions of the individual being or whole person – body, mind, spirit, and shadow. It has been said that

“The idea of the whole person goes back at least to the ancient Greeks. Most Greek thought, in fact,

Martin Ucik, Author of Integral Relationships, in Discourse with Integral New York

Notes from the Field / January 2012

Barbara Larisch and Robin Reinach

Does Integral make us happier? Martin Ucik questioned at the beginning of his presentation to Integral New York on Oct. 17, 2011. This issue hung in the air throughout Ucik’s presentation at iNY’s beautiful new home at One Spirit Interfaith on West 36th Street. Our long rectangular room was packed with double the usual number of participants, sitting in rows of chairs lined tightly together, instead of our usual loose circle. This swell in …

The Spiral Dance of Spiritual Growth: Navigating the Whitewater of Individuation and Belonging

Notes from the Field / January 2012

Michael Stern

When I arrived home in New York City back in September, my number one priority was to find the NYC Integral community and get involved. One of the first places my search led me to was One Spirit Learning Alliance. I recently enrolled in the Integral Mentors and Ministers program there, and my first experience as a student was a wonderful weekend of exploring and experiencing the many levels and interactions of Body, Mind, and Spirit.

I felt …

International Integral Journey with Coach Institute, Russia

Notes from the Field / January 2012

Alexander Savkin and Philipp Guzenuk

In October of 2011 the Coach Institute Russia, located in St. Petersburg, joined in partnership with our United States strategic partner Dana Carman, to host a two-week adventure in the US that we called the International Integral Journey. At Coach Institute we have been studying and practicing integral theory and its application to coaching and business consulting for the last six years. Two years ago, we realized that we wanted to become part of the …

The 4th Integral Meeting: Mindful Mind, Conscious Life – Gdańsk, Poland

Notes from the Field / January 2012

SPIN 2011
18-20th Nov. 2011

Ola Solawe

The Madness of Modern Life

In modern-day rapid changes, information overload, ever-growing complexity and chronic stress are “normal” state. On a global scale these take shape of unresolvable conflicts, whose reasons and possible solutions remain totally unknown. One example is the latest crisis, unfolding before our very eyes.

Fighting Against the Wind

We tend to cope with the madness of modern life in a few ways. Some of us try to keep up …