Feature Article: Palestine Speaks in Colors: Unraveling the Deep Cultural Codes and Designing Integral Solutions.
Feature Articles / March 2007
Feature Articles / March 2007
Leadership Emerging / March 2007
In this issue we take a look at a new book by Porras et al. and some recent articles in Harvard Business Review.
Jerry Porras, Steward Emery and Mark Thompson,
Success Built to Last: Creating a Life That Matters.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Wharton School Publishing (Pearson Education, Inc.), 2007.
Feature Articles / March 2007
Any attempt at developing a comprehensive or general theory of leadership must deal with a wide variety of factors, contexts, variables, and conditions. Development of more limited theories should include an understanding of the place such theories take in a broader context. Further, efforts at developing and implementing research programs on leadership must take into account those same factors, contexts, variables, and conditions even though the research might address only one, two, or a few of them. …
Leadership Coaching Tips / March 2007
I understand “Coaching Tips” as highly generic suggestions thought to apply to all kinds of clients. From an adult-developmental perspective, such suggestions should be specific to different levels of social-emotional and cognitive maturity, measured by semi-structured interview (Laske, 2006). The notion is that generic coaching tips need to be customized to the developmental “size of person” of the client.
Below, I am taking a stab at formulating some developmental Coaching Tips specifically geared to “leadership coaching,” …
Fresh Perspective / March 2007
Feature Articles / March 2007
Mark Koltko-Rivera
Review of General Psychology, 2004, 8(1), pp. 3-58
In our approaches to exploring the multi-faceted aspects of the subject of leadership, an important developmental concept is that of worldview. This paper seeks to introduce a cogent exploration of this important topic and recommend key questions related to the subject of leadership. When guiding groups toward goals, leaders deal with issues not only of competence, but also personalities and group dynamics. An …
Feature Articles / March 2007
This article summarizes the life of Marsilio Ficino, a philosopher, priest and scholar, and his profound influence on the Renaissance. The major events and achievements of Ficino’s work are described along with his physical characteristics, personality and life style. Marsilio Ficino translated the major works of Plato and other ancient philosophers and convinced the leading thinkers of the Catholic church to modify their view of the relationship of reason to belief. He also helped redefine the ‘human being’ in …
Leading Comments / March 2007
Are you really paying serious attention to what this is all about? Maybe not, because I have not always been clear about that in my own mind and behavior, much less in my words to you.
First, let me say that it is extremely gratifying that we have over 1675 subscribers in more than thirty countries. The support shown for this project is encouraging. In addition to subscribers we have the support of a growing number of leaders in …
Feature Articles / March 2007
Announcements / March 2007
International Leadership Association’s Calendar of Leadership Dates and Events
For an excellent source for leadership conferences Integral Leadership Review recommends:
http://www.ilanet.org/Calendar/View_Month.asp?EventMonth=3&EventYear=2007
Adizes Institute
The 29th International Adizes Convention
July 1 to July 3 (closed session for qualified and certified associates)
July 3rd (opening dinner) until July 5 night (open convention to all.)
July 6 and 7, we will have an open, post-convention visit to …