Introduction
In a general sense leaders “lead, inspire, and/or organize” people to form beliefs or take actions and theories of leadership cover a wide range of concerns, including management, organizational transformation, character development and psycho-social motivation. For this article I take a particular meaning or slice within the numerous goals and skill sets entailed by “leadership,” i.e., leadership as supporting knowledge-building, new mental models and meaning generation. These three facets of leadership are closely intertwined.
Leaders advocate particular models of, …
A fundamental tenet of Integral Theory places the role of myth at an early stage of development both individually and collectively. Those who allow myths to dictate and dominate their lives are deemed to be operating at a pre-rational level of cognition. One of the major criticisms of the New Age Movement is that it has resurrected the myths of ancient times and posited them as being the answer to all that ails us in these post-modern times and beyond. 
One way or another, we are all both leaders and followers. The value of an integral understanding of leaders and followers seems to have become heightened commensurate with a dramatic increase in the uncertainty and complexity involved in doing business throughout the world, especially since 9/11. To complicate matters further and create even more stress in our organizations, our workers are better-educated and consequently less amenable to top-down one-way direction, unless, perhaps, in emergency situations. Most people want to