August 2006
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Leading Comments
Leading Comments
Russ Volckmann
Your assistance would be deeply appreciated. I wish to express my deepest gratitude to those who have chosen to provide voluntary contributions to support the publication of the Integral Leadership Review. My goal is to continue to make the work of those contributing to the development of Integral Leadership theory and applications accessible to all. When […]
Leadership Quote
Leadership Quote
Editor
“The interaction between leaders and followers does not take place in a vacuum. It is embedded in a historical or cultural context. It has an institutional setting. And these surrounding circumstances substantially affect not only the nature of the interaction but also the leadership attributes that are effective.” ~James W. Gardner (1990). On Leadership. New York: […]
Leadership Coaching Tips
Leadership Coaching Tip
Russ Volckmann
Reflection I recently read somewhere (the source has momentarily escaped me – but the quote rangers are on the hunt already) that top executives make sure to include time for reflection in their daily activities. That reflection takes many forms: alone time to read, write, journal and the like; meditation; walking a golf course or […]
Fresh Perspective
Fresh Perspective: Development and the Entrepreneur as Leader: An Interview with Harry M. Lasker
Russ Volckmann
When I discovered Harry Lasker and a hint of the scope of his work and contributions, I asked him if we could do an interview. I wanted to review his early research with Jane Loevinger’s developmental model (that is at the heart of Susann Cook-Greuter’s Leadership Development Profile and is used by Bill Torbert and his […]
Dialogue
Dialogue: Integral Theory into Integral Action , Part 1
Mark Edwards and Russ Volckmann
The following material is the beginning of a dialogue between Mark Edwards and Russ Volckmann about integral theory, maps, models and their applications. The focus will be on concepts and relationships among concepts and the like. However, this discussion takes place with the hope of making two contributions. The first is to the development and evolution of […]
Feature Articles
Feature Article: Why Spiritual Intelligence Is Essential to Mature Leadership
Cindy Wigglesworth
The life conditions and problems we face as a species, as countries, as organizations and as individuals demand increasing complex/elegant solutions. The type of mature leader who can respond to such situations is a “Tier 2” leader—embodying an advanced stage of personal development. These high levels of adult development are inseparably linked to spiritual intelligence. […]
Feature Article: Teaching vs. Preaching: The Power of Using Key Distinctions in Integral Leadership Development
Brian Whetten, Ph.D., M.A.
Summary One of the defining hallmarks of “second stage” integral thinking is the ability to move beyond seeing our current developmental stage as the “one true stage” that “should” be used by everyone. Yet the process through which myself and many others have embraced integral theory is much like a religious conversion experience. In my […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: Clearings in the Forest: On the Study of Leadership
Russ Volckmann
Summary Nathan Harter, Clearings in the Forest: On the Study of Leadership. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press. Books on the study of leadership, rather than advice to those who want to be leaders, are rare. To find one that is aware of the multiple aspects of the study and practice of leadership is also rare. […]
Book Review: More Magic of Metaphor: Stories for Leaders, Influencers and Motivators
Russ Volckmann
Summary Nick Owen. (2004). More Magic of Metaphor: Stories for Leaders, Influencers and Motivators. Carmarthen, Wales, UK: Crown House Publishing Ltd. Owen’s first volume, the Magic of Metaphor includes 77 stories for teachers, trainers and thinkers. It is in its sixth printing and has been published in five languages. I must confess, despite my life’s experience […]
Announcements
Announcements
Russ Volckmann
Integral Notes In the current issue of this newsletter is an interview with Alan Mulally, CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Subscriptions to this newsletter are also available. http://kaipagroup.com/newsletter/June2006_newsletter.html ^––––––– ^ Generating Transformative Change in Human Systems, beginning October 2, 2006. For those who are ready to transform their lives and their work, with an on-going, […]
Coda
Coda, Integral Leadership Review , August 2006
Russ Volckmann
Spiral Dynamics provides a developmental perspective that, when applied with an understanding of other variables, can be very, very useful. The problem is that, like any model or approach, it has been adapted or rigidified or just simply misunderstood. Below are descriptions of two invaluable tools for comprehending this useful perspective, this useful theory. Taken […]
Coda: Clare W. Graves (2005) The Never Ending Quest Christopher C. Cowan and Natasha Todorovic, eds. Santa Barbara, C A: ECLET Press
Russ Volckmann
The editors have taken scraps of material and the products of extensive search efforts to assemble the pieces of this approximation of Clare Graves’ “last work.” Graves was injured in an accident and because of additional complications failed to finish the book. Working with a table of contents, Graves’ hand written notes and other material […]
Letters
Letters
Editor
Letters Hi Russ. I have just read your web site and recent interview with the authors of Leadership Agility. A Conversation with Bill Joiner and Steve Joseph. I really enjoyed it and kept wondering of course if I had attained their ultimate level of leadership Agility…(It’s now 5am here in Sydney and my birthday June […]