Monthly Archives: November 2011

More Fresh Perspective: Ken Wilber and Raquel Torrent in Denver

Fresh Perspective / October 2011

Ken Wilber, American philosopher, has been a prolific writer and contributor of Integral Theory in relation to self development and application across all domains of human activity.

Raquel Torrent, founder and former President of the Spanish Integral Association (2005) and founder of the Spanish Integral Conferences (continuing from 2003), visited Ken Wilber at his home in Denver, Colorado, USA. One purpose of this fourth visit to Mr. Wilber was to conduct this interview. Ms. Torrent, in …

Book Review: Innovative Leadership

Book Reviews / October 2011

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Maureen Metcalf & Mark Palmer. . Innovative Leadership Fieldbook. Tucson, AZ: Integral Publishers.

James L. Ritchie-Dunham

What is interesting about this book? One of my favorite papers on “interesting” suggests that showing what seems to be complicated and disparate is actually straightforward and connected is interesting (Davis, 1971). The world of leadership development is definitely ready for a “straightforward and connected” contribution, and Metcalf and Palmer make it with the Innovative Leadership Fieldbook (ILF).…

Notes from the Field: Theory and Practice, Dallas and Pleasant Hill

Notes from the Field / October 2011

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About Spiral Dynamics, Critical Realism and Integral Theory

Lisa Jaya Waters

September was a month of interesting events: The final week of the Integral Leadership Collaborative Conference in which I played a minor role, but learned a great deal. The Spiral Dynamics Integral (SDi) Level 1 Certification with Don Beck in Dallas, TX was held September 6^th – September 8^th. Finally, A fascinating and inaugural, first of its kind, event within the Integral …

Fresh Perspective: Spiral Interventions with Dr. Don Beck

Fresh Perspective / October 2011

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Dr. Don Beck s best known as the coauthor of the book, Spiral Dynamics. He has traveled the world with his compelling messages about the application of spiral dynamics to reframing how we define issues and understand the people involved in them. His work has taken him to South Africa, Palestine and Israel, Germany, Iceland, the Netherlands, Denmark, France and many other countries. In addition he has worked with corporations in the United States. His …

Announcements: Arizona, California, Colorado, Czech Republic, Peru, New Zealand, Nigeria, South Africa,Spain, United Kingdom

Announcements / October 2011

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The New National Collegiate Leadership Association!

The National Collegiate Leadership Association is an organization for any college student interested in leadership development. Membership benefits include:

Monthly webinars focused on particular leadership topics
Monthly Leaders Live! sessions with community leaders
Access to an ePortfolio
Online topical discussions
Best practices sharing
Discounted rate for the National Collegiate Leadership Conference

More information and the membership application can be found at www.nclalead.org. Questions can be directed to nclalead@gmail.com or …

Book Review: Working for Good

Book Reviews / October 2011

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Jeff Klein. Working for Good: Making a Difference While Making a Living. Boulder CO: Sounds True, 2009.

Russ Volckmann

Not so long ago when I thought of what kind of training would best develop individuals for leader roles, I looked to people like Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner or institutions like The Center for Creative Leadership for examples that I could learn from, adapt, share with clients. Increasingly, as I have been trying to …

Leading Comments: Interesting Times

Leading Comments / October 2011

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“May your children live in interesting times!”
—Curse of Uncertain Origin

Another variant is “May you live in interesting times!”

In either case, the point is made. We do live in interesting times. And these are both wonderful and more than a little scary. I need to spell out the global evidence for this claim. Rather, I will just bring it home to Integral Leadership Review. Our interesting times includes recent successes with the Integral …

Leadership Emerging: Six Works of Leaders and Leadership

Leadership Emerging / October 2011

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Steven Denning. The Leader’s Guide to Storytelling: Mastering the Art and Discipline of Business Narrative, Revised and Updated. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2011.

I consider the book to be a classic and welcome Denning’s update.

Essentially he is offering guidance in oral communication. His suggestions mainly apply to using stories or business narrative in performing in a leader role effectively. He covers topics like making sure the story you tell fits the current context. He …

2010 Integral Leadership Review Book Awards

Book Reviews / October 2011

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It took a long time to decide on the awards this year. Well, we could have done it sooner, but we didn’t. Part of the challenge was choosing between two outstanding books. If you are interested in integral, interested in leading and leadership in organizations, interested in reading about these things, these two – yes, two (we couldn’t choose which one) – are must reads. Congratulations to the authors, Donna Ladkin and Mark Edwards.

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CODA: Steve Jobs – In Memorium

Coda / October 2011

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What has Steve Jobs got to do with Integral Leadership, you ask? I am not sure I can fully answer that nor do I want to take the time now to do so. The point is that Steve Jobs is dead. This man touched the lives of so very many of us, even those of you who still think that in the long run owning a non-Apple computer is less expensive and those of you who …