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Fresh Perspectives: Leadership as a System Phenomenon, An Interview with Wessel Ganzevoort
Wessel Ganzevoort is past Chairman of KPMG Europe and is Professor of Organizational Dynamics and Innovation at the University of Amsterdam. He is a member of the Integral Leadership Review’s Integral Leadership…
The Confusion of Tongues by Gustav Doré (1865) Leida Schuringa 1. Introduction The Netherlands has a traditional interest in the participation of civilians, and even more is being expected from this approach…
Leadership Cartoon: Bill Bates
California Newspaper Publishers Award winner and two-time Pulitzer Prize Nominee Bill Bates produces weekly cartoons for the Carmel Pine Cone and political cartoons for the Monterey County Herald. Five-thousnd of his pen and…
Feature Article: Leadership and the Interpenetration of Structure and State Stages: A Subjective Exposé
So much of my own experience of myself is that of intellectual epiphany, not necessarily always correct, but often self-satisfying. I feel like a 10-year-old, or a teenager – certain…
Notes from the Field: Tryggare och Mänskligare Göteborg: An Interview with Borghild Håkansson
Tryggare och Mänskligare Göteborg—A safer and more humane Göteborg—is an innovative approach to urban crime prevention and safety promotion. The authorities in the city of Göteborg established a council for…
Leadership Coaching Tip: Organizational Challenges in Leadership –Defensive Routines
“When you stand up for what you believe is right, you must have the courage to acknowledge your actions and face the consequences.”~ Mahatma K. Gandhi As a 21st Century…
Book Review: Theory U: Leading From the Future as it Emerges—The Social Technology of Presencing
C. Otto Scharmer, Theory U: Leading From the Future as it Emerges—The Social Technology of Presencing. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Society for Organizational Learning, 2007, xxiv, 533 pages. Scharmer’s book on the ‘U…
Is Sex Necessary?—James Thurber Dedicated to the James McGregor Burns Academy of Leadership The following essay considers useful wisdom and knowledge for the practice, development, and study of leadership. Based…
Feature Article: Leadership as Opening Space
Introduction I have always been interested in the intangible, even ineffable aspects of life. This interest has guided a number of areas in my life, including my inquiries into leadership….
Notes from the Field: History of Radical Organisational Design Notes From London Integral Circle Salon Meeting 3rd Oct 07 Presentation of Research Material And Participants’ Comments
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Londonintegralcircle/ Original Introduction: **A History of Radical Organisations – through the lenses of the AQAL model** “The session’s goal is to introduce Organisational Design as a specific discipline for looking…