Download or read book The Contemplative Leader written by Patrick Boland and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2024-01-16 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most effective leaders are deeply aware of how their presence impacts every dimension of their leadership. This guide shows leaders in any organization how to move beyond the daily noise of your environment and connect with people to bring about change where it matters most. Featuring interviews with world-renowned leaders, from Richard Rohr (contemplative teacher) to Margaret Wheatley (author of Leadership and the New Science) and Matthew McCarthy (former CEO of Ben & Jerry’s), this book provides a framework for understanding how best to connect with who we are and with those whom we lead. In The Contemplative Leader, psychotherapist, leadership consultant, and executive coach Patrick Boland integrates ancient wisdom with scientific research. He introduces psychological models, anecdotes, reflective questions, and innovative practices that outline how to: Re-envision leadership as something that takes account of the breadth of human experience Uncover the narratives that have shaped us so we can embrace our whole self (false self and true self) Focus on both the financials and the people, the results and the road that gets us there, the personal benefits and the impact on the wider organization and community Whether you are a seasoned leader in need of a reset to connect with what’s most important, new to leadership and looking for some “soul” work to do to develop authentic influence, or seeking to integrate beneficial practices into your active roles inside and outside of work, The Contemplative Leader is a comprehensive guide to shaping relationships and systems to use your power and influence for good.
Download or read book International Explorations of Contemplative Leadership in Catholic Education written by Merylann "Mimi" J. Schuttloffel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the model of contemplative Catholic school leadership as an influence on faith-formation cultures within the Catholic school, and it demonstrates the impact of cultural factors on Catholic identity formation. By integrating reflection and Catholic values with a leader’s decision-making process, the model described in this volume seeks coherence between the leader’s faith beliefs and their behaviors. Including five unique, international case studies, this research emphasizes the character of the school leader—including faith identity—as the principal architect of the school’s culture.
Download or read book Silent Leaders written by Jan Birchfield and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many leaders assume that chronic stress is unavoidable, a price that we must pay in a global economy. Silent Leaders challenges this myth, exploring how we might use the relentless pace of our lives as motivation to find greater inner clarity and a deeper calm within. By so doing, we more consistently access creativity and innovation, hone our capacity for vision, increase emotional and intuitive intelligence, and deepen our character. Thus, we awaken our highest potential, becoming our best self.
Download or read book Contemplative Leadership Formation written by Pam Bush and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Explorations of Contemplative Leadership in Catholic Education written by Merylann "Mimi" J. Schuttloffel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-04-17 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the model of contemplative Catholic school leadership as an influence on faith-formation cultures within the Catholic school, and it demonstrates the impact of cultural factors on Catholic identity formation. By integrating reflection and Catholic values with a leader’s decision-making process, the model described in this volume seeks coherence between the leader’s faith beliefs and their behaviors. Including five unique, international case studies, this research emphasizes the character of the school leader—including faith identity—as the principal architect of the school’s culture.
Download or read book Contemplative Leadership in the Workplace written by Steven W. Trimble and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exploratory research project investigated contemplative leadership as experienced by seven people out of 22, who attended a multi-day seminar on the subject at a major university. Little has been written about contemplative leadership as applied to business and none of this prior research has presented a process for leading from a contemplative perspective. People in today's workplace teams are faced with complex problems that require breakthrough solutions, i.e., approaches that transcend current paradigms. Business leaders need an effective leadership process. A prime example is the area of project management. Participants of the seminar experienced such breakthroughs; however, no process theory was provided to help participants replicate these results either in other seminars or in their workplaces. This research project results in a notional model for this process. Through heuristic research methods, 12 seminar themes are identified. These themes are used to construct the following 7-step contemplative leadership process: (1) establish intention, (2) create a generative space, (3) guide individuals through personal transformations, (4) guide the group through a group transformation, (5) use dialogue to lead the group to a breakthrough regarding the intention, (6) administer follow-through, and (7) verify that the results satisfy the intention. Transformation is defined as a change in worldview and/or way of being by a person or group. the researcher's experience of successfully applying contemplative leadership to project management is also explored. Specific contemplative leadership methods such as silence, deep listening, storytelling, and dialogue are identified for overcoming the major reasons why projects fail as reported in the literature. Specific examples of how the contemplative leadership model was used to revive three failing teams at a major aerospace firm are included. A comparison of research results to some of the management and leadership theories prevalent in the literature is also provided. Recommendations include future research into the effect of increasing the number and diversity of seminar interviewees, the impact of changing the seminar duration, a more detailed study of the use of contemplative leadership in project management, and the relationship between contemplative leadership traits and process.
Download or read book Contemplative Leadership for Entrepreneurial Organizations written by Nancy Eggert and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1998-09-24 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Synthesizing elements from linguistics, philosophy, and the histories of science and spirituality, Dr. Eggert opens the door to new ways of thinking, perceiving, valuing, inquiring, and acting for leaders of entrepreneurial organizations. She maintains that the mainstream leadership paradigm both opens and closes possibilities for inspired leadership. Today's leaders need an alternative because the dominant leadership paradigm is no longer serving them well. Her book illustrates the contemplative tradition, exemplified by the 14th century mystic Meister Eckhart, and offers a set of fundamental assumptions about organizational life that can serve as precisely the sort of alternative paradigm needed to challenge the current logical-rational paradigm inherited from the Enlightenment. Indeed, by adopting the contemplative style of leadership, management in today's often distraught organizations will find new, more effective ways to approach today's very special, and wicked, organizational problems. Dr. Eggert explores leadership styles that would arise from the comtemplative paradigm. Her book first considers several classics such as Thomas Kuhn's The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Kenneth Boulding's Images, and Gareth Morgan's Images of Organizations that illustrate and explain how our basic set of operating assumptions affect how we think, inquire, value, perceive, and act—highlighting certain aspects and obscuring others in accordance with the reigning paradigm. Alternative paradigms, Eggert argues, offer alternative and additional ways of thinking and acting that bear on today's wicked problems—the chronic, unwieldy, malignant tangles that bedevil organizations today. Using the contemplative experience itself as a key metaphor for the contemplative paradigm, the second section of the book uses theologian Matthew Fox's work on medieval German mystic Meister Eckhart to identify and map the underlying assumptions of the contemplative approach to life. The focus then shifts to Contemplative Leadership, the style of leadership that would flow from contemplative assumptions. Eggert's book is fascinating, important reading for people with management responsibilities in today's public and private sector organizations.
Download or read book Boundless Leadership written by Joe Loizzo and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner Realize your fullest leadership potential, claim your boldest vision, and prioritize the well-being of your team and world with this new science-based approach to leadership. Boundless Leadership provides a complete and systematic roadmap to finding meaning in your work, realizing your full leadership potential, and inspiring your team with resilience, innovation, compassion and confidence. Contemplative psychotherapist Joe Loizzo, MD, PhD, and executive advisor Elazar Aslan, MBA, PCC, offer a new science-based vision of leadership that prescribes disciplines of mind, heart, and body to help leaders cultivate clarity, compassion and fearlessness for themselves and throughout their organization. Boundless Leadership offers accessible, real world applications to bring ease to leading oneself and others, and provides examples from the authors' experience with clients, including CEOs of multi-billion-dollar businesses, entrepreneurs and managers trying to balance the complex challenges of work and life in our interdependent age. Each section includes a range of practices based on neuropsychology and contemplative science, including guided meditations to improve focus and awareness, cultivate empathy and compassion, and build fearlessness and flow. Each section also offers a practical application to ease daily challenges, including clarifying intentions for better decision-making, improving accountability and responsibility for better team collaboration, and embodying purpose to optimize impact on one’s organization and society at large. Boundless Leadership is especially needed during this explosion of remote working and provides advice and guidance to remain productive and joyful when your work environment is in flux. Whether you're a CEO, manager, team leader, consultant, coach, social entrepreneur or community activist, this book offers the tools you need to clarify your vision, lead others, and ignite positive change in the world--giving you a much needed advantage in today’s fast-paced digital age.
Download or read book Be Still written by Jane E. Vennard and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many people long for a deeper relationship with God, yearning for silence in a noisy world and a respite from busyness. Written for lay and ordained leaders who wish to bring the gift of space and silence to members who feel called to the contemplative journey, the book introduces the purpose of retreats, provides a theological and biblical understanding of the model, and offers guidance for designing and leading these gatherings. Sample retreats, a design for home retreats, and suggested resources are included.
Download or read book A Narrative Inquiry Into Contemplative Leadership written by Cui Ying Gao and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research explores the link between the practice of contemplation and its influence on leadership. It investigates how the interiority of the leader can shape the style and quality of leadership practice. This research has as its ultimate goal the provision of a deeper understanding of contemplative leadership, its concepts, characteristics, challenges, and opportunities; and it shows how contemplative leadership can be realistically lived and demonstrated in an organisational setting. The literature includes an overview of the historical development of leadership theories, an exploration of the history and development of the Christian contemplative tradition, and a review of the principal assumptions of contemplative leadership. The qualitative research methodology used was that of narrative inquiry by way of in-depth, semi-structured interviewing. The interview participants were a purposively chosen, information rich, non-probability group. Sixteen leaders who have a contemplative orientation to their life and work participated in the in-depth interviews. The study finds that to be a more authentic and effective leader, a major task is nurturing a disciplined contemplative life through developing an intimate relationship with God. The findings also provide an insight into the multifaceted reality of contemplative leadership including its concepts, characteristics, challenges, and opportunities. Further findings are described under the following themes: contemplation is transformative; contemplation and leadership are complementary; contemplative leadership can promote a good organizational culture. A new model of contemplative leadership is also presented with the hope of providing the language and a theoretical and practical framework necessary to inform and guide prospective leaders and future leadership development.
Download or read book The Gospel of Leadership written by Ryan Krupa and published by Booklocker.com. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an odyssey into the truth of leadership's nature and essence. It is written in a contemplative style and uses dialogue to exercise a leader's will, intelligence, and spirit using dialogue, meditation, and contemplation.
Download or read book The Inner Chapel written by Becky Eldredge and published by Loyola Press. This book was released on 2020-04-07 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2021 Illumination Book Awards, Gold Medal: Spirituality What is the “inner chapel”? The place within where God meets us. We can trust God—and we can trust in God’s promises to us, including: We are never alone. We are loved--unconditionally. We have a companion in our suffering. Each of us has a unique call. But how do we experience all that God has given us? By going to the inner chapel, that sacred place within each person where God waits to love us unconditionally. There, God gives us all we need to find our way to a life of hope instead of despair, peace instead of continued restlessness, and joy instead of anxiety. Becky Eldredge offers readers down-to-earth stories, prayer experiences to try, and enthusiastic encouragement for spiritual growth and a deeper friendship with God. The Inner Chapel will inspire individuals but also provide excellent material for small groups and people going on retreat.
Download or read book Contemplative Vision written by Juliet Benner and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Docent Juliet Benner began showing people how to meditate on Christian art treasures, which led to her much-beloved "O Taste and See" columns from the spiritual formation journal Conversations, now expanded into this book. In each chapter you'll encounter a passage of Scripture and a corresponding piece of art to lead you in a new experience of prayer in God's presence.
Download or read book The Contemplative Pastor written by Eugene H. Peterson and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1993 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peterson, who has been gaining a growing reputation as a "pastor's pastor", speaks words of wisdom and refreshment for pastors caught in the busy-ness of preaching, teaching, and "running the church". Chapters include poetic reflections on the Beatitudes, advice on spiritual direction "between Sundays", and the language of prayer.
Download or read book At Your Best written by Carey Nieuwhof and published by WaterBrook. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A perceptive and practical book about why our calendars so rarely reflect our priorities and what we can do to regain control.”—ADAM GRANT “Carey’s book will help you reorganize your life. And then you can share a copy with someone you care about.”—SETH GODIN You deserve to stop living at an unsustainable pace. An influential podcaster and thought leader shows you how. Overwhelmed. Overcommitted. Overworked. That’s the false script an inordinate number of people adopt to be successful. Does this sound familiar: ● Slammed is normal. ● Distractions are everywhere. ● Life gets reduced to going through the motions. Tired of living that way? At Your Best gives you the strategies you need to win at work and at home by living in a way today that will help you thrive tomorrow. Influential podcast host and thought leader Carey Nieuwhof understands the challenges of constant pressure. After a season of burnout almost took him out, he discovered how to get time, energy, and priorities working in his favor. This approach freed up more than one thousand productive hours a year for him and can do the same for you. At Your Best will help you ● replace chronic exhaustion with deep productivity ● break the pattern of overpromising and never accomplishing enough ● clarify what matters most by restructuring your day ● master the art of saying no, without losing friends or influence ● discover why vacations and sabbaticals don’t really solve your problems ● develop a personalized plan to recapture each day so you can break free from the trap of endless to-dos Start thriving at work and at home as you discover how to be at your best.
Download or read book The Leader s Character written by Dr. Gregory L. Cruell and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-02-28 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department Of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms defines responsibility as, the obligation to carry forward an assigned task to a successful conclusion. With responsibility comes authority to direct and take the necessary action to ensure success. Simply put, the practicing and developing leader has the ability to respond." This book is about the leader's responsibility to never stop reinforcing and developing character that people want to follow. No organization is going to place someone in a position of responsibility without trusting or believing that the leader possesses the character and necessary ability for successful accomplishment of it's most important task; leading the organization's people.
Download or read book Courageous Leadership written by Bill Hybels and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2002 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The founding and senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church shares the passionate cry of his heart: the local church is the hope of the world and its future rests in the hands of its leaders.
