Our understanding of ‘leadership’ goes beyond the traditional view of heroic individuals who lead their followers to include the many individual and collective processes that inspire and pragmatically enable people, organizations and societies to work together towards a more wise, just and sustainable civilization.
These leadership processes include social entrepreneurship in civil society, business and government, coaching and consulting, process facilitation and team work, project and organizational management, education and training, communications and networking, negotiation and conflict transformation to name but a few. In our experience all of these innovative ‘social technologies’ can be significantly enhanced by integrating both the ‘depth’ and ‘breadth’ of what we call ‘global’ leadership towards personal and societal sustainability.
These are some of the fundamental questions that inspire our vision:
- How can we develop and connect the inner and outer dimensions of our work and leadership?
- How can we find truly pragmatic ways to resolve the world’s challenges without compromising the depth of our inspiration and aspiration?
How can we sustain our commitments in the world and avoid burn out, and balance those commitments with the responsbilities to our local and national community, as well as to our personal and family life?
How do leaders shaped by one cultural context learn to respect and interact effectively with leaders shaped by another, very different culture?
