Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit

ISBN-13: 9780470619001 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 304 str.

Lee G. Bolman; Terrence E. Deal

Opis

A new edition of the bestselling book on finding one's personal path to leadership Leading with Soul has inspired thousands of readers since its publication more than a decade ago. Far ahead of its time, the book illuminated the deeply personal journey to leadership. Now, in this new and revised edition, the authors update a timeless spiritual message in the light of the turmoil of recent years? including recession, the spread of global terrorism, and ethics scandals? as well as new insights from the literature of spirituality and work.

• Bolman and Deal are the co-authors of the bestselling book Reframing Organizations, now in its 4th edition
• Explores in greater depth the concepts of love, power, and significance as relates to leadership

This completely revised story of an executive and his quest for deeper meaning continues to point the way to a more fulfilling work experience.

Spis treści

Prelude

In Search of Soul and Spirit 3

The Search

1. The Heart of Leadership Lives in the Hearts of Leaders 15

2. The Human Heart Is More Than a Pump 25

3. The Journey of a Soul 29

4. Discovering New Teachers 33

INTERLUDE 1: Reclaiming Your Soul 39

Conviction

5. A Place to Start 53

6. Vicissitudes of the Journey 59

INTERLUDE 2: Leaning Into Your Fear: The Courage of Conviction 65

Gifts

7. Gifts of Leadership 75

8. Authorship 83

9. Love 89

10. Power 97

11. Signifi cance 103

12. Corporate Community 111

INTERLUDE 3: Community and the Cycle of Giving 121

Sharing

13. Summoning the Magic of Stories 147

14. Lifting Our Voices in Song 155

15. Celebrating Shared Icons 163

INTERLUDE 4: Expressing the Spirit 169

A New Life

16. The Twilight of Leadership 179

17. Deep Refuge 187

INTERLUDE 5: The Cycle of the Spirit 191

18. The Legacy 203

Postlude

Soul at Work 209

Continuing a Spirited Dialogue 237

Notes 267

Recommended Readings 277

Acknowledgments 283

The Authors 289

Write to the Authors 291

O autorze

LEE G. BOLMAN holds the Marion Bloch/Missouri Chair in Leadership at the Bloch School of Business and Public Administration at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.

TERRENCE E. DEAL is the former Irving R.Melbo Professor of Education at the University of Southern California′s Rossier School of Education and coauthor of sixteen books.

Blurb

LEADING WITH SOUL

Since the first edition of Leading with Soul was published in 1995, its inspiring message has become even more urgent and timely in a world horrified by the events of 9/11, enraged by the hubris of business hotshots who triggered a world–wide economic crisis, and infuriated by limp, misguided responses to floods, oil spills, and nuclear catastrophes. Now more than ever we need courageous leaders with soul.

Leading with Soul invites world–weary managers on a journey in search of one′s personal path to leadership and offers hope for reconnecting work and spirit. In this new and thoroughly revised edition of their classic work, Lee Bolman and Terrence Deal update a timeless spiritual message in the light of the turmoil of recent years as well as adding new insights from the literature of spirituality and work. As the authors explain, "Soul is personal and unique, grounded in the depths of individual experience. Spirit is transcendent and all embracing. It is the universal source, the oneness of all things."

At the heart of the book is the compelling story of a dispirited executive on his quest to find something deeper than rational plans and a focus on the bottom line. His story points the way to more rewarding work and more vibrant and spirited organizations. Bolman and Deal use this engaging parable to show how we can develop a life and livelihood that center on meaning, purpose, joy, and a sense of contribution to the greater community. By embarking on a new path, we can transform our lives and livelihoods to become truly enriched and spiritually fulfilled.