Leading Beyond the Ego

Knights, John; Grant, Danielle; Young, Greg

doi:10.4324/9781315178806

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“…The intermediate stage of the journey (Knights et al , 2018, Ch2 – 11) brings leaders to a level where they are Robust, Emotionally Aware Leaders (REAL-2) . At this level, they possess a high level of emotional intelligence, and understand that sustainable performance can only be achieved by having the right kind of organisational culture.…”

Section: Step By Step – Intermediate Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The advanced stage of the journey (Knights et al , 2018, Ch12-21) will take leaders towards becoming Radical, Ethically Authentic Leaders (REAL-3) , that is Transpersonal Leaders. This advanced journey is primarily about bringing our values, beliefs and purpose to full consciousness, and then acting on them by using the new and improved behaviours we have already learned in during the intermediate stage, and other behaviours we still need to learn, in order to manage our ego.…”

Section: Step By Step – Advanced Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…resilience, humility, motivation) to achieve. Continuous development can be aided by following transpersonal practices, which themselves are based on the complex-adaptive system of nature (Miller and Page, 2007; Zohar, 2016), by connecting with the various stages of human development (Kegan, 1982; Garvey Berger, 2006) and by using the evolution of intelligences as a guide (Knights et al , 2018 – Figure 21.2).…”

Section: Step By Step – Advanced Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…And no one can achieve that without continuous personal and professional development. We call them Transpersonal Leaders (Knights et al , 2018).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…What we have developed over the last 20 years is a programme that uses state-of-the-art blended learning together with a process of learning that is in the most effective order to encourage embedding of the learning and the forming of new habits (Knights et al , 2018 – Ch22).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Developing 21st century leaders, a complete new process

Knights¹,

Grant²,

Young³

2020

JWAM

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PurposeIt is becoming more generally accepted that there is a need to develop a new kind of leader to meet the needs of our 21st century VUCA world. The bookcases are full of volumes that describe “what” great leaders should do, but “how” to develop such leaders is usually limited to a macro or systemic solution rather than focusing on granular behavioural change of the individual. This paper describes the qualities and characteristics of Transpersonal Leaders, then focuses on developing these leaders through a new coaching process and finally explains how experienced coaches can be trained to coach these leaders.Design/methodology/approachOur research over the last 20 years of working with leaders individually and in teams has focused on this issue. We have been developing “21st century ready” leaders, referred to as Transpersonal Leaders, for over 10 years in teams, but only recently have we been developing such leaders through a new coaching process. We have also developed a methodology that codifies the development of Transpersonal Leaders which, in turn, allows us to replicate the programme by training other professionals, potentially in large numbers.FindingsGraduates of the Transpersonal Coach Training Programme say that it has been a transformational personal experience, enabling them to take their leader clients to a new level. Leaders who have been coached say the programme has equipped them to learn a practical approach to becoming an authentic, ethical, caring and more effective leader.Originality/valueThis is a unique approach to coaching leaders but based on proven learning principles.

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Section: Step By Step – Intermediate Stagementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Step By Step – Advanced Stagementioning

confidence: 99%