Leading Beyond the Ego (2^nd Ed.) How to Become a Transpersonal Leader

Building on the concept of Transpersonal Leadership, Leading Beyond the Ego offers a practical approach to becoming an authentic, ethical, caring and more effective leader.

Rooted in the experience of senior organisational leaders and mentors, readers embark on a personal journey to innovate and enhance their leadership skills. Reflections are rooted in recent advances in neuroscience and acknowledge the challenges faced by leaders in light of new organisational and commercial structures, in a volatile and uncertain world. The reader is supported to transcend individual ego to develop beyond emotional intelligence to a higher level of consciousness and ethical behaviour; able to build strong, collaborative relationships, and to create a caring, sustainable and performance-enhancing culture.

Emboldened by the changing world and inspired by leaders around us, this new edition is enriched by new chapters on leading with purpose; managing (and benefitting from) diversity; health, resilience and well-being; sustainable leadership; and leading in complex adaptive systems. Every other chapter has been thoroughly updated and upgraded in the light of experience and feedback from readers, including a new section in key chapters challenging readers to put theory into practice.

Learn how to lead beyond the ego! An essential manual for current and aspiring organisational leaders, HR professionals, executive coaches and mentors, Leading Beyond the Ego is a vital reference source for anyone in a position of leadership.

Introduction to the Second Edition

1. The background to this book

2. Introduction of Part 1, “The intermediate journey”

3. Understanding leadership

4. The neuroscience of leadership

5. Increasing self-awareness

6. Understanding emotions and how to deal with them

7. The power of emotional intelligence (managing emotions)

8. Using different leadership styles

9. Coaching style of leadership

10. Creating a performance-enhancing culture

11. Identifying strengths and improving development areas

12. Introduction of Part 2, “The advanced journey”

13. The Eight Integrated Competencies of Leadership (8ICOL®)

14. The neuroscience of consciousness and how it applies to leadership

15. Beyond the ego: working for all stakeholders

16. Purpose and Transpersonal Leadership

17. Improving judgement and decision-making

18. The values of leadership: personal conscience and self-determination

19. Diversity, Equality and Inclusion through the lens of Transpersonal Leadership

20. Health, Resilience and Well-being for the Transpersonal Leader

21. Sustainable Leadership

22. Leading in Complex Adaptive Systems

23. Choice and for the greater good

24. Continuous personal development

25. Modern learning principles and methodologies

26. Ethics in Leadership Learning and Development: From Infusing to Insisting

Index

Greg Young is the Co-founder and CEO of LeaderShape Global. His career covers leadership roles in healthcare, pharma and telecoms industries. He is inspirational in the field of leadership development and a thought leader in women in leadership.

John Knights is the Co-founder and Chair of LeaderShape Global. He is the author of many books on leadership including Leading Beyond the Ego.

Danielle Grant has been a Director in UK, US and European blue chip and executive search businesses before becoming a Director of LeaderShape Global. She has many years’ experience coaching and facilitating programmes at CEO and Director level. She is a thought leader in blended learning methodologies.

Duncan Enright is a Director of LeaderShape Global and a senior politician and publisher. His long career in academic and professional publishing has been accompanied by public service as a National Health Service non-executive, policy commissioner, councillor and cabinet member.