Dr Lynne Sedgmore provides powerful insights about soulful leadership in one of our Ripple Papers. This is called “The Leaderful Way” which you can read here. Focusing on individuals, it offers an integrated approach with three pathways of leading: Soul, Service and Synchronous. Lynne, one of our Advisors, explains that: “these pathways are distinctive in themselves; yet when all three are developed, integrated and practiced simultaneously by everyone who chooses to step into leadership within a community or organisation they can bring huge liberation, performance outcomes and satisfaction.”
In a different paper, called “Soul of Organisations” another of our Advisors, Professor Sharon Turnbull, provides a more organisational context. Drawing on the work of Deepak Chopra, the acronym LEADER is include. She explains: “Chopra’s roadmap for understanding our soul as leaders and the soul of our organisations is far from formulaic and requires deep reflection and in our view an immersion in nature in order to find it. His acronym of LEADER depicts important facets of a form of leadership that is often overlooked or misunderstood. Each of the letters in the acronym hints at how leaders can find their soul." Intrigued to find out what the acronym says? Click here to read the paper.
We have commenced working with an inspirational organisation in Glastonbury called Red Brick. Glastonbury is famous within the UK for its connection with the spirit and soul in different ways, stretching back into the long distant past. Red Brick creates exciting experiences and opportunities for people from within the Glastonbury community and beyond, notably related to education, art and enterprise. You can read more about the Red Brick via its website here. We are facilitating a programme to further strengthen organisational effectiveness at a time of considerable growth. With great appreciation to Lynne, who is co-facilitating, for her introduction.
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Especially relevant to the theme of soul, Lynne wrote a chapter dedicated to this in our book which you can read here. Lorna and Ian were fortunate to attend a “Soul of Leadership” programme she co-facilitated a few years ago.
Maya Angelou Quote: “There is something more, the soul: I think that this encourages our courtesy and care and our minds; and mercy and identity"
Best wishes
Ian, Rosie, Lorna and Kemal