The Four Fields of Leadership : How People and Organizations Can Thrive in a Hyper-connected World

Succeed and lead in today's hyperconnected world with Tom Goodell's new science of leadership. The landscape of leadership has changed. Technological innovation, new business realities, volatile market conditions, social upheaval, and shifting organizational structures demand a multidisciplinary approach. The Four Fields of Leadership draws on mathematics, physics, Buddhism, brain research, and best practices in leadership and business management. Goodell both integrates and challenges existing models of leadership. The Four Fields of Leadership provides a cohesive framework to drive learning, innovation, and success while avoiding the potential for chaos inherent in a hyperconnected world. Emerging from his 30 years as a leadership and organizational culture consultant, Goodell's proven program is aimed at leaders, team members, individual contributors, and thought leaders within any organization. In The Four Fields of Leadership, you will learn to : · Live, lead, and work in the four fields of self, relationship, team, and enterprise. · Lead and guide others to live and work in accord with the nine disciplines of the Four Fields. · Lead from the optimal place on the Spectrum of Leadership, from emergent to intentional, in any circumstance. · Create a culture in which innovation, vision, execution, and collective learning are living, vibrant principles throughout your organization. Contents 10 Acknowledgments 12 Introduction 14 SECTION I: LEADERSHIP (RE)DEFINED 20 1 Leadership Isn’t What It Used to Be 22 2 Strange Things 36 Interlude One Leadership Lives in Communication Loops 48 SECTION II: THE FIELD OF THE SELF 56 3 The Disciplines of the Self 58 4 The Discipline of Awareness 68 5 Whole Thinking and the Physical Mind 78 6 Whole Thinking and the Emotional Mind 84 7 Whole Thinking and the Analytical Mind 92 8 The Practice of Meditation 96 9 The Discipline of Choice 104 10 The Discipline of Accountability 116 Interlude Two Taming Complexity with Rules 124 SECTION III: THE INTERPERSONAL FIELD 134 11 From the Field of the Self to the Interpersonal Field 136 12 The Discipline of Honesty 142 13 The Discipline of Integrity 154 14 The Discipline of Trust 158 15 Conflict and Collaboration in the Interpersonal Field 164 16 Leadership in the Interpersonal Field 170 Interlude Three Emergence 176 SECTION IV: THE FIELD OF TEAMS 188 17 The Power of Many: Understanding Teams 190 18 Team Disciplines and the Cycle of Leadership 198 SECTION V: THE ENTERPRISE FIELD 216 19 Enterprise Leadership 218 20 The Mind of the Enterprise 228 Bibliography 232 Index 244 About the Author 254 "In a world that is changing faster and with more complexity than at any other time in history, Tom Goodell explores how to make sense of it all, and how individuals and organizations can thrive in a world this complex. He taps into hot business management trends of mindfulness, simplicity science, and agile leadership along the way"-- Provided by publisher