ABSTRACT

This essential new book is a practical "how-to" guide to enhancing the quality of relationships between leaders and individuals in organisations – the proven key to maximising performance, building resilience, and retaining talent.

Integral vision, seen through each of the four quadrants described in this book, gives access to a range of perspectives, irreducible to one another but each significant in adding a kaleidoscope of understanding to a topic or body of knowledge. The author draws on recent research which focuses on Integral theory and emphasises the benefits to an organisation, including cultivating, at several levels, leaders and teams through coaching, improving the quality of meetings, introducing an understanding of emotional intelligence, and more recently, addressing adult stages of development. The book also demonstrates how the Integral quadrants can bring clarity to interpersonal and cross-sector communication, especially in diagnosing, planning, and implementing team and organisational strategy.

The concepts and practical skills explored in this book will be a valuable resource for senior leaders, human resources specialists, and in-house and external coaches focusing on leadership development, as well as students and trainers of coaching.

chapter |7 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|10 pages

Mastering the dance

First steps

chapter 2|8 pages

Sweet spots and blind spots

chapter 3|7 pages

A four-quadrant coaching conversation

chapter 4|9 pages

True – but partial

“I am right, and I can prove it”

chapter 5|11 pages

Leading the dance of inclusivity

chapter 6|12 pages

Leading a listening culture

chapter 7|9 pages

The Enneagram

Self-awareness and relationship management

chapter 8|18 pages

Onwards and upwards

Leadership and stages of adult development

chapter 9|5 pages

Revisiting “both-and”

Working with polarities

chapter 10|12 pages

In conclusion