ABSTRACT
With the rise of modern science in the past four centuries, Western culture has focused on the external world often to the exclusion of the inner world. The mainstream literature on leadership has largely ignored this vital aspect of human experience, focusing instead on external results. Mainstream models are concerned with external factors and outward appearances, such as return on investment, productivity, and the financial bottom line. It is to the great detriment of leaders that the internal experience has been largely neglected, leading to the neglect of inner growth and development. Common problems, such as stress and burnout, could be alleviated if leaders were taught to more deeply nourish their inner lives and to encourage their followers to do the same.
