ABSTRACT
Until the middle of the twentieth century, centralization of power and control were the primary themes in the leadership literature. Personality traits, intelligence and leadership styles became a primary focus for describing great leadership. Based on the author's experience in the corporate world and in higher education, the most important capacity for leaders to develop involves their psychological and emotional development. This includes a greater awareness of values, motivations, and deeper purpose. For this reason, he use Servant Leadership, Primal Leadership, and The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook as his primary course texts. The most important capacity for leaders to develop involves their psychological and emotional development. An approach to leadership the author use to help students explore their deeper motivations for sustainability leadership is rooted in research about the emotional intelligence of leaders. By using permaculture to teach principles of natural capitalism, business students appear to grasp systems thinking in a deeper way.
