Cover -- Leading with Spirit, Presence, and Authenticity -- Copyright -- Contents -- The Contributors -- Introduction: Of Leadership and Light -- The America's Cup as a Metaphor for Understanding Leadership -- Embodied Being -- Unending Unfoldment -- Exploring Presence in Action: A Research Project -- A Glimpse inside the Creation of This Book -- Overview of the Book -- References -- Part 1: Spirit -- Awareness and Beyond: Why Moving On Means Letting Go -- What Is the Relevance of the Concept of Leadership? -- The Problem with Applying Spirituality to the Western Concept for Leadership -- The Notion of Power: An Example of the Problem -- An Experimental Phase of Finding New Ways: In Claritas -- Leading with Spirit -- References -- Chapter 1: Connecting Inner Transformation as a Leader to Corporate and Societal Change -- Bringing Life Purpose into Business -- Galvanize an Organization for Its Higher Purpose -- The People -- Presence -- Live Your Life as a Sacred Offering -- An Interview with Otto Scharmer -- A New Type of Leadership -- A Renaissance of Spiritual Awareness -- Innovations at the Scale of the Whole -- "Look At What We Are Doing to Ourselves!" -- Awareness-Based Global Action Research -- References -- Chapter 2: Cultivating Leadership through Deep Presencing and Awareness Based Practices -- Deep Presencing -- Deep Presencing as a Means for Engaging Soul in Action -- Applying Awareness Based Technologies -- Research -- Stories -- Espen from the Oslo Cohort -- Kris from Norway in the Houston Cohort -- Daniel from the Houston Cohort -- Concluding Reflections -- References -- Chapter 3: Enspirited Leadership in Japan -- Background: Bob and Yuka -- Stepping Stones -- Grieve What's Gone -- Stand Up -- Stay Together -- Go Alone -- Work with What You Have -- Hold Hands across the Generations -- Start Anywhere Start Now.

Enspirited Leadership -- Three Questions -- Spirit, Presence, and Authenticity -- References -- Part 2: Presence -- Sociological Mindfulness and Leadership Education -- References -- Chapter 4: The Dance of Joyful Leadership -- The Still Point and the Dance -- The Dancers: Who We Are -- Beth's Story -- Guy's Story -- Mark's Story -- Catherine's Story -- Our Story: Reflections on the Still Point and the Dance -- Naming Our Values -- Incorporating Stillness into the Curriculum -- Morning Meditation -- Fumbling in the Dance -- After the Dance: Closing Thoughts -- References -- Chapter 5: Why on Earth Are We Staring at Raisins? -- The Quest and the Test -- Opening and Learning -- Growing -- Home Is Wherever You Are -- References -- Chapter 6: Intergroup Dialogue: Mindfulness and Leadership Development for Social Change -- The Intergroup Relations and Dialogue Program at Villanova -- Intergroup Dialogue and Nonviolent Communication -- Mindfulness and Intergroup Dialogue -- Authentic Leadership -- Conclusion -- References -- Part 3: Authenticity -- Appear Authentic!: The Rhetorical Oxymoron of Authentic Leadership -- Room for Reflection in the Daily Life of a Leader? -- Online and Communicative Leadership in the New Global Social World -- Training in Authentic Leadership or Image Marketing? -- Being Authentic -- References -- Chapter 7: Leadership Values in Africa and Implications for Online Learning Communities -- The Role of Leadership Values -- About Servant-Leadership -- The African Leadership Approach -- Ubuntu in African Organizations -- RARE Leadership -- The African Village -- Lekgotla Meetings -- Harambee -- Servant-Leadership and Online Learning Communities -- Implications for African Online Learning Communities -- Online Community Building in the African Classroom -- Online Communication in an African Context.

Comparing Traditional African and Servant-Leadership Values: A Summary -- Avenues for Future Research -- Conclusion and Outlook -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8: Reflection and Authentic Leadership -- Overview of the Theoretical Model -- Authentic Leadership and Self-Awareness -- Self-Reflection -- Mindfulness -- Implications for Authentic Leadership Development -- Implications for Research -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 9: Embodying Authentic Leadership: An Actor's Perspective -- The Great Dionysian Festival -- Developing Authentic Leadership Through Theater -- The Importance of Self-Awareness in Authentic Leadership -- Stanislavski's Magic If -- Hagen's Inner Objects -- External Elements: Language, Voice, and Body -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Leaders' Lived Experience of Authentic Moments -- The Method -- Sample and Data Collection -- Analysis -- Essential Structure of an Authentic Leadership Moment -- Essential Themes -- Abiding in Ambiguity -- Listening to the Body -- Opening to Possibilities -- Communicating with Honesty and Vulnerability -- Acting with Integrity and Courage -- Implications and Conclusion -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index -- Advertisement -- End User License Agreement.