Executive Integral Leadership Course: Notre Dame University

I think Notre Dame University is one of the most prestigious business schools in US and it applies Integral Theory to executive MBA course.  That is interesting… I hope Integral Theory will be accepted in other business schools more.

- Executive Integral Leadership Course: Notre Dame University

I’ll be back to the front line of the “distorted” capitalism

Some people around me in Japan told me “Once you leave the first track in Japan, you can never come back to the elite track.  Do you know that?  Psychology?  Integral Theory?  What’s that?  Are you crazy?”

Yes, I understand the situation and I certainly went off the first track one time.  However, I’ll definitely come back to the front line of the “distorted” capitalism world someday.  My calling is there.  I have a lot of things there which I can contribute.  I believe so.   

The Realization of Integral Leadership For the Future Century

In a word, my interest is how to cultivate leadership ability.  I’d like to apply Integral Theory and psychological knowledge to leadership development in various organizations (not only business companies).  The following picture is about my future research topic, integral leadership.

Memo

1 Four Levels of Leadership

Egocentric Leader:　e.g.  CEOs (leaders) think about only their profit (try to preserve their reputation or their position).  They don’t care about social issues surrounding their companies much less care about global issues.  They can at most imagine their employees’ happiness or their companies’ prosperity.

Ethnocentric Leader:  They come to be able to imagine the social impacts which their companies have. 

Worldcentric Leader:  They can think and act about global issues beyond “us” for “all of us.”  All of us include not only human beings but also other beings.

Cosmocentirc (Universal) Leader:  They can contribute to the sustainability or development of our cosmos (universe).  Third tier mind.

2 Leadership Development and Organizational Development (Memo)

First, leadership is developed in an organization, and then organization can be developed.  It is easy and efficient.  Top-down model.

Reference
1 Integral Spirituality: A Startling New Role for Religion in the Modern and Postmodern World
2 The Integral Operating System :: Ken Wilber