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Edgewalkers: People and Organizations That Take Risks, Create the Future, and Thrive on the Edge

Description

In ancient cultures, each village had a shaman or medicine man who would visit the invisible world to obtain vital information, guidance, and healing for members of the tribe. These "edgewalkers" have contemporary counterparts in today's organizations--those individuals who don't fit squarely into any one box; in their metaphorical travels they interpret trends from the marketplace, translate messages across departments, and envision the future impact of today's decisions and actions. "Edgewalking" doesn't come without its own risks and challenges; these unconventional people often clash with more traditional, rule-bound colleagues, and they are often frustrated by organizational systems that emphasize quantitative results over creative impulses. And yet in today's fast-changing, diverse, and globalized business environment, organizations must recruit and support these people in order to stay competitive. Featuring colorful interviews and practical tools to gauge and manage your own edgewalking skills, Edgewalkers explores the opportunities that are created by defying formal boundaries and fostering creativity at every level of the organization. Available at Amazon.com

Creating Enlightened Organizations: A Practical Guide for Implementing Spirit at Work

Description:

This is the first book to provide a truly comprehensive program for creating an enlightened organization. Creating Enlightened Organizations facilitates the reader into making choices about what approaches to take.  Each section of the book provides concrete examples of successful programs and practices.  Practical tools are provided to aid the reader in decision making and planning for program implementation.

The four sections of the book are:

Part I: Creating Personal Transformation
Part II: Developing Enlightened Leaders and Teams
Part III: Creating Organizational Transformation
Part IV: Joining the Global Consciousness Shift

Virtues at Work: A Twelve Month Program

Description: This book was created as a resource to business leaders who are looking for a way of nurturing greater wisdom and increased virtuousness in organizations.  Building on the work of Dorothy Marcic and her popular book “Managing With the Wisdom of Love,” Judi Neal’s work with the Spirituality in the Workplace movement, and Steve Karnik’s experience with trying to actually implement more positive approaches with his staff, this book offers practical tools for leaders.

 Through readings, exercises, case studies, inspirational quotes, dialogue, reflection and other tools, the team can assess where they stand and what they would like to change.  Each chapter ends with an action plan to help the team take its next steps.

This is the first book that actually has a practical year-long program to enhance virtues in organizations.