Leading in a VUCA World : : Integrating Leadership, Discernment and Spirituality.

• Superior document: Contributions to Management Science Series
• Author: Kok, Jacobus (Kobus).
• TeilnehmendeR: van den Heuvel, Steven C.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2018.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Contributions to Management Science Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (222 pages)

Table of Contents

Leading in a VUCA World -- Preface -- Revolutionary Times -- Process of the Book -- Acknowledgements -- The Plan of the Book -- References -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- The Metanarraphors We Lead and Mediate by: Insights from Cognitive Metaphor Theory in the Context of Mediation in a VUCA World -- 1 Introduction and Status Quaestionis -- 1.1 Structure of the Chapter -- 1.2 Lifelong Learning Organizations: From Unconscious Incompetence to Unconscious Competence -- 1.2.1 Inter-and-Transdisciplinary Discernment in a Superdiverse and Supermobile World -- Sketching the Backdrop/Relief/Setting the Scene -- 2 Insights from Metaphor Theory in Mediation -- 3 Conceptual and Theoretical Discussion -- 3.1 Understanding the Social-Constructive and Socio-Cognitive Critical Discourse Nature of Language -- 3.2 Understanding the Dynamics of Metaphor -- 4 Breaking Bread: A Hermeneutic of Hope and Possibility for Solidarity -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Internet Sources Consulted -- The Quest to Lead (with) Millennials in a VUCA-World: Bridging the Gap Between Generations -- 1 The Conflict Between Generations -- 2 The VUCA World and Its Challenges -- 3 Interim Conclusion and Solution Finding -- 4 Responsible Leadership as Part of a Solution -- 5 Mentoring -- 6 Conclusion and Further Research -- Bibliography -- Personal Leadership as Form of Spirituality -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Paradoxal Paradigms in Leadership -- 3 Spirituality and Leadership -- 4 Religious Leadership -- 5 Leadership and Spirituality in a VUCA World -- 6 Personal Leadership -- 7 Personal Leadership: An Unknown Country -- Bibliography -- Leading Organisations in Turbulent Times: Towards a Different Mental Model -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Current Business Reality: A ``VUCA ́́World -- 3 The Antidote: ``Agile ́́Leadership -- 4 A Bridge Too Far?.

5 Gaining Trust and Instilling a Collaborative Culture in Organisations -- 5.1 What Is ``Trust?́́ -- 5.2 The Trust Deficit -- 5.3 Trustworthiness: The Basis of Trust -- 5.4 Building Trust -- 5.5 Collaboration -- 5.6 Why Instil a Culture of Collaboration? -- 5.7 Profile of a ``Collaborative ́́Leader -- 6 Changing Mindsets -- 6.1 Mental Models -- 6.2 Changing Mindsets -- 6.3 Embedding a New Mindset -- 7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Spirituality and Leadership in a South African Context -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Leadership in South Africa -- 3 Ubuntu Leadership -- 4 Leadership Theories -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Authentic Leadership -- 4.3 Servant Leadership -- 4.4 Spiritual Leadership -- 4.5 Transformational Leadership -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Still Points: Simplicity in Complex Companies -- 1 The Human Yearning for Simplicity -- 2 The Niche: Key Points in Complex Companies -- 2.1 General Complexity Theory -- 2.2 Niches Within Complex Companies -- 3 Whyte Noise -- Bibliography -- How to Integrate Spirituality, Emotions and Rationality in (Group) Decision-Making -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Three Modes -- 2.1 The Context -- 2.2 Analyzing the Three Modes -- 3 Forerunner of Modern Management Advice -- 4 Group Decision-Making -- 4.1 The Deliberation of the First Fathers -- 4.2 Modern Adaptations of This Method Within the Ignation Tradition -- 4.3 Six Thinking Hats -- 5 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Embodied Realism as Interpretive Framework for Spirituality, Discernment and Leadership -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Turn Towards the Body: Embodiment -- 2.1 Embodiment in Nursing -- 2.2 Embodiment in Cultural Psychology -- 2.3 Embodiment in Cognitive Psychology -- 3 The Case for Embodied Realism -- 4 The Importance of the Concept of Embodiment for Spirituality, Discernment and Leadership -- 4.1 Embodiment as Foundational Mode of Spirituality.

4.2 Discernment as Embodied and Extended Cognition -- 4.3 Embodiment, Discernment and Leadership -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- A Well-Played Life: Discernment as the Constitutive Building Block of Selfless Leadership -- 1 Shifting to Interactive, Process-Oriented Forms of Leadership -- 2 Leadership as a Summons, a Calling -- 3 The ``metanoetic ́́Nature of Selfless Leadership -- 4 The Character of Selfless Leaders Is Grown in the Right Fertile Soil -- 5 Discernment Flows from the Hearts of Selfless Leaders -- 6 Character-Based Discernment Translated into the Roles of Sages and Editors -- 7 Discernment Is Fine-Tuned by a New Sense of ``We-ness, ́́or Community -- 8 Generosity as Lens -- 9 When Criticism Comes -- 10 Fin -- Bibliography -- Discerning Spirituality for Missional Leaders -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Focus on Missional Church -- 3 Context of Acceleration and Complexity -- 4 Missional Leadership -- 5 Missional Spirituality -- 6 Discernment -- 7 A Hermeneutic of Love -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Challenging the New ``One-Dimensional Man:́́ The Protestant Orders of Life as a Critical Nuance to Workplace Spirituality -- 1 Introduction: The New Quest for Spirituality in the Workplace -- 2 Problems with the Appeal for a ``New Spirituality ́́-- 2.1 The Danger of Instrumentalization and Narcissistic Misdirection -- 2.2 Pragmatism as the Solution to Conflicting Spiritualities -- 2.3 Spirituality: A Social Construct? -- 2.4 Summary: The New ``One-Dimensional Man ́́-- 3 The Different Spheres of Life: Contributions from a Protestant Concept -- 3.1 The Mandates as a Restraint Against ``Overstepping the Limit ́́-- 3.2 The Mandates as a Means to Appropriate Spiritual Pluralism: The Pragmatist Solution Revisited -- 3.3 The Mandates as a Middle Way Between Onto-Theology and Radical Social Constructivism -- 4 Conclusion -- References.

From Spirituality to Responsible Leadership: Ignatian Discernment and Theory-U -- 1 Ignatian Spiritual Discernment and Addressing Our Blind Spot -- 2 Spiritual Intelligence and Discernment -- 3 Theory-U and Leadership Spirituality -- 4 Spirituality and Religion Connected -- 5 The Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola -- 6 Ignatian Spirituality for the World and Beyond the World -- 7 Principles for Spiritual Discernment -- 7.1 Humility and Telos -- 7.2 Silence, Detachment and Indifference -- 7.3 The Primacy of Emotions and Imagination -- 7.4 The Two Standards and Ethical Evaluation -- 7.5 Journaling and Mentoring -- 8 Conclusion -- References -- Source Texts -- Other Sources -- Correction to: Leading in a VUCA World -- Correction to: J. (Kobus) Kok, S. C. van den Heuvel (eds.), Leading in a VUCA World, Contributions to Management Science,https.