Integral Leadership Review - Leadership in the Netherlands

The January Issue of the Integral Leadership Review has been published. This is an international magazine on Integral Leadership and leadership development from an integral perspective.

Theme for this special issue is Integral Leadership in the Netherlands.

You can read my leading comments as associate editor for this issue .

The contributions in this issue show elements of new leadership-maybe second tier-emerging. These elements are fragile and agile. Almost all point out the struggle between including the benefits of the present and transcending the emerging new. Like Spinoza in his time the authors in this issue share the desire to contribute to a better world and are willing to take up the individual challenge this brings by being the change they want to see.

Dr. Don Beck shares his vision on the Netherlands, what is going on from an integral perspective and the possible relevance of it on a larger scale. Margot Bosman's contribution is on how and under what circumstances this current government was formed and what perspectives the formulated policy agreement holds from an integral perspective. Leida Schuringa uses participation as an instrument for integration between different communities in the Dutch society. Her area of practice, Rotterdam, is the first city in the world that has over 51% of its population from a foreign ethnic background.

Not only government, also universities and business environments seem to prepare for a transformation. In the interview by Russ Volckmann Wessel Ganzevoort, Professor in Organizational Innovation, shares his experiences as board member of KPMG Europe and his views on leadership, power and management in organizations and society. Diederick Janse describes the results of two years of experience in transforming a business unit from an integral perspective. The impact of the transformational process are astonishing and build on measurable results in terms of profit, customer satisfaction and employee benefit. Sabijn Dullaart learns us how te be or become a successful coach and business leader through being with intimacy.

Lisette Schuitemaker and I have written an article about different styles of leadership and leadership development. It describes the path to synnervating leadership as one of the aspects of integral resilience. Helen Titchen Beeth has written a book review of Peter Merry's book, Evolutionary Leadership. Unfortunately, this book still is available in the Dutch language only. The leadership quotes by Paul Zuiker, Herman Wijffels and Wessel Ganzevoort also give context to the Dutch practice.

All authors are involved with the Dutch node of the Center for Human Emergence.

Peter Merry describes the evolution of this node and shares his personal thoughts and insights as leader of this node. CHE-NL has for two executive years been the host of the international European ConFab. Douwe Dronkert has written an in depth follow up of Helen Titchen Beeth's report of this Conference. At the ConFab practitioners from over seven different countries and three continents shared their experiences, latest insights, newest challenges and next questions. If you want to be there next year, make a note in your agenda (Sept 26-28 2008) and let us know.

This issue also contains:
- Integral Theory into Integral Action by Mark Edwards and Russ Volckmann
- Integral Leadership cartoon by Bill Bates
- Leadership for the masses Keith Bellamy
- Leadership emerging - book reviews of the latest publications
- Announcements of Not-for-Profit conferences, programs and publications

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Alain Volz
Bureau Chief and Associate Editor
Integral Leadership Review