Leadership for a New World

Forward-thinking leaders are resoundingly saying "Yes!" to NewWorld Leadership and are consciously and deliberately movingfrom mechanistic to holistic styles. These leaders understand thattheir organizations' people, policies and processes are entwinedas one organism. Yvonne's dynamic look at New World Leadershiptakes the reader through a newly adapted holistic approach tobuilding organizational culture and employee engagement.A new generation is entering the work force. These young people havesomething to teach us, and Yvonne Thompson knows what it is. Her bookis a living map that reveals how to create organizational cultures of selfmanagement,authentic relationship, conscious dialogue and mutual trust. Ifyou think these qualities have no place in business, then you're not keepingup with what our world is demanding of us in the 21st century. But don'tworry: Thompson's book lays out the path to New World Leadership with animpassioned vision, practical suggestions and powerful stories.--Magdalen Bowyer, MA, RPC, CEC Executive Coach & Professional Counsellor...an articulate and refreshing approach to leadership development and employeeengagement. Yvonne Thompson has managed to capture the necessaryqualities of leadership in the new world economy with new worldemployees. To be truly effective, leadership requires a conscious connectionwith people, and this connection begins with leader self-examination. Theconcepts and perceptions that Thompson outlines are truly transformationaland bring leadership to a whole new level. This is a must read for new andemerging leaders, and should be on the nightstand of every HR professional.--Sharon Hooper, Assistant Vice-President & Chief Human Resources Officer, York University

Leadership for a New World, compiled by Professor Pierre Casse is a compendium of different perspectives by a group of nine renowned thought leaders. The aim of the book is to provide readers with the opportunity to reflect on the current evolution of leadership as we rise to meet the challenges, we face in our world today. The world in which we find ourselves in the second decade of the new millennium appears beset by a widening range of intractable challenges which the authors explore, drawing on their research and first-hand experiences of leadership-in-action in an extraordinarily complex world. The intention is to encourage readers to reflect on what leadership is becoming as we continue to face such enormous existential challenges which, by their very nature, necessitate a continual questioning of established assumptions and understanding of what leadership is in an ever-changing global environment. Through a series of thought-provoking chapters and related self-assessment exercises, the reader is encouraged to challenge their own experiences and frames of reference and in so doing, clarify the kind of leadership that is essential for our continued survival for a new world in the making.