The Four Fields of Leadership: How People and Organizations Can Thrive in a Hyper-connected World

255 Pages·2020·22.673 MB·English

by  Tom Goodell

The Four Fields
of Leadership

The Four Fields
of Leadership
How People and Organizations
Can Thrive in a
Hyperconnected World
Tom Goodell
ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
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Names: Goodell, Tom, 1952- author.
Title: The four fields of leadership : how people and organizations can thrive in a hyper-
connected world / Tom Goodell.
Description: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020] | Includes bibliographical
references and index. | Summary: “In a world that is changing faster and with more
complexity than at any other time in history, Tom Goodell explores how to make sense
of it all, and how individuals and organizations can thrive in a world this complex. He
taps into hot business management trends of mindfulness, simplicity science, and agile
leadership along the way”—Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019056371 (print) | LCCN 2019056372 (ebook) | ISBN
9781538117262 (cloth) | ISBN 9781538117279 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Leadership. | Success in business.
Classification: LCC HD57.7 .G6647 2020 (print) | LCC HD57.7 (ebook) | DDC
658.4/092—dc23
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For Barbara, Sarah, and Julia,
whose patience and love knew no bounds
throughout this project.
It would never have been conceived,
much less completed, without them.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise,
so I am changing myself.
—Rumi
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Contents
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction: Wild Possibilities in the Age of Connection 1
SECTION I: LEADERSHIP (RE)DEFINED 7
1 Leadership Isn’t What It Used to Be 9
2 Strange Things 23
INTERLUDE 1: LEADERSHIP LIVES IN
COMMUNICATION LOOPS 35
SECTION II: THE FIELD OF THE SELF 43
3 The Disciplines of the Self 45
4 The Discipline of Awareness 55
5 Whole Thinking and the Physical Mind 65
6 Whole Thinking and the Emotional Mind 71
7 Whole Thinking and the Analytical Mind 79
8 The Practice of Meditation 83
9 The Discipline of Choice 91
10 The Discipline of Accountability 103
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