Integral Leadership

On the Transformative Potential of (Proselytizing for) Integral Service

"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve."

 –Albert Schweitzer (Philosopher and Physician, 1875-1965)

“The only authority deserving one’s allegiance is that which is freely and knowingly granted by the led to the leader in response to, and in proportion to, the clearly evident servant stature of the leader…they will freely respond only to individuals who are chosen as leaders because they are proven and trusted as servants. To the extent that this principle prevails in the future, the only truly viable institutions will be those that are predominantly servant led.”

Robert Greenleaf, 2002 p. 24

This post was originally written for Russ Volckmann (RIP), former editor of The Integral Leadership Review, since renamed Transdisciplinary Leadership Review which I believe is now edited by Eric Reynolds, Natasha Mantler, Jeremy D Johnson, and friends.

Admittedly, when first introduced to “in…