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Recent Books
Here are several books that are “hot off the press.” They provide us with valuable perspectives on the interdisciplinary fields of professional coaching leadership and offer suggestions regarding how best to engage in professional coaching and leadership development practices.
The Ark of Leadership: An Integrative Perspective
Authors: William Bergquist, Jeannine Sandstrom and Agnes Mura
Leadership is like the elephant in the noted fable about the blind men seeking to describe the elephant that they are touching. In this case, the elephant is the elusive phenomenon called “Leadership.” This phenomenon can be viewed from many different perspectives. Some “blind men” (leadership theorists) declared that leadership is a matter of style or personality traits, while other declare that effective leadership is dependent on the setting in which it is being engaged. Others indicate that effective leadership is based on a set of specific competencies or behavior patterns. These blind men are all correct—but they are only viewing (touching) part of the elephant.
The Ark of Leadership is uniquely about the entire elephant and introduces multiple perspectives of this elusive phenomenon called “Leadership.”If one wants to get the whole picture regarding the many different approaches to Leadership, then there are two choices. One can purchase and read Bernard Bass’s massive Handbook of Leadership—or purchase and read our book which is much shorter and synthesizes and integrates these different approaches to leadership.
Leadership is a complex phenomenon. It is not just complicated (with many parts) but also complex (with all of the parts interacting with one another). Our book is the first to provide a portrait of leadership in which the interweaving of the many parts is conveyed, and the implications of this interweaving are traced. The Ark of Leadership provides the foundation for any leadership development initiative, given that we have portrayed leadership from multiple perspectives, traced out the implications of each perspective, and offered guidance regarding how to foster and development leadership in many different settings.
The Authors
Making use of more than 120 combined years of coaching, consulting and leadership development in more than 1,000 organizations throughout the world, Bergquist, Sandstrom and Mura provide a comprehensive portrait of leadership as it is engaged in many different countries and in a wide range of organizations and communities.
William Bergquist
An international coach and consultant, professor in the fields of psychology, management and public administration, author of more than 50 books, and president of a global institution (PSP) that provides training, conducts research, and publishes books at the cutting edge of professional psychology. Dr. Bergquist consults on and writes about personal, group, organizational and societal transitions and transformations. In recent years, Bergquist has focused on the processes of organizational coaching and the field of health psychology. He is coauthor with Agnes Mura of coachbook and consultbook, co-founder of the Library of Professional Coaching and founder of the Library of Professional Psychology.
Jeannine Sandstrom
With a doctorate in Human Resource Development, Jeannine Sandstrom launched a career dedicated to practical and research-based developmental leadership approaches. She led three national management development consultancies prior to founding Coachworks, a firm that focuses on strategic leadership, leader-team development and the education of professional coaching and consultant. Her articles have been featured in The Wall Street Journal and Fortune Magazine. A Master Certified Coach, teacher and mentor to generations of professional coaches, Dr. Sandstrom has been generously and generatively active on numerous national professional and industry organization.
Agnes Mura
A pioneering practitioner in leadership development at a global level for over 20 years, Agnes Mura serves as a Master Certified Coach. She has coached, facilitated and consulted on organizational behavior in six languages, in the US, Europe and Latina America, while helping build professional coaching associations that have shaped the profession. Agnes’ leadership was forged in her escape from Romania, an academic career in Germany, diplomacy work for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and a senior career in international banking. She served from 2013 to 2020 as an Independent Director of a global publicly traded company. With Dr. Bergquist, she has co-authored multiple books and articles.
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