Exploring the journey of visionary leadership, this book reveals Joseph Jaworski's insights alongside his colleagues as they uncover the ultimate Source for transformation and innovation. Building on the success of his previous work, it delves into the principles and practices that foster breakthrough thinking and effective leadership in various contexts.
Presence is an intimate look at the development of a new theory about change and learning. In wide-ranging conversations held over a year and a half, organizational learning pioneers Peter Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, and Betty Sue Flowers explored the nature of transformational change—how it arises, and the fresh possibilities it offers a world dangerously out of balance. The book introduces the idea of “presence”—a concept borrowed from the natural world that the whole is entirely present in any of its parts—to the worlds of business, education, government, and leadership. Too often, the authors found, we remain stuck in old patterns of seeing and acting. By encouraging deeper levels of learning, we create an awareness of the larger whole, leading to actions that can help to shape its evolution and our future. Drawing on the wisdom and experience of 150 scientists, social leaders, and entrepreneurs, including Brian Arthur, Rupert Sheldrake, Buckminster Fuller, Lao Tzu, and Carl Jung, Presence is both revolutionary in its exploration and hopeful in its message. This astonishing and completely original work goes on to define the capabilities that underlie our ability to see, sense, and realize new possibilities—in ourselves, in our institutions and organizations, and in society itself.
Sparked by a conversation about the lack of moral and ethical standards at high levels, Jaworski's classic tale provides an inspirational yet practical guide to developing the most essential leadership capacity for our time.
Sparked by a conversation about the lack of moral and ethical standards at high levels, Jaworski's classic tale provides an inspirational yet practical guide to developing the most essential leadership capacity for our time.