Our foundational conviction is that leadership is a virtuous enterprise. It delivers authentic consequences through morally uplifting practices, and credible actions, fashioned in the crucible of strong character.
The professional learning programs and webinars that the Academy offers, aspires to prepare people to lead authentically in an iConnected world with all its challenges and opportunities
We have channeled wisdom at the intersection of many disciplines and multiple world views to provide deeper insight and meaning to the leadership dilemmas and choices that you constantly face. Our waystations and foundational platforms include leadership and management theory, philosophy and contemplative practice, organisational behaviour, positive psychology and strengths-based perspectives, intercultural learning, experiential learning theory, action science and neuroscience.
We have integrated both western leadership-thinking with its more evidence-based, cognitive approaches, and eastern philosophy with its more “mystical” and spiritually oriented homilies, into a rich tapestry that engages your attention, challenges your capabilities and leaves you richer and more fulfilled.
“As its title suggests, this is a leadership book for our time. It is however, far from a ‘quick fix’ or superficial response to the challenge of change. Being! goes deep in helping us understand the complex dynamics surrounding us in our post-truth society.”
Professor David Hopkins
Chair of Educational Leadership, University of Bolton
“This text should be on the desk of every aspiring or current leader desirous of developing their leadership philosophy, knowledge and understanding of leading in the world of today and tomorrow. Not a text to be read once and discarded – it should be close at hand so it can always be accessed and referred to. Each page is packed with deeply researched, and clearly explained gems. If you want one book to guide your leadership this is it!
Brigadier Leith Comer, Q.S.O.
CEO (Retired) Te Puni Kokiri (Ministry of Maori Development), Member New Zealand Parole Board
“This book is a great read! It is a refreshing tour de force that eschews the usual business-book pabulum to underscore a simple but profound message: In a world where people are, for the most part, cognitively entrenched, a credible response to today’s leadership challenges demands resilience and relentless learning of new ways of being.”
Professor David Kolb and Dr. Alice Kolb
Experience Based Learning Systems
“I am really impressed with Being! Five Ways of Leading Authentically in an iConnected World. The authors present sophisticated information in a clear and enjoyable way. The book balances brevity with nuance, and breadth with depth.”
Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener
Author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth and The Courage Quotient
