Based on the original editions of The Merlin Advantage, this updated and more accessible version is designed for visionary leaders who want a fresh roadmap to high performance and human flourishing.
Integral Process Leadership (IPL) describes an exciting shift in the structure of leadership teams and a quantum leap forward in the social emotional climate of our current systems. Rooted in neuroscience, IPL reveals where traditional leadership approaches still have enduring value, but are incomplete, even problematic, without a unique and historically overlooked counterbalance in place. IPL provides that counterbalance along with an innovative path to better culture, engagement, physical and psychological safety, organizational effectiveness, and leadership outcomes.
Organizational and institutional leadership must evolve to meet the demands of a complex world. Excessive focus on efficiency, profitability, and control enriches a shrinking circle of stakeholders while sustainability, common sense, wellness, and even world peace are compromised by entrenched paradigms operating unconsciously just below the surface. IPL illuminates where change is needed and how to do it.
Praise for the First Edition....
John Van Dreal
5.0 out of 5 stars No wizardry here . . . just substance and realistic guidance for contemporary leadership.
Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2020Verified Purchase
Leadership is the most evergreen of business and public service topics, yet successful leadership remains difficult to master. With the Merlin Advantage, Seth Elliott has blended the musings of theorists, psychologists, and pragmatists to guide today’s leaders as they find their place navigating a workforce filled with diversity, job-surfing young adults, and ambitious employees empowered by technology and self-actualization. His writing is filled with examples, conversations, and anecdotes that are realistic and memorable, and his lessons range from broad and philosophical to specific and practical. Elliott’s book concerns itself with how organizations can balance leaders or shift a leader’s perspective and style to greatly improve the workplace environment, outcomes and performance, and job satisfaction while enhancing educational and personal growth.
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Humanware 3.0. Perennial wisdom for visionary leaders and daring organizations.
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2020Verified Purchase
This is definitely not another paint-by-numbers leadership book anchored in the magical thinking that you can solve adaptive human problems using technical, strategic solutions. Elliott bravely and unabashedly dives into the messiness of human and organizational development with a fresh, courageous perspective that is both wise and pragmatically hopeful. If you’re at all interested in the cutting edge of sustainable human capital development and have wondered how you can take things to the next level for yourself and your organization...read this book!
Wow
5.0 out of 5 stars Impactful
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2020Verified Purchase
Revolutionary. In recent years I have noticed "emotional intelligence" becoming ever more popular/important in business and organazations. However, after reading this book E.I. was just the beginning. This book opens ideas that will drastically increase an organizations competitive edge by allowing them to leverage individuals strengths purposefully and consistently. Every organization should read this book.