Consciousness-Based Leadership and Management, Volume 2: Organizational and Cultural Approaches to Oneness and Flourishing (Palgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment)

Foreword
Responsibility Toward Oneself to Be Inclusive and Innovative
References
Preface
Praise for Consciousness-Based Leadership and Management, Volume 2
Contents
Notes on Contributors
List of Figures
List of Tables
Part I Consciousness-Based Approaches to Organizational Oneness and Flourishing
1 Wholeness of Organizational and Cultural Approaches to Oneness and Flourishing Using Ocean as a Metaphor
	Introduction
	Organization of This Volume
	Section 1
	Section 2
	Conclusion
	Reference
2 A Larger Lens: Medical Students Benefit from Consciousness-Based Self-Care
	Self-Care Challenge
	Job Burnout: A Serious Management Challenge
	Consciousness: The Missing Element
	Transcendental Meditation: A Technique for Development of Consciousness
	A New Academic Elective
	Research Method
	Summary of Findings
		Reduction of Stress and Anxiety
		All-Encompassing Improvement in Health and Well-Being
		Increased Empathy, Resilience, and Internal Locus of Control
		Improved Memory Due To Restful Alertness and Better Sleep
		A Larger Lens: Broader Comprehension, Mental Clarity, and Effortless Recall
		Gaining More Productive Time, Improving Relationships and Teamwork
		Frequency of Meditation Matters
		Group TM Practice Provided Peer Support and Greater Benefits
	What Explained the Benefits?
		Improved Empathy, Socialization and Internal Locus of Control
		Improved Learning
		Discussion and Conclusion
	References
3 Consciousness and Flow for Leadership Development
	The Flow Experience
	Higher States of Consciousness
	Comparing Flow and Higher States of Consciousness
	Higher States of Consciousness Leading to Flow
	Flow and Maharishi’s Fundamentals of Progress
	Conclusion
	Imagining a More Flowing Future
	References
4 Consciousness and Ambidexterity: Impact of Meditation on Oneness and Ambidextrous Behavior
	Introduction
	Ambidexterity
		Organizational Ambidexterity
		Individual Ambidexterity (IA)
			Organizational Antecedents
			Individual Antecedents
			Interaction of Individual and Organizational Antecedents
			Exploration–Exploitation Tension
		Paradoxical Mindset
		Paradox and Oneness
		Measuring Oneness
			Experience of Oneness
			Belief in Oneness
			Oneness in Relationships
	Practices of Oneness
		Types of Meditation
			Focused Attention
			Open Monitoring
			Automatic Self-Transcending
			V-Theory of Transcendence
	Culture
	Research Model
	Method
		Measurement Instruments
			Scales of Oneness
			Paradox Mindset Scale
			Ambidextrous Behavior
	Data Analysis and Results
		Descriptive Statistics
		Scale Reliability
		Correlation Analysis
		Linear Regression
		Multivariate Analysis of Variance
	Discussion and Conclusion
	References
5 Development of Consciousness-Based Leadership from Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutras
	Contemporary Models of Leadership Development and Education
	Higher States of Consciousness
	Developing Higher Consciousness Leadership
	Bhagavad Gita on Conscious Leadership
	Yoga Sutras on Development of Consciousness
		Levels of Existence
	Common Leadership Lessons from Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Sutras
	Conclusion and Implications
	References
6 Fluid Intelligence for Higher Order Thinking: Balancing the Subjective and Objective for Sustaining Impactful Wisdom in This Era of Disruption
	Accelerating Change Drivers
	Types of Pertinent Intelligence
		Inductive Thinking
		Developing Wisdom
	Cognitive Literacy Value Chain
		Two Dimensions of CVLV
	Nudging the Process of the Transfer of Learning to Wider Global and Modern Contexts
		Human Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
		Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence in Older Age
		Unfreezing Fluidly from the Conventional  Narrative by Transcending
	Conclusion and Implications
	References
7 A Consciousness-Based Approach to Sustaining Work–Life Balance and Subjective Well-Being
	Introduction
	Literature Review
		Subjective Well-Being
		Work-Life-Balance
		Construal Level Theory
		Hedonic Adaptation
	Towards Developing a Conceptual Model
		Seeing Things as They Are
	Conclusion
	References
8 Global Leadership Under Oneness: Connecting Conscious Parts to Conscientious Wholes
	Introduction
	Part One: Oneness as a Philosophical Resource
		Oneness to Bridge the Confluence Point Between the WEIRD and Non-WEIRD Cultural Traditions in an Organization
	Part Two: Oneness as a Psychological Resource
		Consciousness within and Between: The Interconnectedness Principle
			Consciousness Within
			Consciousness Between: The Interconnectedness Principle
		The Consciousness Gap in an Interpersonal Space
		Oneness in Leader Consciousness and Behaviors
	Part Three: MARCH Practices and Tools to Co-create Space of Oneness
	Conclusion
	References
Part II Relational Approaches to Organizational Oneness and Well-Being
9 Horizons of Consciousness: For Emerging Opportunities Management
	Introduction
	Entrepreneurial Imperative for Emerging Technologies
	Technology Management Process
	Horizons of Consciousness
	Organizational Distance Between Horizons
	Horizons of Consciousness at IBM Emerging Business Opportunities (EBO) Unit
		Technology Selection
		Business Procedures
		Governance
	Lessons from IBM Case Study
	Ethics of Emerging Technologies
	Guidelines for Managing Emerging Opportunities
	Development of Consciousness Imperative
	References
10 Creating Safe Reflective Spaces: Fostering Organizational Development and Flourishing
	Introduction
	Theorizing Safe Reflective Spaces
		Psychological Safety
		Appreciative Inquiry (AI)
		High-Quality Connections (HQC)
		Relational Agency
	Research Context and Methods
		Context
		Data Collection
		Analyzing Data
		Ethical Considerations and Critical Reflections
	Safe Reflective Spaces—Creation and Mechanisms
		How Can Safe Reflective Spaces Be Created?
		How Do Safe Reflective Spaces Drive Changes in Actions?
	Discussion
		The Five Steps in Safe Spaces to Establish a Flourishing Community
		The Practice of Being Present—A Precondition  for Safe Reflective Spaces
		The Flourishing Experience of Developing  the Self and Relational Agency
	Conclusion
	Appendix: Relational Leadership and Coaching Course
	References
11 Not Over But Through: Toward a New Model for Facilitating Organizational Transition
	Creativity and Innovation at Work
	Creativity, Change, and Consciousness
	Cultivating an (Innovation) Ecosystem in a Corporation: A Caselet
		The Company
		Current State
		The Need
		The Challenge
		The Opportunity
	The Real Question: Over or Through
	The Model
		The Path to the Model
		How It Works
	The Results (So Far)
		What Wows
		What Wobbles
	Recommendations and Lessons Learned
		The Change Starts with You
		Consistently Embody Your Practice
		Serve a Fantastic Pie
		Pack Away Your Robes and Wear the Jeans
		Embrace the Play, Joy, and Flat-Out Delight of This Living Process
		Cultivate the Deep Soil for Loving Growth
	Conclusion
	References
12 How People Maneuver Through Work, Life, and the Self to Find Spaces for Life Meaning
	Introduction
	Literature Review
		Life Meaning
		Ego and Soul
		Emerging Transcendentalism and Spiritualism
		True-Self
		Personal Calling
		Human Resources and the Multidimensionality  of the Human Being
	Research Design
		Methodology
		Sample
		Data Collection
	Findings
		Finding 1: The Triumvirate of Life Meaning, Balance, and Well-Being: Self, Family, and Work
		Finding 2: Identity, the Self, and Development of Self Opportunity
		Finding 3: Work as Life Meaning
		Finding 4: Family
		Finding 5: Human Resources
	Discussion
	Limitations
	Implications for Practice
	References
13 Learning from Relational Ontologies Through Head and Heart: An Exploratory Collaborative Autoethnography
	Prologue
		Individual Reflections
			Julia’s Reflections
			Mike’s Reflections
			Christian’s Reflections
			Hermella’s Reflections
			Prologue Summary
	Part II: May 2021 CAE Research Paper
		Methodology
		Emerging Findings
			Resonant Themes
			Preliminary Imaginary/Model of Learning/Enacting Relational Ontologies
			Individual Reflections
	Summary of Individual Reflections
	Summary and Future Directions
	Epilogue
	Appendix
	References
14 Sustainable Flourishing in Cities and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Developing a Path Through Appreciative Inquiry and SOAR Framework for Increasing Innovative Capacity and Resilience
	Introduction
	Theoretical Framework
		Building Innovative Capacity and Resilience by Macromanagement
		Operating the System and Process of Appreciative Inquiry and the SOAR Framework
	Research Design
		Sample
		Procedures
		Measures
		Analyses
	Results
	Discussion
	Supplements and Appendix
	Appendix A: Quantitative Survey Instrument and Construct Table
		Innovative Capacity (Reflective)
		Resilience
		Appreciative Inquiry [AI] (the Operating System) and Strengths, Opportunities, Aspire, and Results [SOAR] (the Process) AI-SOAR (Reflective)
	Appendix B: Sample Demographics of Quantitative Study
	Appendix C: Total Variance Explained
	Appendix D: Quantitative Unobserved Variable Correlation Matrix
	Appendix E: Quantitative Three Factor Pattern Matrix
	References
15 Exploring the Material Aspects of Sustainability Reporting: A Qualitative Analysis of Sustainability Measures and Reports by SMEs
	SMEs and Sustainability Metrics
	Research Question
	Research Method
		Coding Procedure
	Findings
	Rationale for the Themes
	Summary
	Constructing a Structured Summary Chart
	References
16 Ocean as a Generative Metaphor for Future Organizations
	Introduction
	Popular Metaphors
	Metaphors as Imaginations and Frames
	Traditional Metaphors for Organizations
	Metaphor of Organization as Ocean
	Ocean and Wave in Conversation
	Realizing CBLM with the Ocean Metaphor
	Conclusion
	References
Index