Epilogue: From Position-Power to Self-Power—Integrating the Lessons of Holistic Leadership

Satinder Dhiman
Additional contact information
Satinder Dhiman: Woodbury University

Chapter Chapter 11 in Holistic Leadership, 2017, pp 275-301 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Holistic leadership marks the transition from position-power to self-power. This chapter presents the concept of self-leadership and consolidates the key emergent lessons of holistic leadership. Self-leadership is built on the understanding that everybody has two most basic needs—the need to express oneself and the need to surpass oneself. These needs may not always be very well-articulated, but they are there in and through all our strivings and pursuits. Self-leadership accomplishes both in one stroke by inspiring excellence in oneself and others and by enabling people to express and surpass themselves. If we want to be effective leaders, we first need to be able to lead ourselves effectively. Self-leadership is about leading yourself authentically. When as leaders we are in touch with our deeper, truer authentic self, we’re also able to connect with the authentic self of others. Self-leadership fosters the holistic development of a leader’s personality in all its dimensions—physical, psychological, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. Guided by Self-knowledge, holistic leaders express their authentic self in all that they do and surpass themselves by serving for the good of others.

Keywords: Emotional Intelligence; Leadership Style; Harvard Business Review; Servant Leadership; Effective Leader (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-55571-7_11

Ordering information: This item can be ordered from
http://www.palgrave.com/9781137555717

DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-55571-7_11

Access Statistics for this chapter

More chapters in Palgrave Macmillan Books from Palgrave Macmillan
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Sonal Shukla () and Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing ().