Leading Beyond the Ego
How to Become a Transpersonal Leader
Authored and Edited By Duncan Enright, John Knights, Danielle Grant, Greg Young
For the most recent edition of this book, click here
The original (published by Routledge, March 2018) was a game-changer in how it provided a journey for leaders to develop into Transpersonal Leaders through managing both their ego and their emotions, by increasing their awareness and bringing their values to full consciousness.
This cutting edge approach to leadership has been used as a personal manual or core text for higher education programmes (at business schools, universities) and our many in-house programs for organisations in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
It has been acclaimed by business and leadership experts. You can see some key endorsements below – also at the Routledge website.
Endorsement for the first edition
"Finally a book explaining in a rational, scientific and systematic way that Leadership is not about what you know and do, but about who you are and how you act. I truly recommend this book to every Leader who genuinely strives to unleash the power of authentic leadership and who is courageous enough to start this exiting journey by looking at themselves. When reading the book, everything seems so obvious, but then again, this always tends to be the case with masterpieces."
Sandro Giuliani, Managing Director of the Jacobs Foundation, Switzerland
"This book is packed with new thinking and yet resonates easily as if I had always known it! Since the values and ethics spotlight on the City of London after 2008, we have been looking to identify behaviours, which when championed by motivated and engaged leaders, could change culture and make capitalism more inclusive. My focus has been on capturing the benefits of diversity where leaders have expressed frustration at the slow progress. The essences and steps to Transpersonal Leadership in this book link leadership for the ‘greater good’ to enabling others to do the right thing, increasing performance, productivity and profitability. It is key to unleashing the power of diversity and rising to many of the challenges that society faces."
Dame Fiona Woolf DBE, DL, Lord Mayor of London 2013-14; Partner at CMS Cameron McKenna, UK
"It’s not hard to see, in business and society, how the old model of an ego driven, charismatic leader has failed. I recommend this book as required reading for anyone who wants to develop as a leader – and who wants to make a positive difference to the world."
Natalie Ceeney CBE, former CEO of the Financial Ombudsman Service, National Archives and HM Courts & Tribunals Service, UK
"People who talk and write about leadership fall into two groups. Firstly, there are people who are good at doing it and often they are inarticulate, shrugging their shoulders and just saying well ‘we just did it this way’ and usually, they are impatient to analyse why they did it in a particular way because they are keen to get on to the next leadership challenge. At the other end of the spectrum, there are people who write, at length. The LeaderShape team has an enviable reputation at both ends of this spectrum, with deep understanding of the theory, their own particular variant of the theory of leadership, but also very many examples where they have helped individuals and organisations put the theory into practice. This book is an excellent introduction to the highly complex and often confusing field of leadership."
Professor Sir Muir Gray, Director of Better Value Healthcare; Chief Knowledge Officer of the NHS; Professor of Knowledge Management, Oxford University, UK
"Leadership in the modern age is more challenging than ever before, with more uncertainty, change and disruption across many dimensions. The idea of transpersonal leadership with its heart in the notions of humility, learning, and caring is ultimately a very human centred model of leadership and has never had more relevance in helping leaders get the best out of themselves, their people and their organisations. John Knights and his team at LeaderShape have been a positive force for change, and this book provides a fantastic guide for leaders at all levels to improve themselves and their leadership focus."
Peter Cheese, CEO at Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD), UK