Integral leadership : The case of Bill George and Medtronic Inc.

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Integral leadership The case of Bill George
and Medtronic Inc.

• Thierry C. Pauchant
• Chair in Ethical Management, HEC Montreal, Canada
• Consulting faculty, Fielding Graduate Institute,
  USA
• Summit on Corporate Culture and Spirituality,
• Bangalore, India, November 20, 2004
• www.Pauchant.com

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Outline

• Leadership? Integral leadership?
• Integral leadership model
• The manifestation of integral leadership in four
  domains the Case of Bill George and Medtronic
  Inc.
• Conclusion Research project on Integral
  Leadership, the 100 books project Comparing
  Bill Georges leadership with other patterns of
  integral leadership

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Leadership?

• Search for a more effective, compassionate and
  encompassing leadership
• Alchimist leadership (Handy, 1999)
• Authentic leadership (George, 2003)
• Conscious leadership (Chatterejee, 1998)
• Covenantal leadership (Pava, 2003)
• Courageous leadership (Hybels, 2002)
• Crisis leadership (Mitroff, 2003)
• Ethical leadership (Kanungo and Mendonca, 1996)
• Exemplary leadership (Kouzes and Posner, 2002)
• Humane leadership (Seligman, 2000)
• Integral leadership (Wilber, 2000)
• Moral leadership (Coles, 2000)
• Soul leadership (Bolman and Deal, 2001)
• Spiritual leadership (Vaill, 1998)
• Transcendental leadership (Sanders et al., 2003)

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Integral Leadership

• Ken Wilber Integral Institute, Boulder, Colorado
• Large width and profound depth 4 quadrants, 10
  levels
• 1) Width 4 quadrants

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Integral Leadership
2) Depth 10 levels

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Levels / Quadrants I IT ITS WE
I. Preconventional
1. Archaic
2. Magic
II. Conventional
3. Mythic-literal
4. Mythic-rational
5. Rational
6. Pluralist
III. Postconventional
7. Psychic
8. Subtle
9. Causal
10. Non-dual

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Bill George and Medtronic Inc.
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"I" quadrant, Self
Purpose Meaning Crucibles Style Cognition
I Greed, personal success Ego, narcissistic impulses Denial, no learning Not reflective Black and white, binary
II Conformity Play the game well Power, prestige, financial rewards Back to status quo asap Behavioral training, "best" styles, situational Systematic
III IntrospectionUnique calling, vocation Desire to serve others Transpersonnal Deep learning, dialectics AutonomousBeyond style situational leadership Meta-systemic, non-dual

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"It" quadrant, Behaviors
Relation Team-work Rewards Decision-making Balance of life
I Agressive Charismatic, one man show Money, status Could be out-law, authocractic Workaholism
II Aloof, detached style, strategic Collabration, Great teams Efficiency, Self-actualisation More participative, marginal practices albeit legal Working hard, playing hard
III Personal relationships "High-care" Followers themselves of higher force Effectiveness, welfare, development of self and others Respect of law, ethics and inner calling High energy with Silence, meditation, prayer, yoga

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"Its" quadrant, Systems
Governance Salary Tools Stakeholder Bottom-lines
I CEO/Chairman, Buddy system 500 times hourly workers wage Chosen for efficiency, performance driven Self and shareholders Stock price
II Separation of power, rules, policies No limits but extended to many Adapted to culture, value centered Most immediate stakeholders with power or visible hardships 3 bottom-lines, at least for political correctness
III Pdt of board, independent directors, work sessions, time limits 20 times maximum Means and ends seen as equivalent All stakeholders and transient beings 4 bottom-lines Financial, ecological, social, spiritual

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"We" quadrant, Culture
Growth Values Acquisitions Truth Work
I Short term growth Imposed by top Short-term gain by reselling Deception of others, denial Exploitation of others and nature
II Growth with temptation to cut corners HomogeneousConventional training Entering new fields, buying new capacity Share only positive side of story Answering a need which is legal
III Short and long-terms value to stakeholders Outer and inner values, relative to a ground Dialogue with self and others Way to transform and to answer genuine needs Whole truth as painful it may be Contributing to human and natures welfare

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Integral leadership integration quadrants/levels
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Research project integral leadership The 100
book project Patterns from Bill George and 99
other integral leaders

• www.Pauchant.com