1st Edition

Understanding Dialogical Leadership Conscious Conversations for Navigating Complexity

212 Pages 12 Color & 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 12 Color & 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 12 Color & 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Understanding Dialogical Leadership emphasizes the power of dialogue, self-reflection, and shared decision-making in navigating the complexities of collaborative leadership, especially in the face of evolving challenges in modern life. The book underscores the importance of being conscious and open to diverse perspectives. The four pillars of dialogical leadership, which form the foundation... Read more

Introduction

Part I: Always in Dialogue

Part II: Dialogical Self Applied to Leadership

Part III: Forms of Conversation

Part IV: Transforming

Part V: Boiling Rice in Still Water

Part VI: Epilogue

Index

Biography

Rens (E.) J. P. van Loon is Emeritus Professor of Dialogical Leadership at the Tilburg School of Humanities and Digital Sciences (TSHD) in the Department of Philosophy (Ethics of Profession and Organization) at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Currently he teaches in several courses at TIAS, the Tilburg University Business School. Since 2018, he has been working from his consulting office &Dialogue. In his consultancy work, he guides individuals, leaders, and their teams and organizations in developing and implementing ambitions in the field of leadership and change.

 Angel S. Buster has a private psychotherapy and coaching practice in the Netherlands where she works with individuals, couples, and groups. She is trained as a somatic psychotherapist, existential psychologist, trauma therapist, and health researcher. Her coaching practice includes working with individuals and leaders during times of transition and crisis to help restore connection to self, others, and society. In addition to her current roles, she has worked extensively in the past in a variety of organizational settings as leadership consultant, educator, and facilitator.