3 papers in the library · publishing 2016-2017
Radical Thoughts on Ethical Leadership August 1, 2017 Sandra A. Waddock
Abstract In traditional cultures, shamans are leaders within their communities. As medicine women and men, shamans focus on healing individuals and cultural mythologies on which communities make sense of their world. Shamans are dedicated to making their world a better place, an important aspect of ethical leadership. This chapter explores how shamanism can enhance today’s ethical...
April 30, 2017 Sandra A. Waddock
This chapter explores the three main functions of the shaman—healing, connecting, and sensemaking—which are undertaken in the service of a better world. The literal meaning of healing is "to make whole", or to bring about balance in an organism or system that has become unbalanced. The healing process is fundamentally a task of healing relationships of all sorts and is the foremost task of the...
Journal of Management for Global Sustainability June 30, 2016 Sandra A. Waddock
In a world greatly in need of healing, today’s leaders acting as shamans could potentially bring the shaman’s ancient wisdom to the effort to create a more sustainable, just, and equitable world. Today’s shamanic leaders undertake the same roles as the traditional shaman: healing, connecting, and sensemaking in the service of a better world. From a leadership perspective, the shaman’s work is...