Inclusive organizational transformation : an African perspective on human niches and diversity of thought /

In Inclusive Organizational Transformation, Dr Rica Viljoen acknowledges that diversity of thought presents both gifts and challenges to leadership in multi-national organizations. Here, Inclusivity is positioned as a radical transformational methodology with the purpose of unleashing the benefits o...

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Main Author: Viljoen, Rica (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Farnham : Gower, 2014.
Series:Transformation and Innovation.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; About the Author; About the Book; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Glossary; Abbreviations; 1 Finding My Roots; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Finding My Voice; 1.3 Growing Roots; 1.4 Mandala: A Space for Growth; 1.5 Becoming Culturally Aware; 1.6 Telling Organizational Stories; 1.7 Seeing Colours; 1.8 An Integral Approach; 1.9 Inclusivity Conceptualized; 1.10 Story-Telling in Organizations; 1.11 What to Expect in This Book; References; PART I Theoretical Grounding; 2 Towards an Integral Inclusivity Framework; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Concept 'Integral'
  • 2.3 The Organizational Gestalt: The Way We Do Things Here2.4 Emotional Containment: The Way Things Feel Here; 2.5 Individual Presence: The Ability to Connect in the Here and Now; 2.6 Inclusivity Contextualized; 2.7 A Framework of Inclusivity; 2.8 Conclusion; References; 3 The Phenomenon of Inclusivity; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Phenomenon of Inclusivity; 3.3 Human Energy in the System to Perform; 3.4 A Typical Inclusivity Process; 3.5 The Prerequisites for Inclusivity; 3.6 Prerequisites for Inclusivity; 3.7 Measuring Inclusivity; 3.8 Inclusivity Through Story-Telling.
  • 3.9 Benefits of Inclusivity3.10 Constructing Inclusivity; 3.11 Optimizing Inclusivity in Organizations; 3.12 Conclusion; References; PART II Emerging of Human Niches; 4 Human Niches Conceptualized; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Loraine Laubscher: The One Who Explains Spiral Dynamics; 4.3 Gravesian Spiral Dynamics; 4.4 Human Niches; 4.5 Conclusion; References; 5 The Different Human Niches; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The Different Niches; 5.3 The Colour Purple; 5.4 Remembering Our Roots; 5.5 MeshWORKS: An Integral Approach; 5.6 Conclusion; References; 6 Human Niches Applied; 6.1 Introduction.
  • 6.2 Human Niches on National Level6.3 The African Dilemma; 6.4 Leaders Should Speak in Colours; 6.5 Integration with Integral Theory; 6.6 Conclusion; References; PART III Navigating Diversity of Thought; 7 Decoding the Complexity of Diversity; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Diversity of Thought; 7.3 Building Blocks to Create Individual Presence; 7.4 Crystallizing Voice: Emergence into Becoming; 7.5 Conscious Groups; 7.6 Conclusion; References; 8 Congruence: Unlocking Human Energy; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Congruence within the Individual Domain; 8.3 Congruence within Group Domain.
  • 8.4 Congruence within the Organizational Domain8.5 Congruence within the National Culture; 8.6 The Benefits of Decoding the Complexity of Diversity; 8.7 Contextual Intelligence; 8.8 Conclusion; References; PART IV Navigating through Transformation; 9 Navigating Transformation in a Purple Country; 9.1 Introduction ; 9.2 The Ghana National Culture; 9.3 Describing Organizational Culture; 9.4 The Case of Gold Fields Damang and Tarkwa; 9.5 The Five-Year Transformational Journey of Damang and Tarkwa; 9.6 Conclusion; References; 10 Effecting: Story-Telling in Action; 10.1 Introduction.