Artful Leadership is an evocative and timeless exploration about what it means to be an authentic leader. Author Michael Jones reminds us that beyond technique leading is ultimately about being fully human. it is about nurturing what is most personal while – maintaining an awareness and connection with each other, our work and the larger world. Leading artfully is grounded in being present, deep listening, beauty, grace and finding our own story and voice. It is also acting in service to the commons or collective imagination which commits us to being present to the organic flow of learning and change. It may be our openness to following this thread of our own curiosity and aliveness that ensures we don’t stagnate under the dominance of a mechanistic word view. We are at an inflection point today. We stand at the threshold of great risk – and great possibility. We can step forward and make a home in the future together that is alive with generativity and love or we can step back and risk being consumed by pessimism and fear. Choosing this life of possibility is the path of Artful Leader
About the author
Canadian Michael Jones is a leadership educator, composer, and pianist as well as a writer,storyteller, community engagement facilitator and speaker. Michael brings a unique
perspective to the subject of leadership. While others write about style process or technique
Michael illuminates in a deeply personal way the close parallels between leadership and the
creative process. Michael is the author of three books, including; Creating an Imaginative
Life: Following the Songline of the Heart(1995, 2006) Artful Leadership, Awakening the
Commons of the Imagination (2006, 2019) and The Soul of Place, Re-imagining Leadership
Through Nature, Art and Community ( 2015. ) As a Juno ( Canadian Grammy) nominated pianist/composer Michael has often been described as an evocative musical painter who enchants his listeners with musical improvisations at the piano. Michael is the founding artist of Narada Productions where he composed and produced fifteen successful recordings of his original piano compositions. He has been a guest performer, speaker and facilitator at leadership forums throughout North America and internationally for over the past forty years.
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