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Artful Leadership

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Leaders facing today's volatility are invited to discover inner sources of creativity and inspiration through philosophy, humanities, arts, and ecology. Using reflection and practical exercises, th...
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  • 24 November 2025
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Leaders are not immune to the forces at work in our current age of volatility and disruption. Many describe a state of exhaustion so complete they wonder if recovery is possible. We all desire connection, rootedness, and spaces filled with imagination and wonder—yet the weight of our collective challenges can leave us in a constant state of “survival mode.” This book is an invitation for leaders who desire to live, work, and play authentically to reimagine their leadership practices with creativity, connection, and care. Drawing on philosophy, the humanities, the arts, and ecology, leaders will discover strategies through reflection and practical exercises to renew their inner sense of possibility and purpose. Leadership development practitioners will find the theoretical depth and real-world applicability of these chapters invaluable for their work.

ILA’s Building Leadership Bridges series captures the best contemporary thinking about leadership from a diverse range of scholars, practitioners and educators working around the globe.

In keeping with the mission of the ILA the book series builds connections between how people research, imagine and experience leadership across cultures.

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Price: $45.00
Pages: 272
Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited
Series: Building Leadership Bridges
Publication Date: 24 November 2025
ISBN: 9781805925002
Format: Paperback
BISACs: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Leadership, Management: leadership and motivation, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, Organizational theory and behaviour, Business ethics and social responsibility
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It is far too common for good leaders to become tired from endless activities, deadlines, and expectations, all at risk of losing themselves in the process. This book arrives as a lifeline weaving together artistic approaches, mindful practices, and ecological wisdom. Contributors share perspectives and practices not found in the traditional leadership literature on why and how leaders should and can take time to be still to reorient their souls. Practical exercises move beyond theory to immediate application, practices to help you develop presence, spark imagination, and rediscover joy in your leadership role. The book invites leaders to better understand and attend to their humanity, which as the authors demonstrate, is core to good leadership.

Alicia D. Crumpton – Kaliedo Venture LLC, USA.

Introduction; Alicia D. Crumpton
Part 1. Retreat
Chapter 1. Art as Aesthetic Leadership: The Creative Power of the “What If?”; Carol Burbank
Chapter 2. The Alchemical Horse: Equine Relationships and the Path to Individuation; Charlotte Hardie
Chapter 3. Exploring the Frankenstein-ian progression of Social Media’s Architecture; Alicia D. Crumpton
Chapter 4. Being and Knowing: A Virtue-Based Approach to Leadership and Knowledge Acquisition; Michael R. Young
Chapter 5. Retreat from Noise: Silence as Sacred Space; Alicia D. Crumpton
Chapter 6. Mindful Leadership: Rediscovering Identity and Purpose Through Contemplative Practice; Bradley D. Davidson
Part 1. Poetic Response - RETREAT: A Moment of Silence; Danny Smith
Part 2. Recenter
Chapter 7. The Artful Leader: Exploring Creativity, Aesthetic Sensibility, and Inclusive Practice in Leadership; Alicia D. Crumpton in Conversation with Catherine Etmanski
Chapter 8. Narrative Power: The Artful Leader's Responsibility in Reality Shaping; Aaron Monts
Chapter 9. Beyond the Image: Recentering Leadership Identity Through Creative Practice; Sarah Andreas
Chapter 10. The Muse, Dialogue, and Collaboration: Agential Realism in Practice; Kevin D. Collins
Chapter 11. Improv as Recentering Practice: Leveraging the Art of “Yes, and” for Leadership; Eve Ridgeway
Chapter 12. Courage in Motion: Changemaking Through Art; Tracy Ferron
Part 2. Poetic Response - RECENTER: 5 Reasons to Spin the Wheel; Danny Smith
Part 3. Rewild
Chapter 13. Leading from the Ecological Self; Kathryn Goldman Schuyler
Chapter 14. Rewilding Leadership: Lessons from the Wolf; Julian Norris
Chapter 15. Rewilding the Soul, Resouling the Wild: Toward a Reclaimed Metaphysical Relationality; Brendan Ellis Williams
Part 3. Poetic Response - REWILD: Woodspell; Danny Smith