Leadership
is Global
Co-Creating a More Humane and Sustainable
World
Edited by Walter Link, Thais Corral, and Mark Gerzon
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Author Biographies
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MEHJABEEN ABIDI HABIB, Academic
Researcher, Pakistan. Interested in the
field of human ecology, which explores the linkages
between human and natural systems. Her Ph.D. research
on ecological resilience is based in Pakistan at
the Government College Lahore and is linked through
a fellowship with Oxford University. (Download
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SUSAN ANDREWS, Founder Future
Vision Ecological Park, Brazil. Founded
the Ecological Park to be a reference for
physical health, economic self-sufficiency, artistic
creativity, mental expansion and spiritual peace — a
vision of the future. The Ecological Park is an "ecovillage" or
rural development center based on a new humanistic
vision of maximum utilization of human and natural
resources, cooperation and harmony with nature.
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SUE CHESHIRE, Beyond North Ltd,
United Kingdom. Committed to inspiring
business leaders to take seriously the strong correlation
between a healthy company and the health of the
leader(s) in terms of mind, body and soul. Her
lifelong passion is to awaken the business world
to the opportunities and challenges facing the
planet, and to find authentic ways to operate and
lead with clarity, integrity and compassion. (Download
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THAIS CORRAL from Brazil.
Thais is a global and local multi-sector social
entrepreneur, communication specialist and leadership
educator. She founded a media network, including
400 women’s radio programs that promote social
change throughout Brazil. She also co-directs SouthSouthNorth,
an international project, which pioneers climate
change and poverty reduction work. (Download
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RIANE EISLER, President, The Center
for Partnership Studies, USA. Her 1995 Center
for Partnership Studies study, Women, Men, and
the Global Quality of Life, documents the strong
correlation between the status of women and the
general quality of a nation’s life, based
on statistical data from 89 nations. She has published
several books and over 200 articles making a significant
contribution to her field. (Download
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MARI FITZDUFF, Director, International
Coexistence and Conflict Masters Program, Brandeis
University. Committed to developing cross-sector
leadership to prevent, manage and resolve inter-communal
conflict. Previously Director of UNU/INCORE, the
United Nations University based in Derry/Londonderry,
and, from 1990-1997, the director of a key conflict
resolution center in Northern Ireland. (Download
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ERNESTO GARILAO, Professor, Asian
Institute of Management, Manila. Currently
the Executive Director of the AIM-Mirant Center
for Bridging Societal Divides. His major areas
of interest are in public sector leadership and
management, institutional development, leadership
and management of change, and management of bridging
state reforms. (Download
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ALAIN GAUTHIER, Executive Director,
Core Leadership Development, France. Worked
globally with approximately two hundred senior
teams and groups in a wide variety of organizations.
In particular, he has designed and co-led several
partnering and co-leadership capacity-building
workshops for alliance teams representing the public,
business and civil society sectors of more than
twenty countries from Africa, Latin America, and
Asia. (Download
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JACINTO GAVINO, Professor, Asian
Institute of Management, Manila. Professor
of Organizational Development at one of the Pacific
region’s leading business schools. Former
member of a three-continent task force team of
universities and NGOs that developed "Bridging
Leadership Trainings" that have been conducted
successfully in locations around the world. (Download
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MARK GERZON from the USA.
Mark works with key organizations in both the private and public sector
to develop a more integral, global approach to leadership. As reflected
in his most recent book, Leading Through Conflict, he specializes in
helping diverse or conflicting groups transform differences and conflicts
into opportunities and common ground. (Download
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PETER GOLDMARK, Foundation President
and media executive, USA. Former publisher
of the International Herald Tribune and President
of the Rockefeller Foundation with a deep commitment
to working in the non-profit sector on the problems
of sustainable development and weapons of mass
destruction. Currently working with Environmental
Defense Fund on global climate change. (Download
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HARUMITSU INOUYE, Executive Director,
Shinnyo-en Foundation, Japan. His unique perspective,
blending not only his business and education perspective
but also his spiritual practice, Dr. Inouye has
helped the Foundation to create a paradigm of holistic
human development viewed through the lens of service.
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ADAM KAHANE, Global Leadership
Initiative, USA. Canadian-born resident of
Boston and Cape Town (South Africa). Works as a
convener and facilitator of tri-sector, multi-stakeholder
groups – local, national, and global. Currently
chief designer of the GLI’s learning labs
and author of "Solving Tough Problems: An
Open Way of Talking, Listening, and Creating New
Realities." (Download
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BERNARD LIETAER, Co-founder & Chairman,
ACCESS Foundation, Belgium. Author of "Money
and Sustainability — the Missing Link", "Of
Human Wealth" and "The Future of Money" Bernard
is dedicated to sharing with others his wealth
of experience with financial systems, currencies
and complementary currencies . (Download
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WALTER LINK from Europe.
Walter is a co-founder and leader of corporate
responsibility business networks throughout Europe
and the Americas, as well as civil society organizations
and universities. He and trains and coaches
emerging and senior leaders in integral leadership
approaches. He also provides strategy advise to non-profit
and for-profit organizations and offers his analysis
of the interdependent evolutionary changes across
sectors and continents, which he calls the Emerging
Civilization. (Download
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CHRISTINE LOH, President, Civic
Exchange, Hong Kong. Former Member of Parliament
who has developed new models for citizen participation
and public leadership in diverse communities undergoing
rapid change. Author of a book on citizen engagement
as well as other innovative civic involvement materials
of global relevance. (Download
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LIANE J. LOUIE-BADUA, Program
Officer, Shinnyo-En Foundation, USA. Working
with the Shinnyo-En Foundation Liane’s approach
to leadership includes a commitment to positive
results through support, self-awareness and a deepening
of understanding towards new ways of seeing the
world. (Download
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L. HUNTER LOVINS, President and
Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions, Inc., USA. Decidated
to educate senior decision-makers in business,
government and civil society about the principles
of sustainability. NCS shows how to restore and
further enhance the natural and human capital,
while increasing prosperity and quality of life.
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ARNAUD MAITLAND, International
Lecturer and Skillful Means consultant, Holland. Arnaud
Maitland brings the ancient teachings of Tibetan
Buddhism into the mainstream of contemporary culture
and life — both in the personal and professional
spheres. Maitland teaches in many countries and
settings, helping people discover that they already
possess the knowledge to create a meaningful, successful
and happy life. (Download
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JULIA MARTON-LEFÈVRE, Rector
of the University for Peace, Hungary. Before
her position at the University for Peace, Julia
was Executive Director of LEAD (Leadership for
Environment and Development) International, a programme
established by The Rockefeller Foundation to bring
together and train mid-career leaders from all
parts of the world in improving their leadership
skills around the issues of sustainable development.
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KIMANI NJOGU, linguist and health
specialist, Nairobi. For over 20 years, he
has worked with the media to bring social change,
especially in the areas of health, gender, and
environment. He is actively involved in youth leadership
in East Africa. Chairs the Kiswahili National Committee
and sits on the Board of the Legal Resources Foundation,
the International African Institute, and several
other leadership organizations. (Download
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CERI OLIVER-EVANS, Centre for
Leadership and Public Values, University of Cape
Town, South Africa. Co-director of an innovative,
university-based program developed to design and
implement cross-border leadership programs. She
has designed leadership development programs for
emerging leaders of the public, private and non-profit
sectors from both South Africa and the United States
with the Center's American partner, Duke University.
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GACHI TAPIA, Director, Foundation
for Democratic Change, Buenos Aires. Mediator
of private and social conflicts in Latin America
and a veteran trainer who brings new leadership
skills into the public and social sectors. Works
extensively facilitating public dialogues to promote
a participatory culture for managing public conflicts
and building consensus for designing social policies.
Has also worked in Eastern Europe and the Balkans
as a conflict resolution expert. (Download
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WILLIAM URY, Co-Founder, Harvard
Program on Negotiation. Internationally renowned
writer (Getting to Yes, The Third Side), anthropologist
and negotiation trainer who works with leaders
to develop "third side" strategies that
can defuse conflict and strengthen community. Co-founder
of the Program on Negotiation at the Harvard Law
School. (Download
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MAURA
WOLF (USA) — A consultant to the Shinnyo-en
Foundation, Maura has been involved in founding
and launching non-profit ventures and assisting
individuals and organizations to become more effective
through coaching and leadership training for the
past fifteen years. She has assisted in the design
of training for City Year, Citizen Schools, JumpStart,
Youth on Board, The Bonner Foundation, and COOL.
She is the founder of Boston Do Something, the
YES Ambassador program of the Points of Light Foundation,
and Virginia COOL, all campaigns to engage young
people in community action and develop their leadership
capacities in the process. She is author of two
books, Light One Candle: Quotes for Hope and
Action and Exploring Realities: Stories
of Young Women Making Decisions and Finding Meaning.
A Kripalu-trained yoga instructor, and a 360-report
writer for Fortune 500 Executives, as a staff member
with the Center for Advanced Emotional Intelligence,
she has put a lot of attention on integrating her
mind, heart and body. Recently she completed her
MA in Leadership at Saint Mary’s College.
She does individual and group coaching through
MindWing,
is married and the mother of a one-year-old son. |
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