"This book richly reviews wholeness from multiple perspectives, traditions, and levels. It is a useful resource for leadership researchers into the transcendent and the spiritual realms." Anil Maheshwari , Maharishi International University, USA "Leadership Wholeness, Volume 2" is a beacon of wisdom for leaders navigating our complex world, offering a roadmap to lead with spiritual intelligence and make a positive impact. Thomas Thakadipuram's insights illuminate the path to compassionate and purpose-driven leadership, guiding us toward a brighter future. As our emergent leaders face unprecedented challenges, this book serves as their essential blueprint for transformative leadership." Louise Kelly , University of La Verne, USA author of Mindfulness for Authentic Leadership In an era characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity in virtually all personal and public areas of our lives, there is a hunger for wholeness and a frantic search for a firm anchoring of our existence. The fragmentation that plays out today at the individual and social levels of analysis calls for a radical reformulation of the role of community and organizations, where the traditional dualities of private and public, secular and spiritual, and progress and care for the wider world have proven to be untenable and risk further deterioration and damage to our species and the ecosystem. In this second volume on leadership wholeness, Dr.

Thomas Thakadipuram takes up the theoretical formulation of spiritual intelligence derived from a deep understanding of the wisdom traditions and in-depth interviews of the lived experience of leadership with a focus on application and practice. The depth of thinking and appreciation of the complexity of the subject at hand that characterized the first volume carries through to this volume focused on the pragmatic application of spiritual intelligence and wholeness. Never succumbing to simplistic bromides often found in practitioner texts on leadership and spirituality, Father Tom anchors his book solidly in research, his deep knowledge of the spiritual traditions, and his own experience in helping organizations and individuals. Here, he develops concrete notions of the opportunities and responsibilities of leaders for their own lives and that of the many stakeholders within and without the boundaries of specific organizations and institutions. This book, along with the first volume, breaks new and much needed ground by providing a model and application for a holistic understanding of work, organizations, and the practice of leadership and leading. It is a 'must-read' for leaders and students of leadership, beginning and seasoned, committed to deepening their understanding of spiritual intelligence and development centered on wholeness and deep fulfillment of themselves and those in their care. K. Peter Kuchinke , Professor Emeritus, Human Resource Development, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Distinguished HRD Scholar in Residence, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities.