Inner Path Leadership : Exploring the Spiritual Demands of a New Century [Paperback]

Paul F. Sincock (Author)

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Publication Date: July 6, 2006

In a wide-ranging dialogue between Rabbi (teacher) and Youth (our inquiring nature), Mr. Sincock explores our current worldview and the essential changes in thinking and behavior required for success and fulfillment in the next century. The easy-to-read format belies the depth of issues covered.

The dialogue begins with a simple question about how Youth views his future. The conversation gradually expands to explore our underlying ways of thinking, our worldview, our cosmology and its significance in our lives. The conversation examines in a no-nonsense, practical, understandable way the process of change in our lives, the nature of conflict and violence and a process by which all conflict can be resolved.

Leadership is explored as an inside-out process, as a capacity to see and respond to an ever-changing environment, in taking initiative and responsibility in one's life and relationships. Our modes of thinking and behaving are examined within the framework of a larger life process, of fundamental values and principals governing all relationships.

The latest scientific and organizational insights, coupled with ancient wisdom reveal an underlying, universal process that leads to fulfillment and meaning in our lives. What emerges from this dialogue, is a magnificent view of our relationship to each other, the earth and that which lies behind the reality we participate in. A hopeful and engaging journey for the reader.

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About the Author

Mr. Sincock has over 30 years of experience as a business executive and entrepreneur. He has managed large organizations in the manufacturing and construction industries and owned three successful businesses. He is a professional mediator and arbitrator and has conducted hundreds of seminars in conflict resolution, negotiation, consensus and team building. He was also affiliated with a non-profit, educational foundation facilitating courses on attitude, responsibility and personal fulfillment. He is active in his Park City, Utah community serving on numerous boards, commissions and the City Council.

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PROLOGUE Leadership is the subject of hundreds of books, articles, lectures and seminars. It is taught in the best schools and universities. It is practiced in varying degrees by millions of people in all walks of life, in businesses, governments, communities and families. Yet there is a tremendous void of knowledge when it comes to developing the inner skills required for effective, responsible leadership. The rate and magnitude of change that will take place over the next hundred years will require a transformation our spirit, our thinking and our relationships with each other. I have had the privilege of a widely varied career and set of life experiences. From managing large organizations, to owning and operating my own businesses, to participating in community non-profits, to conducting hundreds of educational seminars, to being a locally elected official - all have confirmed the need to re-examine our underlying assumptions of who we are, where we are, and where we are going. These questions are both philosophical and pragmatic. They are ultimately questions of leadership. For several years, I owned an Alternative Dispute Resolution business in Salt Lake City. What I discovered in hundreds of mediation and arbitration sessions, in the context of settling disputes, was that few people had the knowledge or skills to resolve their own inner state of conflict which was fueling the disputes in the first place. Business executives, lawyers, doctors, contractors, educators, steelworkers...virtually every walk of life had the same blind spot. It confirmed my experiences of others I worked with in business, neighborhoods, non-profits, and local government. People who welcome change, who have learned to resolve upsets in their life, are much more effective in dealing with others, more reality-centered, responsive and open to creative solutions. Those that have difficulty with resolution, who resist change and hold onto the past, have proportionately more difficulty with people and conflict situations. The issue, however, is not conflict resolution, or management techniques, or methods of being more effective with others - though these are addressed in this book. The issues presented in this dialogue are directed at our underlying ways of thinking, our worldview, our cosmology and its meaning in our lives. Leadership involves the capacity to see and respond to our environment, in taking initiative and responsibility in one's life and relationships. Whether the context is business, community or family, these qualities are reflected in our behavior. Changing one's behavior is a result of new ways of thinking and interpreting the world around us. That is the focus of this book. The setting for the dialogue is the largest possible context. I believe when we actually see the larger perspective, when we learn our common story and our shared journey, when we are provided the tools to resolve the daily restrictions of our life, a door opens to a new world of possibility. A long-term, sustainable future is our birthright as a planet. We humans are the most conscious of earth's creatures. We have the power, the dominion and the responsibility for shaping our common future. Whether we succeed or not, is an issue of leadership. Who will make the inner, spiritual changes required for that success? Who will assume leadership in shaping that common destiny? The format is presented as a dialogue between two people. RABBI means teacher in Hebrew. It is a fitting name for the person of experience and wisdom. Rabbi is not meant to convey a religious perspective, but rather a perspective born of an ancient tradition. YOUTH represents all of us who are looking for answers in the world around us. Youth represents our inquiring nature, which is open to new ideas, open to change, and possibility. Youth is also a very recent and inexperienced species in terms of our planet's history, struggling with global issues never before faced. In Youth's hands is our collective future.

Product Details

• Paperback: 164 pages
• Publisher: Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1552123243
• ISBN-13: 978-1552123249
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,586,661 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reading! Thoroughly recommended!, April 8, 2002

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This review is from: Inner Path Leadership : Exploring the Spiritual Demands of a New Century (Paperback)

If a good book holds your interest; and a great book gets you to think, then Inner Path Leadership is a truly great book! Author, entrepreneur, businessman and counselor Paul F. Sincock shows us where we came from---what we are now---and how to change if we are save ourselves and our planet.

Mr. Sincock writes, "We humans are impacting the earth's internal processes, in ways we do not yet understand. We don't understand the implications of what we are doing or the long-term unexpected consequences." But lest you think that Inner Path Leadership is about doom, it is not. Paul's message is of hope via change, new ideas, and new vision.

For instance, about violence we read, "By holding onto anger, hostility, resentment and other negative emotions, we actually help generate a negative field of energy that influences others." Like our neighbors, friends and family. And, yes like our children. What to do? "We bring forth alternatives that work better."

Conflict resolution in ourselves and between each other is a key, and how to do that is explored in Inner Path Leadership. Here are the protocols for conflict resolution, not generally found in other books on this vital subject. We learn to understand our emotions, honestly. "The intention and desire to gain self knowledge and the faith that you can and will deal with everything uncovered, is crucial."

Paul F. Sincock has illuminated the path to transformation and thus, enlightenment. Further, Inner Path Leadership is written in a conversational format that enables the reader to see the reality of our daily lives. And finally, Paul has given us a deeply spiritual look at how and why we can love ourselves and our neighbors. Inner Path Leadership is a lesson in hope!