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Integral Development: “Anyone Who Really Wants to be a Great Leader Can be Developed into One.”

Announcement posted by Integral Development 16 Apr 2014

Providers of elite leadership development programs in Perth reveal the most important characteristics of leaders and how they can be developed.
Perth, WA, 16 April 2014 - The adage is old and shopworn: “Leaders are born, not made.” But a company in Perth is threatening to turn it into a quaint artifact of a bygone era. Integral Development has been turning heads and changing minds with their Integral Leadership Program.

Integral Development develops leaders using a combination of Integral Theory as developed by Ken Wilber and modern theories of business and management. The end result is that Integral Development has been hired by numerous organisations, both public and private, to develop leadership from within.

Integral Theory

What exactly is Integral Theory? Integral Theory is a “theory of everything” that draws from the best of human thought in the fields of science, philosophy, psychology and leadership over the last 6,000 years. Application of Integral Theory to life, known as the “Integral Approach,” doesn’t require anyone to adhere or subscribe to any new mode of thought; it simply removes thought patterns that may block one’s access  to the potential that is already inside of them, allowing that potential to be fully utilised and expressed.

Integral Theory employs four quadrants representing the four dimensions into which reality can be classified: I, We, It and Its. According to Integral Theory, any point of view that doesn’t take all four dimensions of reality into consideration are incomplete and produce a fragmented and therefore flawed perception.

The Integral Leadership Program

The Integral Leadership Program combines the teachings of Integral Theory with modern advances in management and business theory, resulting in a comprehensive program which helps uncover the “authentic self of the leader.”  When a leader learns to perceive reality from all four dimensions, it increases their ability to inspire and motivate individuals to subjugate their personal agendas for the advancement of the team or organisation.

The Integral Approach is a holistic approach which has been taught with great success to organisations in Australia and internationally.

According to the program’s creator, Dr Ron Cacioppe, who is Managing Director at Integral Development, the Integral Leadership Program provides a comprehensive and effective approach to developing leadership within the organisation: “We have had the privilege of teaching this program to numerous individuals and organisations. One of the most rewarding aspects is the amount of growth we see, not only over the eight days of the course, but in follow up discussions with those who have had a chance to apply what they have learned in the workplace.”

Dr Cacioppe continued, “Integral Theory allows individuals to step outside of themselves and the standard, narrow worldview to see the world from the other possible ways of perceiving it. This provides a sense of awareness that changes a person forever and for the better. Another aspect of our program is that we help develop individuals relative to each of the four quadrants. This results in unprecedented growth, increasing a person’s ability to lead effectively.”

Dr Cacioppe concluded, “Those who complete the Integral Leadership Program are able to create an environment where confrontation is replaced by collaboration and the main drivers for success are teamwork and creativity. But our proudest achievement is that we help executives create success within a framework of integrity.”

Integral Development is an organisation that offers leadership development programs and management courses from their Perth campus. For more information about their elite Integral Leadership Program, call 1300 176 789 or visit their website: http://www.integral.org.au/.