Archetypes at Work

Laurence Hillman

Description

Archetypes at Work(TM) is a new cutting-edge method to assess and develop people and organizations to become fit for the future. Archetypes are underlying patterns of human nature and experience. As such they are - often invisibly - "running the show". They are embedded in our inner motivations and mindset and deeply rooted in our values. The better we understand these patterns and the more consciously we use them, the more effective we will be. Archetypes at Work offers an exciting framework to understand how people act and "what is really going on" - in our life, in our work, and in our deeper self.Combining ancient wisdom with creative approaches to personal and professional development, Laurence Hillman and Richard Olivier have crafted a system that is practical and accessible in approach. This book offers the opportunity for readers to assess their current archetypal patterns - both their Gifts and their Shadows - and then determine a more "future-fit" pattern. Readers can then create an Archetypal Development Plan, "evolving your story, one character at a time".

Sujets

• Gestion et management

Informations

• Publié par: Troubador Publishing Ltd
• Date de parution: 28 novembre 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781838597870
• Langue: English

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Praise for Archetypes at Work
“As we confront the challenge and opportunity of change in the world around us, this powerful and engaging book will help all of us to craft an exciting journey that will help to draw out much more of our potential and increase our impact. You can’t afford to miss this one!”
John Hagel, management guru, Chairman, Center for the Edge
“It is rare that one finds a book that breaks new ground with such brilliance and relevance. Hillman and Olivier show us how, as major organs of the psyche of both self and world, archetypes give us our essential connections, and without them we would lose the gossamer bridge that joins spirit with nature, mind with body, and self with the metabody of the universe. Archetypes are organs of Essence, the cosmic blueprints of How It All Works. The dialectic inherent in the blueprint gives us the opportunity of finding our own path through the highs and lows of the 10 principal archetypes and their astrological equivalents. The authors themselves are sons of fathers who became archetypal through their celebrated lives in theatre and psychology. Thus, so wisely informed, and ingenious in their own studies and experience, they offer reflections and activating processes to manage the dilemmas of we who have grown up ignorant of the Timeless Beings who inform our lives and actions. With the help of this deeply original work, we discover that we are characters in the drama of the Anima Mundi, the Soul of the World. In this discovery we push the boundaries of our own human story and gain the courage to live mythically ourselves with the character and passion to help heal our world.”
Jean Houston, scholar, philosopher and researcher in Human Capacities
“Understanding archetypes and how they manifest in our collaborations is a window into the powerful unconscious dynamics of our organizations. Richard and Laurence have lighted a path to greater clarity on how people work together, and why we fail.”
Eliot Frick, CEO, Bigwidesky
“We are involved as part of this Earth in an evolution that is very likely unprecedented, certainly unknown in our conscious memory. To survive, simply to stay afloat with love and joy for each other, we must anchor ourselves to, or discover the flowing currents of, realities deep beneath most conscious attachments of the body and mind and heart. The ancient archetypal currents described here so playfully and usefully by Richard and Laurence are like life-saving charts to help us navigate these flooding times. We have a lot of creative positive imagining to do. We have to change ourselves, like actors in a new play. This book, this work of acting in an eternal frame, is invaluable for us all.”
Mark Rylance, actor
“Richard’s work on archetypes has played a powerful role on the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme. Leaders come from all over the world for a week to explore the opportunity of their leadership. With Richard, they are able to reflect on their habitual strengths as well as the shadows these can cast; the archetypal approach also enables them to examine those ‘characters’ within themselves that they avoid or turn away from. The programme gives them room to rehearse a fresh archetypal repertoire to the benefit of their leadership and the future of their organizations.”
Tracey Camilleri, Director, Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme, Associate Fellow, Saïd Business School
“As an executive working on a global scale, I constantly look for ways to exercise leadership with deeper awareness and greater skill. Laurence Hillman’s work has proven invaluable to me. By focusing my attention on the myriad of archetypal energies that form my internal landscape, I have become much more successful in aligning my internal resources to external reality; making me a much more mindful leader and skilful manager.”
José M. Román, Assistant Vice President for Research, New York University
“This is an extraordinary new way of looking at leadership – practical and powerful. For me personally and for my entire leadership team, this work has been transformational in growing a complex organization. This is the best new leadership book to come out in a very long time. If you are a leader, read it!”
Heather Shea, CEO, United Palace of Spiritual Arts
“I’ve never come across a clearer, calmer, wiser or more powerful model than this for guiding us through the complexities of life and work: Olivier and Hillman’s approach is simply a revelation. After reading it, I took a big box of leadership, management and personal development books to the charity shop: thanks to Archetypes at Work, I just don’t need them anymore. This is my one guide for the next 10 years.”
Simon Anholt, Founder of the Good Country Index
“We spend the lion’s share of our productive lives at work, but so often life goes out of our work. This soul-stirring book reveals the secret of re-enlivening our thinking, leading and working by sourcing the deepest channels and patterns of intelligent life made visible as leadership capability.”
Aftab Omer, President, Meridian University
“In our company, understanding archetypes and their implications has become an integral part of our thinking regarding all team-based work and a fundamental component of our leadership development. By giving us a common language to discuss our business needs, and a framework to implement strategies to enhance our strengths and address our deficiencies, we have seen improvement in both team performance outcomes as well as team dynamics.”
John B. Zachry, Chairman and CEO, Zachry Group

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To our families, and to our fathers, without whom we may never have met
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Laurence Hillman, PhD
Born and raised in Zürich, Switzerland, Laurence began to study astrology at the age of 16 and this has remained his passion for over 40 years. As a professional archetypal coach, he specializes in helping his clients understand their deeper purpose and their life’s calling – especially in these challenging times. In his role as a consultant he helps leaders and organizations understand their archetypal patterns and advises on high-level decision-making.
Laurence has lectured internationally and conducted workshops at the Globe Theatre in London, taught at Findhorn, at Jean Houston’s Mystery School and at Pacifica Graduate Institute, and he has been a repeated guest lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis.
He is the author of Planets in Play: How to reimagine your life through the language of astrology , and the co-author of Alignments: How to live in harmony with the universe . Laurence holds a PhD in psychology with a focus on Transformative Leadership, an MBA, an MCM (Masters in Construction Management) as well as a degree in Architecture. He has travelled extensively in more than 40 countries and is fluent in five languages.
Richard Olivier
Awarded Thought Leader 2013 by the Best Practice Institute, Richard Olivier is Artistic Director and founder of Olivier Mythodrama. He works internationally as a leadership development consultant, keynote conference speaker and workshop leader. He was a guest speaker at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2003 and 2009 and collaborates with many other global organizations.
Richard is the founding voice within Mythodrama – a new form of experiential learning which combines great stories with psychological insights, creative exercises and organizational development techniques to explore issues faced by modern leaders. He has worked extensively in the fields of Organizational and Personal Development, and his work today is at the leading edge of bringing the world of theatre into the development of authentic leaders.
From 1998–2003 he was the Master of Mythodrama at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and is an Associate Fellow of Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.
He is the author of Inspirational Leadership: Henry V and the Muse of Fire and Artistic Director of Leadership Lab, resourcing the transition to life-affirming culture.

Laurence Hillman and Richard Olivier
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE: ARCHETYPAL REPERTOIRE
Gifts, Shadows and Assessments
Chapter 1: How to use Part One
Chapter 2: The Realm of Order
Gifts of the Sovereign: Vision and Purpose
Gifts of the Strategist: Structure and Mastery
Chapter 3: The Realm of Relationship
Gifts of the Nurturer: Care and Empathy
Gifts of the Lover: Desire and Beauty
Chapter 4: The Realm of Creativity
Gifts of the Dreamer: Imagination and Inspiration
Gifts of the Storyteller: Communication and Synthesis
Chapter 5: The Realm of Change
Gifts of the Renegade: Invention and Disruption
Gifts of the Transformer: Mystery and Regeneration
Chapter 6: The Realm of Action
Gifts of the Warrior: Challenge and Defence
Gifts of the Explorer: Adventure and Truth
INTERMISSION: Self-Assessment – Archetypal Gifts
Chapter 7: Archetypal Shadows