A unified theory of leadership: experiences of higher states of
consciousness in world-class leaders

doi:10.1108/01437739510100946

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Leadership & Organization Development Journal

ISSN: 0143-7739
Incorporates: Participation and Empowerment: An International Journal

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A unified theory of leadership: experiences of higher states of consciousness in world-class leaders

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Title:	A unified theory of leadership: experiences of higher states of consciousness in world-class leaders
Author(s):	Harald S. Harung, (Business Consultant and Researcher based in Oslo, Norway), Dennis P. Heato, (Associate Professor and Chair of Management at Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA), Charles N. Alexander, (Professor of Psychology at Maharishi International University, Fairfield, Iowa, USA)
Citation:	Harald S. Harung, Dennis P. Heato, Charles N. Alexander, (1995) "A unified theory of leadership: experiences of higher states of consciousness in world-class leaders", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 16 Iss: 7, pp.44 - 59
Keywords:	Individual behaviour, Leadership, Mental health, Personality, Psychology
Article type:	Research paper
DOI:	10.1108/01437739510100946 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	Suggests that development of consciousness is a fundamental causal variable underlying the complexity of behaviours and psychological qualities associated with leadership. This unified model is supported by evidence which indicates that world-class leaders experience a silent, expanded, restfully alert, and non-attached state of consciousness, which forms the basis of higher states of consciousness, more frequently than comparison groups. Discusses transcendental meditation, a mental technique which systematically cultivates development of consciousness, as a technology to lay the foundations for more widespread development of leadership.