Yvonne Thompson

Leadership for a New World: the Organic Approach to Employee Engagement Yvonne Thompson

Forward-thinking leaders are resoundingly saying "Yes!" to New World Leadership and are consciously and deliberately moving from mechanistic to holistic styles. These leaders understand that their organizations' people, policies and processes are entwined as one organism. Yvonne's dynamic look at New World Leadership takes the reader through a newly adapted holistic approach to building organizational culture and employee engagement. A new generation is entering the work force. These young people have something to teach us, and Yvonne Thompson knows what it is. Her book is a living map that reveals how to create organizational cultures of selfmanagement,authentic relationship, conscious dialogue and mutual trust. If you think these qualities have no place in business, then you're not keeping up with what our world is demanding of us in the 21st century. But don't worry: Thompson's book lays out the path to New World Leadership with an impassioned vision, practical suggestions and powerful stories. --Magdalen Bowyer, MA, RPC, CEC Executive Coach & Professional Counsellor ...an articulate and refreshing approach to leadership development and employee engagement. Yvonne Thompson has managed to capture the necessary qualities of leadership in the new world economy with new world employees. To be truly effective, leadership requires a conscious connection with people, and this connection begins with leader self-examination. The concepts and perceptions that Thompson outlines are truly transformational and bring leadership to a whole new level. This is a must read for new and emerging leaders, and should be on the nightstand of every HR professional. --Sharon Hooper, Assistant Vice-President & Chief Human Resources Officer, York University