Abstract
This article reimagines leadership as an ecologically attuned practice of presencing, grounded in ethical responsiveness to nature’s underlying generative intelligence. It invites leaders to cultivate a nature-informed sensibility and imaginal attunement to emergence. Rooted in three naturesourced, orienting principles — the Rhizomic, Telluric, and Heliotropic — this framework integrates Dynamic Presencing’s (DP) foundational gestures of letting go, letting be, and letting come. These principles guide leaders through three interwoven narrative phases of leadership apprenticeship: Coming Home, Being Home, and Venturing Forth from Within. The Rhizomic principle invites a grounded, non-linear mode of leadership rooted in humility and openness, supporting leaders in releasing control and cultivating authenticity. The Telluric principle fosters deep inner presence and ethical discernment, enhancing the capacity to hold space with steadiness and care amid complexity. The Heliotropic principle aligns leaders with emergent possibilities, guiding their actions toward collective well-being and the unfolding of shared potential. Together, these principles illuminate the inner transformation required for presencing leadership—one guided by a nature-inspired wisdom ethic that is responsive to complexity and grounded in timely, coherent action. By reimagining presencing in this way, this DP framework empowers leaders to source their ethical action from a deeper ecological, more-than-human context.
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Gunnlaugson, Olen
(2025)
"Emerging Paths of Presencing Leadership: A Nature-Inspired Framework for Cultivating Presencing as a Way of Being,"
The Journal of Values-Based Leadership: Vol. 18
:
Iss.
2
, Article 9.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22543/1948-0733.1589
Available at:
https://scholar.valpo.edu/jvbl/vol18/iss2/9
