Integer Leadership Consulting

Why INTEGER Leadership Consulting?

The word INTEGER is the Latin word for WHOLE. The underlying philosophy of ILC is that Leadership that grows people and organizations begins from a place of inner wholeness. There are four dimensions to this inner wholeness:

Effective Leaders have a teleology (sense of ultimate purpose) that compels them to serve others.These leaders know “why they are here” and this sense of ultimate purpose is reflected in their passion for growing people, creating healthy organizations and contributing to the local and global community. They are less occupied about their own agenda and focus instead on an agenda that advances people, purpose, values and vision…all of which directly impact the culture and performance of the organization.

Effective Leaders lead from a place of competency and knowledge. Because they lead from an informed core…their center…these leaders are men and women who offer sound, solid and consistent leadership to those they lead and serve. Furthermore, they have the inner capacity and resources to restore and rebuild people and organizational synergy.

Effective Leaders lead from a place of inner moral soundness. Because they are clear on the soundness of their convictions, beliefs and values and the importance of living their convictions, Integer-based Leaders are consistent, balanced, unbiased and impartial in conversation and action. Their actions are not based on maintaining power or popularity but on what is needed and necessary to advance the welfare of people and the mission of the organization.

Effective Leaders continually seek and experience inner renewal. These leaders search-out ways to keep themselves restored, refreshed and spiritually focused. They understand that their ability to lead hinges on their ability to be continually and systematically renewed in their inner being. They are always learning…always enhancing and broadening their ability to contribute. They never “arrive.”

First Choice Selections:

# Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies, Jim Collins
# Good to Great, Jim Collins
# Leadership On The Line, Ronald A. Heifetz and Marty Linsky
# Guiding Growth: How Vision Keeps Companies On Course, Mark Lipton
# Practicing Servant Leadership: Succeeding Through Trust, Bravery, and Forgiveness, Larry C. Spears
# Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, Larry Bossiday and Ram Charan
# Leadership and the New Science, Meg Wheatley
# Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power & Greatness, Robert K. Greenleaf
# Positive Organizational Scholarship: Foundations of a New Discipline, Kim S. Cameron
# Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl
# Man’s Search for Ultimate Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl
# Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, Parker Palmer
# Finding Our Way: Leadership for an Uncertain Time, Meg Wheatley
# Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life, Laura Nash
# A Failure of Nerve: Leadership in a Time of Anxiety, Edwin Freedman

Second Choice Selections:

# Clear Leadership: How Outstanding Leaders Make Themselves Understood, Cut Through the Mush, and Help Everyone Get Real at Work, Gervase R. Bushe
# Appreciative Inquiry: An Emerging Direction for Organization Development, David L. Cooperrider
# Intrinsic Motivation at Work: Building Energy & Commitment, Kenneth W. Thomas
# Never Give In! The Best of Winston Churchill’s Speeches
# How The Way We Talk Can Change The Way We Work, Robert Kegan and Lisa Lahey
# Business As A Calling: Work and the Examined Life, Michael Novak
# Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership, Joseph Jaworski
# Ethics: The Heart of Leadership, Joanne Ciulla
# Leadership: Theory and Practice, Peter Northhouse
# To Know as We are Known: Education as a Spiritual Journey, Parker Palmer
# Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change, William Bridges
# Organizational Culture and Leadership, Edgar H. Schein
# Heroic Leadership: Best Practices from a 450-Year-Old Company that Changed the World, Chris Lowney

Third Choice Selections:

# The Stirring of the Soul in the Workplace, Alan Briskin
# Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
# Leadership Without Easy Answers, Ronald Heifetz
# Maslow On Management, Abraham H. Maslow
# The Abilene Paradox and Other Meditations on Management, Jerry B. Harvey
# A Guide for the Perplexed, E.F. Schumacher
# The Prince, Niccolo Machiavelli
# Leading with Soul: An Uncommon Journey of Spirit, Lee G. Bolman
# First, Break All the Rules: What the World’s Greatest Managers Do Differently, Marcus Buckingham
# The Wisdom of Teams, Jon R. Katzenbach
# The Congruent Life: Following the Inward Path to Fulfilling Work and Inspired Leadership, C. Michael Thompson
# The Human Side of Enterprise, Douglas McGregor
# Deep Change: Discovering the Leader Within, Robert E. Quinn
# Saving the Corporate Soul: Eight Principles for Creating and Preserving Integrity and Profitability without Selling Out, David Batstone

Fourth Choice Selections:

# Reframing Organizations: Artistry, Choice and Leadership, Lee G. Bolman
# Insights on Leadership: Service, Stewardship, Spirit, and Servant-Leadership, Larry C. Spears, Edt.
# Mentoring: The Tao of Giving and Receiving Wisdom, Chungliang Al and Jerry Lynch
# That Active Life: Wisdom for Work, Creativity and Caring, Parker Palmer
# The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization, Peter Senge
# Leadership Challenge, James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner
# Now, Discover Your Strengths, Marcus Buckingham
# Presence, Peter Senge et al.
# The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change, Steven Covey
# Why Business People Speak Like Idots, Fugere, Hardaway & Warshawsky

Dr. Jeffrey D. Yergler

Jeffrey D. Yergler has served in the non-profit sector for over 20 years. He has provided leadership in three large non-profits in Texas, Florida and Washington. He has consulted for both non-profits and for-profits in areas such as leadership development, strategic planning, team building and performance, conflict resolution, MBTI and team development, governance and organizational performance.

Jeffrey received his BA in Psychology from Westmont College, his Masters from Fuller Theological Seminary (MDiv) and his Doctorate (DMin) from Columbia Theological Seminary. He is currently a PhD candidate in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. He received his certification in Organizational Development from the National Training Labs (NTL) for Applied Behavioral Science in 1997. Jeff has served as an adjunct instructor at Gonzaga University (Spokane, WA) in the Bachelor of General Studies Accelerated Program in Organizational Leadership, at Highline College in Nonprofit Leadership, Management and Supervision, at the Command University at the Puget Sound Navel Shipyard, and at Seattle University (Seattle, WA) in the MBA program of Albers School of Business and Economics. Jeffrey is a faculty member at Olympic College (Bremerton, WA) where he serves as professor and lead faculty for Organizational Leadership and Resource Managment.

Jeffrey’s areas of specialization include: Leadership Development, Conflict Resolution, Servant-Leadership, The Myers-Briggs and Team Performance, Strategic Planning, Vision and Mission Development, Nonprofit Organizational Leadership, and Nonprofit Board Development. He has published articles relating to Leadership and Resilience, Executive Leadership and Posttraumatic Growth, Volunteering and Executive Leadership, Spirituality and Leadership, Forgiveness and Leadership, Leadership and Resilience, and Corporate Social Responsibility.

Jeffrey has three incredible amazing sons: Jason who is a senior in college, Jordan who is a junior in college and Jamie who is a senior in high school.

Integer Leadership Provides Servant-Leadership Coaching for Boards, Executives and Management

Coaching leaders is a critical process for two primary reasons. First, the character, style and beliefs of the coach are crucial…a point easily missed by those responsible for choosing executive and management coaches. Coaching is not only about content and philosophy that underlies the coaching. It has everything to do with who the coach is, what she believes about people, potential and value. Second, the philosophy of the model for coaching is equally important. An executive coach might be a persuasive and charismatic personality but the model the coaching is based upon makes the critical difference.

Jeffrey Yergler is an exceptional coach and trainer who works with Trustees, Boards, Executive Leadership, Managers and Teams using Greenleaf’s leadership philosophy of Servant-Leadership. Three one-day retreat formats are available:

*The Essential Characteristics of Servant-Leadership

*Choosing the Servant-Leader model for your Organization’s Leadership Development Philosophy: Why and How Servant-leadership changes people and the organizations in which they serve

*Servant-Leadership and Forgiveness in the Organization

For more information about any of these three offerings or, if you are interested in having Jeffrey Yergler lead and facilitate your leadership retreat, please contact him at: jdy@integerleadership.com
or by calling: 253-565-3039

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