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The Power of Group Coaching in Developing the Self-Authoring Leader (2012)

Graham Ward

"Self authoring to take control of our destiny"

According to one theory of screenwriting, there are seven basic plots. Any book you read, play you attend or film you watch, will likely fall into one of these archetypal narratives. People’s lives also typically follow a narrative arc, albeit complicated. Much of this narrative is driven of course our personal background. Picture an executive, once bullied at school, now plotting his way to the boardroom by destroying those who get in his way. Many of us embody a number of these different complex stories. This article addresses how in order to take control of our destiny and to create alternative destinations some of us may need an external intervention.

Integral Leadership Review, 2012

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