Leadership Development and Participation in a 12-Step Addiction Recovery Program

Developing leadership skills demands introspection. My participation in a 12-step addiction program based on the principles and traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) was critical. As I engaged the world from an evolving perspective while working to refrain from addictive behaviors, I came to realize that my leadership beliefs and actions were fundamentally different. I consider this process, which commenced in 2001, a leadership formative experience (LFE) as it had the greatest influence on my subsequent leadership development. 

In December 2016, The International Journal for Transformative Research (a peer-reviewed journal) published an article based on this abstract. Go here to download and read it.