Jeff Steagall Ph.D. Professor of economics, Buehler Chair in Leadership and former dean of the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics at Weber State University. At University of North Florida former professor of economics, winner of multiple awards, creator and leader of the international business program which became one of four UNF flagship programs.

 

Stegmann provides a thoughtful new approach to modern economics. Moving beyond the twentieth-century focus on rationality, Stegmann carefully integrates spirituality as a key input for economic and social growth. He cleverly shows how this approach leads to increased happiness, goodness, beauty, truth and unity, offering a vision for a better future for both individuals and society. Stegmann’s paradigm challenges us to re-evaluate what leadership means. He argues persuasively that leadership is the key component to personal and societal evolution, offering a statistical analysis that demonstrates that leadership correlates better with the most desirable social outcomes than either individualism or collectivism. Given the frightening situation that the left-versus-right paradigm has generated in our world, Stegmann’s work should be required reading for anyone interested in leadership, economic growth, societal evolution and global improvement.