Abstract
In a letter defending his posture of non-violence Martin Luther King Jr. provided a compelling view on Connectedness arguing that “…all life is inter-related. All men are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality... Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly…This is the inter-related structure of reality” (1963). The concept of connectedness can be construed as wide and difficult to define. Although that might be the perception, connectedness is the one crucial factor towars the deeper experience of meaning and purpose of the individual within the organizational context. This existentialist view involves the pursuit of meaning in work towards a more purposeful outcome. This is a quest for something bigger than oneself and the resultant sense of interconnectedness with things beyond oneself. It seeks to answer questions of an existential nature such as, reasons for work being done; purpose and meaning attached to work and why one and organisations exist. The paper aims to investigate the subject of connectedness, viewing it through the lens of Spiritual Leadership and to assess whether or not it is relevant to Professional Leadership. The paper will further more focus on the conceptualisation and structural process within the Meta Theoretical Leadership Development model. Within the research, the conceptual model represents a system that is composed of core concepts, in which a greater understanding is created to assist people towards a greater conceptual knowledge of leadership; in the knowing, understanding and simulation of a possible situation the model represents.