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Resonant Leadership: Renewing Yourself and Connecting with Others Through Mindfulness, Hope, and Compassion
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Sales rank 24,063
Customers rating (based on 11 reviews)
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The blockbuster bestseller Primal Leadership introduced us to "resonant" leaders, individuals who manage their own and others' emotions in ways that drive success. Leaders everywhere recognized the validity of resonant leadership, but struggled with how to achieve and sustain resonance amid the relentless demands of work and life. Now, Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee provide an indispensable guide to overcoming the vicious cycle of stress, sacrifice, and dissonance that afflicts many leaders. Drawing from extensive multidisciplinary research and real-life stories, Resonant Leadership offers a field-tested framework for creating the resonance that fuels great leadership. Rather than constantly sacrificing themselves to workplace demands, leaders can manage the cycle using specific techniques to combat stress, avoid burnout, and renew themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally. The book reveals that the path to resonance is through mindfulness, hope, and compassion, and shows how intentionally employing these qualities creates effective and enduring leadership. Great leaders are resonant leaders. Resonant Leadership offers inspiration-and tools-to spark and sustain resonance in ourselves and in those we lead.
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| Publisher | Harvard Business School Press | | Release date | 10/2005 | | Availability | Usually ships in 24 hours | | Edition | Hardcover |
| | List price | $25.95 | | Our price | $17.13 (you save 33.99%) | | Used price | from $0.95 |
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 EI Plus.
Really takes EI one step further by demonstrating the additional importance of Compassion and Hope, plus the need to step back and review; leadership can be lonely!!!
 Good choice for NYMC Org Theory class
Resonant Leadership provides a thoughtful and holistic analysis of how leaders can use the emotional intelligence competencies of mindfulness, hope and compassion to achieve business and personal success. The book approaches leaders as individuals and encourages them to base their development as professionals off their personal strengths and weaknesses, rather than advocating a one-size-fits-all formula approach. My only criticism is that parts of the book read as too simplistic; however, this flaw does not detract from the high quality of the book as a whole.
Really Resonates!
This is a must read for those interested in teaching and living leadership. It deepens the knowledge base of anyone who have already acquired knowledge of EQ from books like Primal Leadership, Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace, and similarly titled books.
Boyatzis and McKee does great credit to their background scientists/practitioners of the craft of applying EQ into the workplace. In fact, not just the workplace, but in daily living.
Their presentation is clear, and can be appreciated by anyone seeking to deepen their knowledge in EQ led leadership.
Higly recommended for those in positions of leadership.
Having taught leadership to both academic, corporate and NGO audiences, the lessons and presentation of content is highly appreciated.
Self-Help for Leaders
Recognizing the importance in leadership to first and foremost `know thyself', authors Boyatzis and McKee use real business leadership examples to demonstrate how a single-minded focus on performance goals or career objectives can ultimately lead to what they define as the Sacrifice Syndrome - over reliance on self and subsequent burnout. They then recommend the use of Mindfulness - listening carefully to our bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits as we pay attention to what is happening around us; Hope - clear thoughts about what the future can be and how to get there; and Compassion - empathy and caring in action - as the renewal pathway away from this Sacrifice Syndrome.
The authors present a sound argument for the importance of maintaining balance between head, heart, hands (and spirit too) in dealing with the stresses of leadership. As I read the book, I found myself wanting more about applying the principles to managing others and had the feeling that the authors had the knowledge and abilities to address this missing - maybe in a past or future book? Recommended for those feeling worn-down by the stresses of leading in today's challenging environment.
Partial recipe for resonant leadership
A good framework for Servant Leadership style. Authors drive the point home by hammering three concepts into reader's mind: mindfulness, hope, and compassion. However the book fall short on emphasizing the power of "serving others," which I believe is a vital ingredient for resonant leaders. Many useful real life examples.
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