Becoming a Resonant Leader: Develop Your Emotional Intelligence, Renew Your Relationships, Sustain Your Effectiveness

by Annie McKee

What distinguishes great leaders? Exceptional leaders capture passion. They lead for real: from the heart, smart and focused on the future, and with a commitment to being their very best.

As Annie McKee and Richard Boyatzis have shown in their bestselling books Primal Leadership and Resonant Leadership, they create resonance with others. Through resonance, leaders become attuned to the needs and dreams of people they lead. They create conditions where people can excel. They sustain their effectiveness through renewal.

McKee, Boyatzis, and Frances Johnston share vivid, real-life stories illuminating how people can develop emotional intelligence, build resonance, and renew themselves. Reflecting twenty years of longitudinal research and practical wisdom with executives and leaders around the world, this new book is organized around a core of experience-tested exercises. These tools help you articulate your strengths and values, craft a plan for intentional change, and create resonance with others.

Practical and inspiring, Becoming a Resonant Leader is your hands-on guide to developing emotional intelligence, renewing and sustaining yourself and your relationships, and taking your leadership to a whole new level. This book is ideal for anyone seeking personal and professional development and for consultants, coaches, teachers, and faculty to use with their clients or students.

Genres: Leadership, Business, Professional Development, Management, Nonfiction, Psychology, Buisness

256 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 5, 2008

Reviews

[Janne Albert · Rating 5 out of 5]

4/5 of the book focuses on self-development and I am all here for it! In order to become a resonant leader, you first need to be a resonant üerson.

I do not recommend it as an audiobook though, as it is very difficult to complete the exercises when you cannot see them.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for a class.

Good advice for those looking to learn and grow, not only in their careers, but in other aspects of their lives. Lots of exercises and activities peppered throughout, making this an interactive read.

[Manoj Saha · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good workshop to use emotional intelligence and improve quality of your life and work.

[Adam · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great workbook to walk through elements of emotional intelligence and develop a practical understanding and plan for growing forward.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay. So this has been collecting dust on my shelf since my seminary leadership training days. Put this one in the category of "when the student is ready, the teacher appears" because this book and the case it makes for emotional intelligence's role in leadership totally resonate now in my current reality.

This book is a commitment; it is not a breezy read or page turner. It is a workbook and darn good one for anyone interested in growing in their leadership roles.

[Irmgarde Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a strong book for anyone interested in Leadership in the 21st century.

[fc7reads · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was required reading for a course. The authors have gone to a great deal of trouble to create and curate a robust collection of personal reflection activities. The intention of this book is to guide the reader through a deliberate examination of their beliefs, biases, tendencies, styles, strengths, et cetera. This is great, in theory. My three-star rating is at least partially based on the fact that as a forced activity with a bounded timeline the activities in this book are kind of exhausting. I realize this isn't the fault of the book, but the reality for me is that my experience of this book is directly connected to these other elements. I think readers who are investing in this book of their own initiative will find it more beneficial and are likely to rate it higher.

[Brittany Neish · Rating 4 out of 5]

A favorite workbook of mine that I have used many times over the last few years! If you want tangible ways to improve your leadership this workbook is one of the best resources to have on hand. Filled to the brim with reflective exercises built by pioneers in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, leadership and organizational development, you’ll have everything you need at your fingertips to skill up yourself.

[Brendan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a pleasant surprise. Had to read it for a leadership class for school, and was happy with how tactical and prescriptive it is. I would probably recommend reading this book after reading books like:
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- Essentialism
- Deep Work
- Never Eat Alone
- Designing Your Life
- Getting Things Done
- Make Time

[Matt Witten · Rating 3 out of 5]

Do the workbook - it makes all the difference. And, discuss and open up to others as you go through. It can feel repetitive and may be a bit excessive at time, but the real value comes in diving in and discussing with others.

[Josh Hepp · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a great book to just think about you want to perceive the world, and be perceived. It walks you through figuring out your vision, values, and principles and writing a plan. It’s definitely a workshop book, with activities, and you should know that going in.

[Beth · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great workbook. Take your time. I completed part of it during a class and the rest on my own.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cannot recommend this book highly enough.

[Carole Skees · Rating 4 out of 5]

Challenging both in concept and in activity.

[Navin Valrani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book on the kind of leadership needed. The qualities that leaders need to face 21st century challenges are clearly spelt out in this easy-to-read book.

[JP · Rating 3 out of 5]

80% of this book is about being internally resonant so that you can resonate with others and help a team resonate. It's full of exercises to promote self-realization in a range of dimensions. As a book targeted to executives, it presumes a high level of self-awareness such that exercises don't require a lot of explanation. If I hadn't already read a lot in this genre, I'd probably have found it a very thorough and useful process. But I have read a lot in this genre and didn't find much new - for me. For someone who hasn't inquired much of their self and who wants to be a better leader, this is probably a practical start.

[Randall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Useful practical approach to developing leadership skills. Exercises are inviting and help reflect on every day aspects of leading with emotional intelligence. A great addition to McKee's, Boyatzis and Goleman's Primal Leadership

[Lisa Edwards · Rating 3 out of 5]

Practical