Resonant Leadership, Annie McKee
Resonant Leadership, Annie McKee
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Resonant Leadership

Author: Annie McKee, Richard Boyatzis

Narrator: Erik Synnestvedt

Unabridged: 7 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ascent Audio

Published: 08/08/2011


Synopsis

We've all seen it before: the ambitious leader who enjoys great success and then, inexplicably, crashes and burns. Perhaps this leader has been you. Why does this happen, in spite of the leader's vision, talent, and emotional intelligence?
Richard Boyatzis and Annie McKee, co-authors, with Daniel Goleman, of the international best-seller Primal Leadership, argue that today's leaders face unprecedented challenges that result in a vicious cycle of stress and sacrifice, with little or no recovery time built in. Consequently, even the most resonant leaders, whose ability to deftly manage their own and others' emotions once drove their companies to greatness, end up spiraling into dissonance.
In this new audiobook, Boyatzis and McKee marshal decades of multidisciplinary research and hands-on consulting work to provide a practical framework for how leaders can create and sustain resonance in their relationships, their teams, and their organizations. To counter the inevitable "power stress" of the leadership role, leaders must consciously manage the "Cycle of Sacrifice and Renewal" by stepping out of destructive patterns and renewing themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally. Through vivid examples, the authors show how three key elements - mindfulness, hope, and compassion - are essential to enabling renewal and sustaining resonance.
Leaders can't sustain effectiveness if they can't sustain themselves. Resonant Leadership offers inspiration, dozens of exercises, and other tools to help listeners become and remain successful leaders in their work and in their lives.

About Annie McKee

Annie McKee is Director of Management Development Services, North America, at the Hay Group.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shaw

This was really quite an amazing book. It was so honest and addressed things that most business books don't talk about, compassion, hope and mindfulness. But this book is so much bigger than the title suggests. I had no idea I would love this book so much but this has quickly become one of the favor......more

Goodreads review by Hans

"Sharpen as you Saw" - Basically something straight out of Stephen Covey's "7 Habits of Highly Effective People". This book could have been titled "Leadership Burn Out: How to avoid it". It addresses the rise and fall of many leaders and how they arrive at the pinnacle of their ability through dedic......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea

Way too many exercises. Not enough organization or integration. This book (workbook) was exhausting, and certainly not meant for audio......more

Goodreads review by Justin

This is a self-help book for people in charge of things. I read it for a Leadership Effectiveness and Development course in my MBA program. The major issue I have with it is that its recommendations are vague and left without conclusion. To paraphrase, much of the book is about the need for leaders......more

I thought this book is a good starting place to develop skills, goals, and self awareness to create balance and fight burnout. I liked the backing up of claims with data and research they did. I think some key themes are very valuable and it is worth reading to find the parts that help you think abo......more