According to McKee, Boyatzis, and Johnston (2008) resonant leadership requires a person to be “highly self-aware, manage himself or herself in stressful and complex environments, read other people, empathize with their needs, and lead others to get the job done” (p. 43). Given this description I feel I meet four out of the five criteria and after completing the exercise “Am I a resonant leader?” my assumptions were correct.
I tend to perform well under pressure, I make better decisions when pressured that when I have time to think about it. I have always procrastinated, not to the point of a stress induced meltdown, but enough to put enough pressure on myself to work hard and stay focused. The same is true when I have decisions to make at work. When I worked at the airline I was very skilled at making decisions during irregular operations (IROP) when planes are delayed. There was just enough pressure to increase my focus but not enough to be extremely stressful.
Where I struggle is with my self-awareness. I tend to put all my energy into reading and responding to others that I often forget where I am internally. This is a problem not only in my professional life but also my personal. Even before I became a mother I would focus more on the people in my life than myself and when I became a mother, especially to multiple children, I found myself constantly meeting their needs but not my own. This is a common problem amongst moms. The trick for me is to recognize when it is happening and make changes accordingly. If I do not do this I tend to fall into a not so positive emotional tone that ends up affecting everyone around me.
As McKee, Boyatzis, and Johnston (2008) pointed out being smart will only get you through the door, it wont get you up the ladder. Being book smart is important in some aspects but it is usually social intelligence that helps leaders achieve. This means paying attention to not only others needs but also your own needs. Boyatzis and McKee (2005) offered three key components to renewing resonance in leaders: mindfulness, compassion, and hope. I feel if I can acquire the skills needed to fully understand when I am at any point in time then the rest will follow.
Boyatzis, R. & McKee, A. (2005). Resonant Leadership (5th ed.). Harvard Business
Press.
McKee, A., Boyatzis, R. E., & Johnston, F. (2008). Becoming a resonant leader:
develop your emotional intelligence, renew your relationships, sustain your effectiveness. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Pub.
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