A641- Resonant Leadership

Discuss your assets and liabilities with respect to how they behold you currently and for the foreseeable future (things I could do better or more often if I focused, or things I do well in some situations and could begin to apply more broadly).    Probably the most resounding characteristic that makes me a well-rounded and resilient individual is the fact that I’m a 100% realist. I’m very capable and able to live in the here and now, and see situations for what they currently possess and their fullest true potential. Now these characteristics are limited by my sphere of influence of course, because without tacit knowledge of a system or situation then you’d have no basis for your perception. I have many diverse interactions and being level headed and open is the key to being both mindful and applying compassion when needed.    Since being in leadership positions for several years now, I do miss out on maximizing my tacit knowledge in a particular area of c...

What has mindfulness taught you about your lifeline, social identities, strengths, and roles?             I've always been curious about awareness and meditation in particular because of the positive aspects that it can bring to your life. So many successful individuals report how essential it has been to their performance, so why not place importance on it like other facets of attainable factors. I never really grasped the capacity of how to process through my thoughts in order to prioritize what to meditate about so therefore it never took hold in application. After working though studies about critical thinking, creative expression, and emotional intelligence I can now see how important and interconnected these aspects are with regards to mindfulness. Being attune towards all the different aspect that spark and drive emotion will ultimately fall short of their full potential if you don't evaluate them internally before actin...

Using the concepts within ICT focused on the team level, reflect on why the Olympic US Women’s Soccer team won so often and the US Dream Team basketball men’s team did so poorly in 2000 and 2004? When it comes to team building and addressing complex adaptive system that are developed with a multitude of key members a clear alignment of desired outcomes is essential for motivating the collective towards a singular end state. If you don’t splice out the individuality at an early stage of the team forming and norming process then self-awareness will take on a completely new face. The collective really needs to “buy into” the process in order to perform at its peak potential. Since several sports are focal to the superstardom concept during execution an all new perception of teambuilding has taken face in their preparation. This new reality reared its ugly face after the highly anticipated Dream Team dominate the Olympics during back to back appearances. The legacy superstars embodi...

 In your reflection blog, share instances where you have experienced a tipping point at work. When you experienced the tipping point, describe how positive or negative emotional attractors played a role in it. What was the situation? What did you do? What was the result? What would you do differently?             I can't tell you how many times I've either personally been tipped over a certain threshold, or witnessed someone who has completely lost their cool because they were pushed over the edge. Most emotionally aware individuals know when they are reaching their breaking point and display indicators for which they are no longer posses the capacity to reason thoughts or conversations. If the party keeps pressuring the situation, these self-aware individuals usually just remove themselves from the situation before it escalates to a point of no return. I know for myself that still to this day I have a hard time backing ...

Dr. Goleman describes the four dimensions of EI: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and social skill.  Develop a reflection blog that focuses on the four EI dimensions. Discuss how each of these applies to you, your strengths, areas that you need to develop, and how the dimensions have helped or hindered you in your performance and/or career.             Dr. Goleman brings to light several facets of Emotional Intelligence (EI) that help guide individuals to understanding their core concepts. More importantly, in other videos he helps shape EI's focus into identifying and associating with compassion. One of the largest problems our society has with EI interactions is removing ourselves from our own sphere of influence and pay particular attention to those around us. This broadened view of our operating environment allows people to cue into several facets that would otherwise go unnoticed. Without this tra...

A641.2.3.RB - Am I a Resonant Leader Resonant leaders need to be highly self-aware, manage themselves in stressful and complex environments, empathize with others, and lead others to get the job done. Based on the workbook exercise, post to your blog describing what surprises you discovered about yourself when completing the exercise. Cite examples where you feel you fell short. I would agree that many new leaders exude poor resonant  leadership qualities because for one they aren't practiced very often. Thinking back to elementary all the way until high school, I can't really remember a single event where we practiced how to be inspirational. Some individuals have natural speaking skills, which are charismatic, inspirational, and motivational. If you'd ask a very self conscious individual to get up in front of a group and deliver an inspirational speech in order to motivate a group, they would probably pass out, bump their head, and be taken to the hospit...