A resonant leader is a leader who is passionate about the needs of those that they lead and are very good about connecting emotionally with those that they lead. Resonant leaders always have followers behind them because of how passionate they are about what they are doing, others are wanting to follow. For example, moving forward from this class, I would recognize resonant leadership on the basketball team, if everyone was working together to create opportunities for all players on the team to be successful on the court. It would be recognized by the team captain playing with a passion and encouraging the other players and also leading by example on the court. The opposite of a resonant leader is a dissonant leader. One who isn't passionate about what they are doing and doesn't connect with their followers at all.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Resonant Leader
Based on class discussions to date and looking back at your experience leading (and being led), how will you recognize "resonant leadership" as you move forward from this class. What would resonant leadership look like, sound like, and feel like when seen in a team captain, student government leader, youth group leader, or any other role in which you might find yourself?
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As a resonant leader on the basketball team, you would also not try to bring your followers along with intimidation and through the manipulation of power. Therefore, rather than tearing down a teammate after one mistake and then saying "no problem" after another, which becomes unpredicatble, you would seek to regulate your behavior and provide positive energy to the individual and group.
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