Resonant leaders can, listen to workers’ negative feelings, and respond empathically and supportively, a crucial skill during chaotic times. In general, resonant leaders build positive work climates, while dissonant leaders are out of synch and, creating disharmony. An example of a resonant leader in a high school students life would be a great team captain. If there was a big game an some of the players were worried that they could not perform well enough to beat the opposing team, who hasn't lost a single play off game in years, a resonant leader should rally the troops and say its not about winning its about playing our hardest and having fun. In fact this is a really situation that occurred this year for Parish's soccer team. Although it wasn't a district game our players still wanted to not lose drastically. Because of the empathy of the captains the team on lost by one point leaving everyone on the field and stands over joyed by the success of the team. A resonate leader can't just listen in my mind they must have an effective voice to comfort those they are listening too.
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Goleman
“No creature can fly with just one wing. Gifted leadership occurs where heart and head – feeling and thought – meet. These are the two wings that allow a leader to soar.”
Goleman, Primal Leadership
When refering to the quote above I believe it is completely necessary to have a leader that is two winged. If a person only uses there head they might be to in to there activity and not in to loving what they do. But if someone is on a team and is all about enjoying what they do and having fun they may not be as successful in the competitive aspect. The same applies when talking about feeling vs. thought, a great leader cant have one or the other but needs a combination of both. A two winged leader should be leader who is invested in there work (i.e. a hard working employ) but also someone who loves what they do and is hard working. The best example in my life is my step dad. When he moved to Texas he took a job to pay the bills but later he moved companies so that he enjoyed what he did and who he was with. He was able to work harder for this company while having fun.
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