The Characteristics Of Conscious Leadership And Organizational Leadership

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Conscious leaders are driven by how their services align to the purpose of the company, support the people the business touches and the world that we all live in and share. One of the characteristics of Conscious leadership is that the focus of the leader is on the people rather than on himself or herself. A conscious leader inspires, foster, transforms and brings out the best in those around him or her, including the organization’s stakeholders (Mackey & Sisodia, 2013). Stakeholder Orientation as one of the characteristics of conscious leadership optimizes value for all stakeholders by understanding that committed and strong stakeholders lead to a healthy, sustainable and resilient business. Conscious leaders recognize that, without employees, …show more content…

Self-awareness, emotional intelligence and self-concept come into play when also relating with others, keeping in mind that there are different personalities in a workplace and they all play different roles in organizational success. Having insight into one’s self enhances understanding of others (GCU, 2016). A conscious leader who is self-aware, emotionally intelligent and has self-concept will be able to effectively manage people and handle conflict in a manner that produces a positive result. For instance, at my previous job, an open position for a new team lead was advertised. My former manager interviewed internally and also interviewed external candidates. She eventually hired an external candidate as a new employee, however, one of the long term employees that was also interviewed for the position was not happy the job was given to a new hire. My manager at the time was able to detect through emotional intelligence that the employee was not happy due to her sad mood and change in interactive behavior. She then had a meeting with the employee, they both came to a resolution that made the employee regain her positive attitude towards her job. This goes to show that anger and jealousy, both potent emotions, often push aside logic and rationality in the workplace (Kreitner & Kinicki, 2013), hence the need for one to be aware of personalities in the workplace in order to become an effective conscious

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