Mindful leaders develop the capacity to be fully present with themselves and others. Here we explore how to cultivate mindfulness and presence as foundational qualities for effective leadership.

Research has shown measurable differences in emotional intelligence to more clearly distinguish outstanding leaders from ordinary or less effective leaders than any other measure. In this module, we explore the four domains of Daniel Goleman's model of Emotional Intelligence (EI) as a basis for cultivating essential leadership qualities, capacities and skills.

Mindful leaders are available to those they lead and have the flexibility to change their approach to leadership to meet people where they are and respond with what is most needed. Availability and flexibility require resilience, a reservoirs of physical, mental, emotional and spiritual strength and energy that allows mindful leaders to remain in or find their way back to a responsive rather than reactive mode in even the most challenging situations.

There is an almost universal agreement among theorists and teachers of leadership that integrity and ethics are two of the most critical factors in effective leadership, and lack of which undermines even the most skillful leadership. Mindful leaders place an extremely high value on their own integrity and have a very clear set of ethical principles and standards that guide their decisions and actions. Here we explore what integrity in leadership means to us and how to clarify our ethical principles for leadership.

Mindful leaders embrace the highest levels of responsibility and accountability as assets and skillful means for empowering themselves and others. Here we explore the provocative life distinction “Circumstances Are Neutral” at the heart of the Radical Responsibility model and the call to embrace 100% radical ownership of every circumstance we face as the doorway to empowerment and freedom.

Mindful leaders live, work and lead from the state of possibility. In this module, we explore Radical Possibility as an approach to accessing and leading from an actual and experiential physical, mental, emotional and spiritual state beyond the mind of limitations, here referenced as the state of possibility.

Mindful leaders never settle for anything less than their own and others highest possibilities. They embrace the spirit of mastery. Here we explore the idea of mastery, not as an end goal, but as a principle that informs our path as lifelong learners and mindful and transformative leaders always envisioning the very best in themselves and others.