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Relational Intelligence: How Leaders Can Expand Their Influence Through a New Way of Being Smart (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series)

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There is a little Michael Scott in all of us!

By Scott E. Savage - October 15, 2009

I received Steve Saccone's book from a friend unexpectedly. I had listened to Steve via the Mosaic Podcast and at the Awaken Conference. He serves in LA as a part of Mosaic, where he develops young leaders and some of my friends have worked under his leadership.

This is Steve's first book and it speaks into an often unexplored area of leadership. Steve begins with the reality that many leaders accomplish their goals at the cost of their relationships with those they lead. A leader can show productivity, passion, imagination, and resourcefulness, but he or she can be relationally dumb in interacting with others. I have so many experiences with leaders in the church that knew the Bible well and had seminary degrees but lacked basic people skills that made their work difficult.

Some of my favorite nuggets from the book:
-In the past, authority and credibility were built on status, power or position, but in today's world it's built on power and trust. To... read more

Passionate, Inspiring, But is it Biblical?

By Angela Hampton - December 28, 2010

"Ri" addresses how to be relationally "smart". Saccone called it the new smart--which I'm not sure that it is all that new--and goes into guiding you through his thoughts on what Ri looks like and how to develop it in yourself and others. The first half of the book talked a lot about being relationally intelligent, giving many examples related to presenting to groups or large audiences, which could be particularly helpful to leaders who do public speaking. The questions that he suggested you ask yourself to help gage how emotionally present you are prepared to be included questions related to your heart, mind, soul, and strength. I found the questions to be very helpful just to keep a person on track, whether they are trying to be a leader or more relationally intelligent or if they just want a closer walk with God. The chapter about not being a boring person was funny, not because he intended it to be, but because he went on too long and became redundant--and boring. Amusingly, that... read more

Yet another form of intelligence

By John Gibbs - December 4, 2009

People with high IQs are not necessarily good at relating to other people, because inter-personal relationships require a different form of intelligence. There has been much recent literature about emotional intelligence; now Steve Saccone has written a book about Relational Intelligence, with a matching test available on the website [...]

According to Steve, there are six defining roles of a relational genius. The Story Collector is someone who can draw out other people's stories. The Energy Carrier knows how to enliven the mood in a room. The Compelling Relator knows how to get people interested. The Conversational Futurist knows how to use a conversation to create change. The Likeable Hero establishes authentic connections that make people feel valued. The Disproportionate Investor invests time and resources into a few carefully chosen people.

It seems to me that the online self-assessment, while thought-provoking, suffers from a problem common to many... read more

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