Synopses & Reviews
With a Foreword by Erwin Raphael McManus
RI
Relational Intelligence
Steve Saccone
How Leaders Can Expand Their Influence Through a New Way of Being Smart
"If you've ever wondered why smart leaders do dumb things, this is the book for you. Steve unpacks the dynamics that make leaders most effectiveas well as most joyful. You probably don't need this information yourself, but read it anyway. You'll think of lots of people who do need it."
John Ortberg, best-selling author and senior pastor, Menlo Park Presbyterian Church
"Steve Saccone . . . is not merely a theorist, but a practitioner that I greatly admire as I have seen in action what he writes about. Relational Intelligence is thought provoking and most of all practical. Leadership of any form is about people and communication and Steve ingeniously addresses both."
Dan Kimball, author, They Like Jesus But Not The Church, and pastor, Vintage Faith Church
"Wow! You cannot read Relational Intelligence and not be challenged, empowered, and equipped. This book has it all, and every leader must read it!"
Princess Kasune Zulu, advocate and activist for HIV and AIDS;
World Vision spokeswoman; world-renowned speaker; and author, Warrior Princess
"If anyone is qualified to write on Relational Intelligence it's Steve Saccone. You'll have a new friend by the time you're done reading this book."
Mark Batterson, best-selling author and lead pastor, National Community Church
"Steve Saccone . . . .point[s] to issues in our inner and outer worlds that significantly shape our influence as leaders. For those of us who value leading through relationship, this book is a wise investment."
Nancy Ortberg, consultant and founding partner, Teamworx2, an affiliate for Table Group (A Patrick Lencioni Company)
"Curiosity got me started in this book; great insight kept me reading; transformation has me planning on reading it again! Steve Saccone takes the mystery out of 'how to' when it comes to influencing others . . . .Brilliant stuff!"
Ed Gungor, New York Times best-selling author, There's More to the Secret
Synopsis
In "Relational Intelligence, " Steve Saccone helps leaders (especially younger ones for whom this is an important topic) increase their ability to form and sustain stronger and healthier relationships with everyone in their organizationsstaff, lay leaders, members, prospective members, various demographic groups, etc. His insight that we are often highly aware of relational awkwardness in others but blind to it in ourselves is one that can serve to help leaders learn to be smarter about the way they conduct themselves and their relationships.
Pursuing relational intelligence is a discovery process that requires focus and attention in order to develop the ability to see the nuances of certain relational dynamics and be wise in responding to them. When we begin paying attention to these nuances, well begin to discover how to expand our capacity to influence others in a positive way.
Synopsis
A practical and insightful guide for developing relational leadership skills
Relational Intelligence offers church leaders a guide for learning to increase their ability to form and sustain stronger and healthier relationships with everyone in their organizations-staff, lay leaders, members, prospective members, and others. Based on the premises that we often aware of relational awkwardness in others but blind to it in ourselves, the book shows how leaders can learn to be smarter in the way they conduct their relationships. Offers practical tips and engaging anecdotes to show church leaders how to develop their relational intellgence Delineates the key ingredients that make leaders relationally intelligent Includes Foreword by Erwin Raphael McManus A new book in the popular Leadership Network Series
The author reveals how to pay attention to nuances of relational dynamics and offers suggestions for way to handle relationships more intelligently and productively.
Synopsis
"Relational Intelligence" offers church leaders a guide for learning to increase their ability to form and sustain stronger and healthier relationships with everyone in their organizations, including staff, lay leaders, members, prospective members, and others.
Synopsis
An insightful and practical guide for developing relational leadership skills and engaging new paradigms of influence
Relational Intelligence reveals how leaders can become smarter in the way they conduct their relationships, and as a result, catalyze their impact. This book unwraps the hidden power of a relational genius and the practical pursuits that contribute to increasing one's relational quotient (RQ). Steve Saccone offers thought-provoking and compelling pathways into understanding the synergistic effect of relational intelligence, mission, and influence. He demonstrates how critical the art of relational intelligence is for leaders who desire to better serve those they lead, as well as the organizations and communities they love.
- Offers practical wisdom, engaging anecdotes, and compelling stories that show leaders how to develop relational intelligence
- Delineates the essential skills that make leaders relationally intelligent
- Unwraps six roles of a relational genius and how these transform our approaches to influence
- Includes Foreword by Erwin Raphael McManus
- A new book in the popular Leadership Network Series
The author reveals how to increase one's awareness of the nuances in relational dynamics and suggests ways to help navigate relationships more intelligently and productively.
Synopsis
RI
Relational Intelligence (RI) reminds us that the way we choose to relate to one another determines the quality of our human experience and reveals what we value most. If we took a panoramic view of humanity, we'd discover that human relationships unfortunately are often reduced to a commodity, as if people were buying, selling, and trading relationships for personal benefit. This book challenges leaders to no longer see people as a means to an end but to approach people with relational intelligence.
In this book, thought leader, relational intelligence practitioner, and professor Steve Saccone defines the six roles of a relational genius and why they're essential for the relationally intelligent leader. These life-changing principles can be applied both to church leadership and any other leadership context.
While many leaders want to be relationally intelligent, they struggle to understand what it means and how to implement it. Saccone defines RI in a clear and provocative way: "Relational" in RI means learning to see people as the highest value and conveying that to them. The "Intelligent" part of RI means learning effective interpersonal skills and then applying them in ways that expand influence.
Many leaders long to be influential and missional but, mistakenly, this pursuit is often at the cost of valuing people. When leaders get the relational part right (loving well), and combine it with the intelligence part (applying effective interpersonal skills), their impact will be far-reaching, and even immeasurable.
As a result of becoming relationally intelligent, the world will become not only a smarter place, but a more human one. This is the world Jesus envisions, where love and mission intersecta world that can only become a reality if we begin to liveand lead withthis new way of being smart.
About Leadership Network
The mission of Leadership Network identifies and connects innovative church leaders, providing them with resources in the form of new ideas, people, and tools. Contact Leadership Network at www.leadnet.org.
About the Author
Steve Saccone serves as a catalyst at Mosaic, a community of faith in Los Angeles. His roles include campus pastor and director of Protégé (a two-year global leadership development program). In addition, Steve works as a faith field advisor for The Gallup Organization, speaker, consultant for Monvee, and professor for Golden Gate Seminary. He has an M.A. in Transformational Leadership and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Cheri, and son, Hudson.
Table of Contents
About Leadership Network.
Foreword.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
PART ONE The Origins of Relational Intelligence.
1. The Human Economy.
2. The Michael Scott Syndrome.
PART TWO The Hidden Power of a Relational Genius.
3. The Art of Likeability.
4. Energy Carriers.
5. Be Interested in Others.
6. Be Interesting to Others.
7. Conversational Futurists.
8. Invest in Investors.
Bibliography.
The Author.
Index.