Mindfulness, hope and compassion: A

leader's road map to renewal

Awakened leaders: born or made? Compassion In their review of a leader's roadmap to renewal,
McKee et al. (2006) affirm, " The first element of renewal is mindfulness, or living in a state of full,
conscious awareness of one's whole self, other people, and the context in which leaders live and
work " (p. 1). This affirmation illustrates these authors full agreement with the concept of what we
call " wakefulness " in this paper. ...

... to renewal, McKee et al. (2006) affirm, " The first element of renewal is mindfulness, or living in a
state of full, conscious awareness of one's whole self, other people, and the context in which leaders
live and work " (p. 1). This affirmation illustrates these authors full agreement with the concept of
what we call " wakefulness " in this paper. McKee et al. (2006) continue, " The second element,
hope, enables leaders to believe their vision of the future is attainable, and to move toward their
goals while inspiring others to reach for their dreams as well " (p. 1). Vision was described earlier as
one of the important trial and error points through which leaders ultimately become wakeful.
Finally, ...

Mindfulness implies that an individual is living in a state of conscious awareness of self, others,
and the environment; getting to know the unknown through other people's experience, thinking,
and ideas. Being mindful enables a leader to make choices concerning how to respond to others
and situations while remaining consistent in the decisions that are being made ( McKee et al.,
2006). Mindfulness allows a leader to take a step back, remove oneself from an anxietyladen
situation, and provide feedback to subordinates in a more conscientious manner that is
appropriate and defined for specified situations faced by management. ...