A practical roadmap for leaders who want to lead with greater intention, build teams where people thrive, and create lasting impact.
“The kind of insight most leaders only access through executive coaching, yet Kris makes it available to everyone.” — Marshall Goldsmith
“Most leaders spend their careers trying to change others. Kris Lonsway reminds us that the most powerful leadership work starts within.” — Tasha Eurich
“A leadership coach in book form.” — Steven Rogelberg
Mindful Leadership: Lead with Intention. Build Thriving Teams. Create Lasting Impact gives leaders at every stage a practical, research-grounded roadmap for becoming more intentional about how they lead themselves and others.
Drawing on organizational psychology and more than 30 years of executive coaching and leadership experience, Kris Lonsway, PhD, combines research, real-world stories, coaching insights, reflection questions, and practical tools in a three-part Reflect–Refine–Reignite framework. Readers learn to deepen self-awareness, strengthen essential leadership skills and relationships, navigate conflict, develop others, enhance resilience and well-being, and create the conditions for people and teams to thrive.
With insights and practical tools spanning a wide range of leadership challenges, Mindful Leadership is designed to be a resource readers can return to throughout their careers, as they take on new roles, face new challenges, and continue to grow as leaders.
“Most leaders spend their careers trying to change others. Kris Lonsway reminds us that the most powerful leadership work starts within. Mindful Leadership is a practical guide to building the self-awareness, resilience, and intentionality that make great leadership possible.”
— Tasha Eurich, Organizational Psychologist and New York Times Bestselling Author (Shatterproof, Insight, Bankable Leadership)
“Mindful Leadership gives leaders at every stage a practical, research-grounded framework to deepen self-awareness, strengthen teams, and lead with greater intention and impact. This is the kind of insight most leaders only access through executive coaching, yet Kris makes it available to everyone.”
— Marshall Goldsmith, Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There
“Kris Lonsway bridges leadership science and human performance in a way that is both practical and compelling. Mindful Leadership is a valuable resource for leaders who want to strengthen themselves, their teams, and their long-term impact.”
— Dr. Tommy Wood, BM BCh, PhD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Neuroscience, University of Washington, and author of The Stimulated Mind
“Kris consistently leads with clarity, integrity, and genuine care for people. I saw this firsthand during a large-scale organizational redesign, where she helped senior leaders build alignment and trust through a period of significant change. Mindful Leadership reflects exactly who Kris is. The practical wisdom in these pages will help leaders strengthen relationships, develop others, and create healthier, higher-performing organizations.”
— Lisa Evans, Senior Director, Talent Development, Conagra Brands
”Having recently partnered with Dr. Kris Lonsway as the keynote speaker for our Healthcare Administration Alumni event, I experienced the same practical, engaging leadership approach reflected in Mindful Leadership. Leaders at every stage will find actionable tools to strengthen teams, communicate more effectively, and lead with greater intention.”
— Dr. Kimberly Rusk, Chair, Healthcare Administration, Loyola University Chicago
“I’ve seen firsthand how Kris Lonsway helps leaders across many of our member firms become more self-aware, intentional, and effective while building healthier, stronger organizations. Mindful Leadership captures the same wisdom, authenticity, and practical guidance Kris brings to every engagement. It is an invaluable resource for leaders who want to strengthen their teams and organizations. I wholeheartedly recommend it.”
— Keith Granet, Granet and Associates; Founder, Leaders of Design
“When I joined Rice University as associate dean, I turned to Kris to help align my new team. She helped us establish shared goals, clarify roles, and build the trust that makes healthy, high-performing teams possible. I continue to draw on that work today. Mindful Leadership captures the same research-based, practical approach, giving leaders the tools to build those conditions themselves. Second only to working directly with Kris, this is one of the most valuable leadership resources available.”
— George Andrews, Associate Dean of Degree Programs, Rice University
“Blending practicality with genuine hope and grounding research-based insights in stories from complicated real lives, Lonsway delivers a compelling guidebook for anyone seeking a richer, more rewarding, and more authentic life.”
— Professor Kathleen M. O’Connor, Director of Executive Education, London Business School
“As a longtime beneficiary of Kris’s wise counsel, I felt I had a good sense of what I might find in Mindful Leadership. But this book digs even deeper than I imagined, jam-packed with exquisitely detailed, insightful, and eminently useful guidance for effective leadership. It should be required reading for any organization’s leadership team.”
— Gil Schafer, Founding Partner, Schafer & Company Architects
