This article follows on from What Most Leaders Are Getting Wrong About Empathy, And Why That’s Dangerous In Times Of Change: Part 1 How To Stop Empathy From Destroying Organizations And Families As our organizations evolve into the 21st Century,…
Video – Andy Smith On How To Use The Experience Cube To Be A More Effective Leader
Introducing Gervase Bushe’s concept of the Experience Cube (part of his Clear Leadership model) and how it can help you to be a more effective leader, develop your self-awareness, and build your ‘non-anxious presence’ Recently I was interviewed by my…
What Most Leaders Are Getting Wrong About Empathy, And Why That’s Dangerous In Times Of Change: Part 1
The number one problem problem stopping managers from acting effectively in times of change is – empathy! No, hear us out… That sub-heading sounds like a ‘Randian’ or even sociopathic call to not care about others. It really isn’t, and…
Are You A Leader? Here’s The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Combat Anxiety In Uncertain Times
Here’s the most effective way you can reduce speculation and combat anxiety in your team during the coronavirus pandemic.
Why Your Brain Is Hardwired For Negativity, And What You Can Do About It
There’s a wealth of research showing that most people give more attention to threats than opportunities, for example: Negative experiences are remembered in more detail than positive ones Our attitudes are influenced more heavily by bad news than good news…
Recent Evidence-Backed Insights On How Not To Come Across As A Jerk – And What’s Behind Them
A recent paper reported in the very useful BPS Research Digest blog suggests that people often make a bad impression because they indulge in counter-productive tactics for trying to make themselves look better. The paper, “Impression mismanagement: People as inept…
Why Emotional Intelligence Is Important For Good Leadership
A useful reminder in this short interview with Daniel Goleman of why Emotional Intelligence is vital for good leadership. Also, why the most important strengths of emotional intelligence may not be the most visible ones, and why Self-Awareness is the most…
Leadership And Expressing Emotion
Authenticity In Leaders Is Not Enough For Their Followers Some thoughts inspired by the discussion about ‘Are Leaders Getting Too Emotional?’ between Gautam Mukunda of Harvard Business School and Gianpiero Petriglieri of INSEAD on the always excellent HBR IdeaCast. There is a…
How To Increase Your Emotional Intelligence 5: See Yourself As Others See You
Our self-awareness is necessarily limited. As Daniel Kahneman and other researchers have found, the reasoning that drives our actions is often hidden from our conscious minds. Our motivations are usually no clearer to ourselves than they are to others. Even if we…
How To Increase Your Emotional Intelligence 4: Emotions As Messages
Why You Should Listen To Your Emotions In a business world where we strive to be cool-headed and rational, it’s easy to treat emotions as things to be controlled and to detach from, so as not to cloud our judgement.…