What ‘Emotionally Strong Leaders’ Know About Emotions

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Emotions affect everything. Leaders know that the way we feel about your work is going to affect how we perform at work.

If you want to lead a great life, you must take charge of your emotions. Because, according to Carolyn Stern, ‘Emotions influence almost every aspect of our life, from learning, communication, and relationships, to decision-making, creativity, and productivity.’

‘The way we feel at work and about our work affects how we perform at work.’

‘Emotions are the one thing that unites us as humans.’

‘As leaders, we must adapt ourselves and our workplaces to better accept, nurture, and explore feelings.’

‘What are your emotions teaching you about yourself?’

‘Emotions are the linchpin to our success.’

‘If you want to grow and scale your business, you must grow and scale your leadership, which begins with growing and scaling your EI and allowing your employees to be human and share their emotions at work.’

‘How your staff feel about your behaviors will give you insight on how to lead.’

Leadership is not about being the best; it is about being willing to go first.’

‘Understanding your inner self will help you lead more consciously and purposely.’

‘Connecting with the heart of the people you lead is the key to your leadership success.’

Source:

Carolyn Stern (2022). The Emotionally Strong Leader: An Inside-Out Journey to Transformational Leadership

How Great Leaders Build Winning Teams

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Winners like to work with other winners. If you want to build a great business, you must hire the best. Because only the best can give you the best.

When you hire average, you get average. When you hire the best, you get the best. When you are around the best, you attract more excellent people into your world.

‘Work on your people, not for your people.’

‘Great leaders aren’t necessarily great coaches, but great coaches are great leaders.’

‘Complacency can be just as dangerous to the team’s morale as negativity.’

‘Managers spend too much time with the people who need the attention instead of those who deserve the attention.’

‘The way to move the middle up is to chop off the bottom and grow the top.’

A true game plan needs consistent reviewing, adjustments, and updates.’

‘We will do only what we are held accountable to do.’

‘Just because it has never been done doesn’t mean it can’t be done.’

‘Challenges make you go bigger.’

‘What makes you great is not what you’ve been doing for fifteen years- what makes you great is you.’

Source:

Nathan Jamail (2014). The Leadership Playbook: Creating a Coaching Culture to Build Winning Business Teams