Tag: Emotional Readiness

The Power Of EQ Connection, According To Ryan Leak

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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We are emotional beings. When you are dealing with other people, you are dealing with their emotions. You are dealing with their fears. You are dealing with their feelings. You are dealing with their thoughts.

You are not just dealing with a physical being; you are also dealing with an emotional being. Do not forget that!

When you are working with other people, according to Ryan Leak, ‘Don’t be too quick to judge or condemn yourself or anyone else just because tensions are running high in the room. Instead, lean in, validate other people’s emotions- as well as your own- and learn what you can.’

According to Ryan Leak, you can get along with anyone, ‘If you can figure out the pain, fear, or hurt behind someone’s actions, you’ll be able to engage more thoughtfully with them.’

‘If you can refuse to let your emotions get triggered too easily, you’ll be able to let potential offenses wash off you and move into collaboration.’

‘If you can be aware of the ebb and flow of emotions during a high-stress project, you’ll know when to take a break and when to give people grace.’

‘If you can listen without judgment when someone vents, you’ll gain their trust to help them move forward when they’ve finished expressing themselves.’

Before you go, REMEMBER THIS: ‘When people express emotions, even if they do it poorly, they are offering you a connection point.’

How Great Leaders Energize People

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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As a leader, your people are watching you. Don’t assume you know how they see you. You don’t. If you want to know, you have got to know them. You have got to meet them where they are.

In her book The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day, Kristi Hedges writes, ‘When you show how seriously you’re taking a conversation, it raises the importance for everyone else as well.’

‘Embracing uncertainty and saying ‘I don’t know’ invites outside thinking. It also shows courage.’

‘To truly connect with someone else, we need to send out a beaming and accurate light that allows them to see our intentions and motivations clearly.’

‘Your leadership story tells people what you’re all about.’

‘Communicating potential helps people access their strengths.’

‘When we highlight potential, we boost confidence.‘

‘If you know how to shift your listening, you can go into deep and inspirational listening mode whenever you choose to.’

‘We need to shift to curiosity when we want to learn, rather than just confirm what we already think.’

‘When we exude positive energy, people borrow from it, internalize it, and make it their own.’

‘The energy we convey sets the benchmark for what other people will be able to feel.’

‘When you connect to the emotional core of your message, you exhibit a mobilizing force.’

Source:

Kristi Hedges (2017). The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day