| Master your emotions to build trust and candor |
Leaders are expected to motivate and inspire people to deliver extraordinary results. But unless you have a healthy handle on your own emotions, your ability to influence others will be limited.
How self-aware are you of your moods and your ability to manage your interpersonal relationships, particularly when you are under stress?
Here are seven strategies for developing a positive emotional mindset:
- choose positive emotions every day (happiness, optimism, determination, confidence, gratitude, curiosity, passion)
- embrace negative emotions (anger, frustration, disappointment, fear, hurt, sadness, guilt, loneliness, inadequacy) as a signal to take action
- own your emotions; don't play the blame game in your external environment
- change your physical state (move your body) to counter negative emotions
- practise every day to develop a new success habit
- develop your top 10 list of what makes you feel good
Related book: Working with Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman. Business leaders and outstanding performers are not defined by their IQs or even their job skills, but by their "emotional intelligence": a set of competencies that distinguishes how people manage feelings, interact, and communicate. This book explains what emotional intelligence is and why it counts more than IQ or expertise for excelling on the job. Goleman includes many examples and anecdotes--from Fortune 500 companies to a nonprofit preschool--that show how these competencies lead to or thwart success. |
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