Category Affective Leadership

Tired of feeling stressed? December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Peer Powered Performance, Spirit at Work No comments

I just finished Shawn Achor’s latest book Before Happiness and decided to revisit my first introduction to Mr. Achor’s insights. In the The Happiness Advantage Shawn describes our mis-perceptions about the relationship of happiness and performance this way.

“Most people believe that once they become successful, then they’ll be happy...

Undisturbable December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Spirit at Work, Training No comments

The Heart of Authentic Performance

“There is nothing so empowering, so liberating, so energizing as to be one’s self.”

There is also nothing so wasteful, no cause of human misery so universal or as pervasive as the feeling of being trapped. We live in a culture where unfulfilling jobs and unsatisfying relationships are the norm. The insidious drain of dull dissatisfaction has left the masses unengaged, unmotivated and uninspired...

Increase retention by 150% December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Keynote Keys 2 comments

The typical retention rate of your average lecture is just 5%. But if you were shown 2,560 pictures over several days and then asked to choose which pictures you recognized, how many would you correctly recognize? The answer may change the way you communicate everything.

Seven ideas that can improve your communication skills by 150% or more.

1. Less IS more: Filing every moment of a meeting is not just a waste to some but a detriment to all...

Why “Top down” transformation gets derailed December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence No comments

When it comes to change most leaders believe it is their responsibility to decide on a plan of action and then “sell” employees on the “rightness” of following their plan. Senior leaders huddle up, often with some outside “Expert”, and decide on a new direction. Once THEIR plans are complete they TELL the team and expect everyone to get on board. Seventy percent of the time this approach to change fails miserably...

1. No news is not good news December 15, 2021 Affective Leadership, Emotional Intelligence One comment

The longer leaders wait to tell the truth the deeper hole they will have to dig out of when they start. As human beings we are hard wired to constantly asses our environment for signs of threat. No News is not good news

We are not unlike the members of a baboon tribe who look towards the “alpha” every twenty to thirty seconds.

People tend to focus their attention up the hierarchy and in the absence of positive feedback imagine the worst. When we are under stress this tendency for trepidation is even greater.

Mill...