In this episode, we explore the critical relationship between emotional intelligence and effective leadership, with practical tools to enhance your impact through emotional awareness.

The Leadership Imperative for Emotional Intelligence:

Emotions are valuable data points, not workplace liabilities. Research confirms that leaders who accurately identify and manage emotions consistently outperform those who can't. When we disconnect from our emotions, we disconnect from our leadership power.

Building Your Emotional Vocabulary:

• Moving beyond "mad, sad, glad, afraid" to a richer emotional palette
• Using emotion wheels and charts for greater emotional precision
• Implementing daily emotional check-ins as a leadership practice
• Recommended resource: Brené Brown's "Atlas of the Heart"

A Framework for Working with Emotions:

I share a simple four-step process: check in with yourself, trace emotions without judgment, explore underlying stories, and assess whether these patterns serve your leadership goals.

Real-World Application: Through a workplace scenario, I demonstrate how emotional intelligence transforms challenging feedback situations from potential derailers into growth opportunities.

The Ripple Effect: Our emotional states directly impact our teams through emotional contagion. As leaders, we set the emotional tone that either energizes or depletes those around us.

Coming Soon: A conversation with Allison Livingston about her "Five Steps to Connect" methodology and its applications for leadership contexts.

Source Citations:

Goleman, D. (1995). Emotional intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. Bantam Books. Bracket, M. A., & Rivers, S. E. (2014).

Transforming Students' Lives with Social and Emotional Learning. Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence.

Feelingswheel.com

Brown, B. (2021). Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience. Random House.

Allison Livingston: https://www.5stepstoconnect.com/about