Research indicates that the average emotion lasts only ninety seconds UNLESS coupled with a story. Like oxygen to a fire a story coupled to an emotion can keep that emotion burning for hours, days, or even decades. Deprive your emotions… Read More ›
emotional composure
Graphic Leadership: Emotional Management
A leader understands that the feelings s/he experiences are never triggered by a situation. This would make the leader powerless to get in control of his/her emotions. Instead s/he knows that the feelings the leader experiences are produced by his/her… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Want vs. Need
A leader makes it a discipline to know the difference (and mentally enforce the difference) between a “want” and a “need.” A leader often wants something to happen but doesn’t need something to happen. A leader may want someone in… Read More ›
Graphic Leadership: Discuss Don’t Demonstrate
When it comes to the world of emotions, truly great leaders know how to discuss their emotions rather than demonstrating their emotions; and they encourage their followers to do the same. Demonstrating or displaying emotions causes the emotions to rise… Read More ›