Emotional Leadership

Emotional Leadership brings leaders the tools they need to move beyond being good managers to being exceptional leaders, using passion, cognitive psychology, feedback, and thought work. Healthier emotional lives means stronger leadership, better teams, and bigger results.

The Feedback Paradox 10/07/2021

The Feedback Paradox Intellectually most of us want lots of constructive feedback. But we also often avoid asking for it and can become emotionally distraught when we believe we’ve received some. Why do so many of us experience this paradox? In this episode we’re going to talk about the Feedback Paradox, one of the ways the messages you’ve been socialized with might be impacting how you think about receiving feedback. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/20625332

Curating Filters 07/30/2020

Curating Filters “How was I not aware of that…” Today we’re talking about why we miss important opportunities to live our values: Noticing and addressing problematic behaviour in our friend groups, putting our money into businesses that align with our values, and identifying microaggressions and racist policies. I’ll show you why these filters are missing and how to create the ones that are important to you. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/15307808

Exploring in the Moment 07/01/2020

Exploring in the Moment Our brains’ desire to keep us safe is our biggest challenge in leading anti-racism initiatives at work and in the world around us. In this episode you’re going to learn two key tactics for defeating that over-active safety mechanism: creating a vision for who you want to be and programming your brain on the fly. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/15020459

Suggestions for Where to Start 06/23/2020

Suggestions for Where to Start Thriving teams do anti-racist work. Good managers aim to create an environment where every member of our team can thrive. But as an industry we’ve spent too long pretending that our Black team members can thrive in the thoughtlessly-racist default culture of American companies. It’s time to change that. As leaders it’s our responsibility to drive this change within our companies. Let’s get started together. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/14930114

What Is a Feeling? 05/26/2020

What Is a Feeling? The key to reaching your goals is to stop trying to distract yourself from emotional experiences you’re not comfortable with. That’s much, much easier when you know what an emotion is. Join me today to talk about what an emotion is, why you like some and hate others, and how to get more comfortable with all of them so you can stop distracting yourself and get to work on your dreams. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/14794970

The Cost of Beating Up on Yourself 05/22/2020

The Cost of Beating Up on Yourself It’s time to stop beating yourself up. Many of us spend our lives being mean to ourselves, justifying it as helpful or realistic. But it actually steals our dreams. Today we’re talking about why we beat up on ourselves, why it holds us back, and how to finally break the habit. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/14522459

The Big Results Formula 05/14/2020

The Big Results Formula Big things come from small steps. Learn how to take small steps every day to create clear vision, stop distracting yourself, and take massive action (which isn't the same as big action!). /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/14414372

Anger + Allowing Strong Emotion with Vivien Yang 05/06/2020

Anger + Allowing Strong Emotion with Vivien Yang Anger is an emotion many of us are uncomfortable feeling at work -- but turning it off hinders our ability to fix important problems and feel the biggest positive emotions. Join me and Vivien Yang from Eventbrite as we talk about the benefits and challenges of anger. Plus I’ll teach you how to allow strong emotions so you can handle bigger emotions better. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13564157

Curiosity + Practicing New Thoughts with Sira Laurel 04/28/2020

Curiosity + Practicing New Thoughts with Sira Laurel Wish you could re-program your brain? Today I’m teaching you the very simple recipe to do just that - all it takes is practice. Plus Sira Laurel joins me to talk about why curiosity helps you move past blocks in your career and projects, and how to create more of it. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13564067

Guilt + Unmixing Your Models with Ken Struys 04/21/2020

Guilt + Unmixing Your Models with Ken Struys Many of us get derailed by guilt and waste time on tasks that aren’t that important. What if you could easily stay focused on your main priorities instead? Join me as I talk with Ken Struys about how to do exactly that. After that we’ll fix a common problem when creating thought models. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13564040

Trust + How to Create Emotions with Alison Moses 04/14/2020

Trust + How to Create Emotions with Alison Moses Trust is something we create for ourselves. Today Emily and Alison Moses, Director of Business IT at HomeServe, talk about why we have to trust our reports if we want them to grow (and noticing when you’re not), bootstrapping trust for a co-worker you don’t know very well, and two ways to generate any feeling anytime you want. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13563905

Empathy + Noticing Your Assumptions with Garrett Ledbetter 04/07/2020

Empathy + Noticing Your Assumptions with Garrett Ledbetter Choosing our thoughts intentionally lets us choose how we experience our life. It lets us create any results we want. For most of us, empathy is our first experience with intentionally trying on new thoughts. Today Emily and guest Garrett Ledbetter talk about empathy, trying on new thoughts, and noticing your assumptions. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13563881

Validation + Everything You Want with Jill Wetzler 04/03/2020

Validation + Everything You Want with Jill Wetzler Everything we want, we want because of how we think it will make us feel. But the truth is that our own thoughts are the only things that can create our emotions. Join me as I talk with Jill Wetzler, Head of Engineering at Pilot, about what makes validation so important to leaders and the difference between valid and right. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13563275

Frustration + Choosing Your Response with Lulu Cheng 03/24/2020

Frustration + Choosing Your Response with Lulu Cheng We can’t prevent feelings we don’t like from happening. But if we’re willing to allow them in our bodies for a minute or two without trying to shove them away, we can teach our brain a new playbook for what to do next. Join me and Lulu as we talk about how to use the common emotion of frustration to learn this process. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13563281

Confidence + The Model with Patricia Perozo 03/17/2020

Confidence + The Model with Patricia Perozo Whether we’re wearing the hat of manager, leader or engineer, our jobs are about making decisions all day long. Patricia Perozo and I talk about why confidence is critical for making effective decisions, and why we resist it anyway. Then I’ll teach you the Self-Coaching Model - the framework backing much of my coaching work. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13563269

Anxiety + Responding to Emotions with Jeff Ammons 03/10/2020

Anxiety + Responding to Emotions with Jeff Ammons When our brain notices we're experiencing an emotion it engages one of four responses: React, Resist, Avoid, or Allow. Learn how to identify which you’re using, how to intentionally Allow an emotion, why sitting with anxiety is important for healthy relationships, and tips for reducing your body’s fight or flight reaction. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13480376

Vulnerability + Awareness with Jessica Mink 03/10/2020

Vulnerability + Awareness with Jessica Mink To lead well we need to be vulnerable with our teams - and with ourselves. Today Jessica Mink of Auth0 and I talk about why knowing what you’re feeling is critical for your emotional health, the right way to be vulnerable with your team, and why being vulnerable with yourself is required to hit big goals. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13511780

Discomfort + Doing New Things with Don Neufeld 03/03/2020

Discomfort + Doing New Things with Don Neufeld Discomfort is a critical emotion if you want to lead well, help your team grow, or grow yourself. In this episode Don Neufeld, CTO of ClassPass, and I talk about why discomfort is so important, why constructive feedback doesn’t have to be uncomfortable, and the right kinds of coaching questions to ask your team. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13368017

Excitement + Choosing Ambitious Goals with Jean Hsu 03/03/2020

Excitement + Choosing Ambitious Goals with Jean Hsu Ready to finally solve the process or cultural problems causing big slowdowns in your organization? This week I'm joined by Leadership Coach Jean Hsu to talk about why we don't make time for these projects, even if we find them really exciting. Then I'm teaching you the three-part formula for finally getting them done. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13356050

Welcome to Emotional Leadership 03/02/2020

Welcome to Emotional Leadership Emotional Leadership brings leaders the tools they need to move beyond being good managers to being exceptional leaders, using passion, cognitive psychology, feedback, and thought work. Healthier emotional lives means stronger leadership, better teams, and bigger results. /episode/index/show/emotionalleadership/id/13220801

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