Emotional Leadership

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.

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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.

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Are you ready to finally start spending real time solving the process or cultural problems causing big slowdowns in your team, organization, or company? This week I'm introducing you to Big Results. 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. And I'm teaching you the three-part formula for finally getting them done.

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When our brain notices we're experiencing an emotion it engages one of four responses: React, Resist, Avoid, or Allow.

In this episode my guest Jeff Ammons from One Medical and I teach you how to identify which response you’re using, and how to intentionally choose the Allow response - the healthiest of the four. Along the way we explain why sitting with your anxiety instead of rushing to push it away is important for healthy relationships at work and share a variety of tips for reducing your body’s fight or flight reaction to it.

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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.

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