The series on Manager Mindsets continues with a discussion of Pessimism. As managers we are meant to plan ahead and be prepared for what might happen. Some of which, naturally, means considering bad possibilities and trying to avoid them. We also need to make sense of what is going on around us. But what happens… Continue reading MC90 Manager Mindsets: Pessimism
The new series on Manager Mindsets starts with a discussion of comparison. Comparison is unavoidable, especially in the age of social media. It can feed difficult and unpleasant emotions like doubt, jealousy and imposter syndrome. Indeed, someone once said “Comparison is the thief of joy”. And if we aren’t careful comparison can even tempt us… Continue reading MC89 Manager Mindsets: Comparison
As co-hosts Tim Burgess and Pilar Orti wrap up the Manager Emotions series, they explain why they’re moving onto mindset, and how this is different from cognitivie tendencies (and why they might well be mixing the two up!). Plus, some feedback on our episode on Emotional Contagion, and Pilar shares an episode from Workplace Geeks… Continue reading MC88 Feedback, Mindset vs Cognitive Tendencies and Long-Covid Awareness
This is the final episode of our series on manager emotions.Confused?We are too! Confusion can arise from interpersonal interactions, new challenges, or unfamiliar situations, often accompanied by uncertainty and frustration. In this episode, hosts Tim Burgess and Pilar Orti discuss strategies for managers to handle their own confusion and support confused team members, such as… Continue reading MC87 Manager Emotions: Confusion
For the sixth episode of our series on manager emotions we talk about Compassion. Good leaders don’t just remove obstacles and show their people the way forward. People also need to know that their leaders will support them in the hard times. And importantly, they need leaders to demonstrate compassion when they are in difficulty.… Continue reading #86 Manager Emotions: Compassion
For the fifth episode of our series on manager emotions we talk about Pride. We want to see good work, both in ourselves as managers and also in the teams that we lead. Pride creates a virtuous cycle that rewards and encourages healthy achievement. Do a good thing -> share this achievement with others ->… Continue reading #85 Manager Emotions: Pride
For the fourth episode of our series on manager emotions we talk about Emotional Contagion, as it’s something that keeps coming up. Emotional Contagion describes how one person’s emotions can induce similar emotions in others. This is often happening at an unconscious level, for example, we mimic someone’s facial expression and start to feel the… Continue reading #84 Manager Emotions: Emotional Contagion
We’ve got some feedback! Hosts Tim Burgess and Pilar Orti are very grateful to Catherine Nicholson from Virtual Training Team for sharing her thoughts on emotions at work and anger, after listening to the first episode of the manager emotions series. We share her comments directly from her LinkedIn posts, and expand on them.https://www.linkedin.com/posts/pilarorti_we-kick-off-our-series-on-management-emotions-activity-7211065541115953152-75df If… Continue reading # Listener Feedback
For the third episode of our series on manager emotions we talk about Hopelessness. So much of our work culture is about productivity. Traits like productivity, positivity, drive and a strong work ethic are idolised. We are often expected to overcome obstacles through pure hard work or “grit”. This doesn’t leave much space for hopelessness!… Continue reading #83 Manager Emotions: Hopelessness
For the second episode of our series on manager emotions we talk about Joy. In our last coffee we talked about how anger can signal that something is wrong. Joy, on the other hand, signals that something is very right and motivates us to celebrate this feeling with those around us. For managers these can… Continue reading #82 Manager Emotions: Joy
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