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
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
This marks the first of our series on manager emotions, where we discuss some of feelings we experience at work. Anger is one of the more complex emotions for a manager to navigate. Anger is about a perceived wrong and our desire to find a resolution. On the one hand, anger can be energising and… Continue reading #81 Manager Emotions: Anger
Most of us are familiar with avoiding a task that we should be doing. But is there more to it? On the one hand we worry that procrastination leads us to being totally unproductive. But is being hyper-efficient realistic? Don’t we sometimes need to break the cycle of busywork? Procrastination might actually be telling us… Continue reading #80 Procrastination
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