Envision this- You are saying yes to everything and you are in the Yes business;for- New opportunities,young blood at your workplace, surveying new market , new IP's and you do not care about what others have to say. How does it feel? I have a feeling that if you genuinely believe in what you do and you love it,you need to stop making excuses for not having time. That is how you start to being better. This is very easy if your intent is good. There is so much opportunity out there which is not tapped in the market. Do not fake it till you make it. It's not working. Let us dive in.
Now how does behaviour affect you and your team? How does it matter if you are sad or happy or just not in the mood to work today but you have to show up nonetheless? It sucks and nobody wants to be there, right? As far as I have seen and every place I have worked, it has constantly been the same and I am pretty sure you have observed it as well at places where there are stagnant energies.
It has been found that the occurance of frequent hassles leads to frequent negative emotions in employees which in the long run effect the job satisfaction, absenteeism and decisions to leave the organization. Uplifts; on the otherhand lead to increase job satisfaction and desire to stay and contribute better.
What does it take, as a leader, for you, to be more emotionally intelligent?
1. Recognize
2. Adapt
3. Re-invent
This is a simple yet effective process that has been devised to become a more emotionally-strong leader.
Being a Leader is a process. Becoming leaders is not a one week programme, it's ongoing. How does one become a leader? We generally either observe the do's of great leaders or dont's of bad ones. Even understanding this requires a certain level of emotional intelligence; so first is to recognize what is needed for you and your company. Good leaders often sit down with each and every personnel in the event and explain to them of why this is important to them what is it that they are gaining. It creates such ripples in peoples minds when you talk about what value they are creating by being there. Now that is something that will immediately boost morale. Lack of patience leads to bad behaviour we know it,we have seen it. So maybe work on yourself first and then the next step would be to work on your team. 90% of your conversations should be listening. Start Now.
See you next week for the second part of the blog!
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