Emotions are a feedback mechanism. The dictionary defines feedback as ‘information returned to the source.” Thus, emotions contain information for us. They are meant to help us manage our attention. If you do not manage your emotions and pay attention to the emotions of those around you, you will miss an enormous amount of . . . → Read More: Leading by Managing Emotions
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Traffic lights are also called signals because they provide information that directs our future action. They “signal” us to stop, go, or in the case of yellow… hit the gas and race through the intersection. (Maybe I don’t have that last signal quite right.) Emotions are signals too. They contain information that communicates direction. . . . → Read More: Leading by Understanding the Emotional Future  Comments are closed  EI, emotion, Emotional Intelligence, emotions, Rational know thyself & others, Rational understand people Bill is gone? I thought to myself. I shouldn’t be surprised. He was great at putting a project scope together. He had the most elegant project charts in the company. He was even a good guy… once you got to know him. I later learned that Bill was fired from Siemens because he was . . . → Read More: Leading by Perceiving Emotions 2 comments - (Comments are closed) EI, emotion, Emotional Intelligence, emotions, Rational know thyself & others, Rational understand people Many years ago, I was helping a colleague set up for a very important presentation. As guests streamed into the meeting room, I became increasingly frustrated because I couldn’t get the two slide projectors focused (Slide projectors? It was a long time ago). Finally, just before the presentation was about to begin, one of . . . → Read More: Leading by Using Emotions Comments are closed EI, emotion, Emotional Intelligence, emotions, Rational know thyself & others, Rational understand people |
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