The Link Between Emotional Awareness and Leadership
The funny thing about role-modeling is that people often don’t model what you tell them you expect of them. If there is an inconsistency between what you say and how you behave (for example, under pressure – you’re only human after all), guess which one they’re more likely to model?
How you behave is the not-so-subtle permission your team needs to behave a certain way. Which is why how you manage your emotions — which dictate how you act — as a leader is such a KEY skill.
And managing your emotions starts with awareness.
Practical Ways to Build Emotional Awareness as a Leader
Awareness of:
- What tends to trigger you
- How your stress shows up
- What signal you send without saying a word
Before any strategies, tools or frameworks, this awareness gives you a map of you.
Once you know the patterns, you can notice them faster, interrupt them faster if needed, and choose how you want to show up and lead.
And the bigger ripple — your behaviour becomes silent permission for how your team behaves.
All good things,
Juliet Robinson
Leadership and Change Specialist
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