Meditations On Leadership
These are my thoughts on leadership related topics and ideas. It is meant to be a sort of journal for me and if you find it useful than I am happy to have helped.
“Pity those who don't feel anything at all.” ― Sarah J. Maas The common school of thought in business is to "check your emotions at the door." You're not supposed to feel things at work. You're supposed to be purely rational and think only in logical ways. The trouble is that if you do manage to defy human nature and check your emotions at the door, your emotions are right there waiting for you when you get back to the door. And anyone who has tried to suppress their emotions for an extended period of time knows that they surface with a vengeance and usually at the absolute worst possible time. Besides that, we are by nature emotional beings not rational beings so trying to separate ourselves from our emotions is practically impossible. What makes this even more impossible is that most employers want their people to be passionate and excited about their work but not to ever be sad or upset. As if it is a simple task of cherry picking which emotions people can feel. I disagree with the common sentiment of leaving emotions out of work. Rather, I believe and feel that emotions are an important part of life and work. Work should be a safe place for people to feel emotions. I'm not advocating for inappropriate emotional displays. I think the best analogy is that work shouldn't be like a family, work should be like a professional sports team. If work is like a family then maybe your a little too close and too personal. If work is like a professional sports team then everyone knows their job and what to do. Everyone wants everyone else to succeed so they don't sabotage each other. They aren't afraid to give each other feedback so that everyone gets better. They feel emotion; passion, anger, frustration, joy, etc. But they don't let each other get out of line either. Leadership lessonDon't bury emotions until they surface like a bubbling volcano. Make sure people feel safe enough to honestly express how they feel. People will be more productive when they aren't worried about their emotional wellbeing.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Details
AuthorJ. LaVarr Roberts Archives
April 2021
Categories |