Building strong connections is key to reducing workplace stress. Let’s dive into some neuroscience-inspired strategies for high-performing leaders, like yourself. 💼 Strong connections are a trigger for positive emotion. 1. Social Support: Engage with your support network. Talking to trusted colleagues or mentors can activate your brain’s reward system, reducing stress. 🗣️🤗 2. Empathy: Show empathy towards your team members. It releases oxytocin, fostering trust and reducing stress…
🌟 The Power of Community: Enriching Leadership Journeys 🌟 Did you know that our brains respond to community with the release of oxytocin, the “love hormone”? Love is the strongest of the positive emotions… it does us the most good, and can turn a negative state of mind around. Building strong connections has incredible benefits: 1️⃣ Enhanced well-being 2️⃣ Increased resilience 3️⃣ Expanded knowledge 4️⃣ Amplified collaboration 5️⃣…
When Andrea Williams, Chief Experience Officer at the Utah Jazz intentionally taps into positive emotion by celebrating other women leaders’ achievements, she activates three positive emotions at once: ✅Joy, because it’s contagious when you recognize someone, they typically smile and the mirror effect happens— you smile too, and both of you feel good! ✅ Pride, because if you’re invested in lifting other women up, you’ll be glad…
I’ll be signing copies of my latest book, “Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite,” in Washington D.C. on October 5th at the Executive Leadership Council’s Mid-Level Management Symposium. Join me immediately following my session, “The Power of Positive Emotion to Propel You to Better leadership,” from 10:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. ET. 📍 Location: Gaylord Hotel & Resort, National Harbor. Check your symposium…
Sometimes it simply takes more… …to lift you out of moods and mindsets and move you forward. So we reimagined things for you. Have you explored “Coaching+ Counseling” with L. Michelle Smith, M.S., ACC, CPEC and Dr. Jeff Gardere for yourself or your organization? Join the many leaders in my coaching community who have. Inspired by our work together on the book Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say…
Meet me for the Executive Leadership Council’s (@elcinfo) Mid-Level Management Symposium, Oct 4-5 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. I’ll be hosting an engaging session on The Power of Positive Emotion to Propel You to Better Leadership. It’s a cornerstone message that centers my latest book, Yes Please! 7 Ways to Say I’m Entitled to the C-Suite, a leadership and coaching guide…
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And we are preparing personal and leadership experiences for you that will propel you into your winning season. Here is a preview of what’s to come. Be on the lookout for your chance to get involved in person or virtually. Some of our favorites are back, and we have a few new things as well. 📆Aug: Happy Anyway, FREE event w/ Dr Jeff & Coach L 💫NEW💫 📆Sept:…
Did you know that being happy can have a profound impact on your leadership journey? There are science-based reasons for intentional happiness, especially for leaders like yourself. 🌟 Improved Decision-Making: Happiness positively influences cognitive abilities, leading to better decision-making and problem-solving skills. Studies have shown that happy individuals exhibit higher levels of creativity and critical thinking. (Source: Harvard Business Review) 🌟 Enhanced Resilience: When you intentionally cultivate happiness,…