Emotionally intelligent leaders create an environment of psychological safety. Emotions are what move people. Being clear about our own feelings and the underlying true needs makes us capable of action – even in challenging situations. For example, we are no longer overwhelmed by anger or rage or driven into our shells, but we understand our underlying needs and can advocate for them more effectively.
Goals
In this seminar, you will learn to better understand and constructively express your own emotional states and needs. You will become the director of your emotions, instead of being uncontrollably driven by them. At the same time, you will sharpen your attention to emotionally charged behaviors and expressions of others, understand how important emotional safety is for the performance of individuals and teams, and know how you can ensure this through your actions.
Contents and Guiding Questions
In this personally challenging seminar, you will explore your own emotional inner world and come into contact with your own inner parts (Ego-States). From then on, emotional reactions of others will no longer be a closed book for you, but will become understandable and influenceable.
- My own feelings and needs – How can I stay in good connection with them, even in challenging situations?
- Anger, frustration – How can I deal with this in myself and others? How does helpful self-dialogue work in inner conflicts?
- Nonviolent communication – What inner attitude and language lead to understanding and cooperation?
- Empathy – What effect does it have and how do I develop it?
- Neuroscience and leadership practice – How do body, mind, and emotions influence each other?
Benefit for your Company
Imagine that in your company, primarily leaders work who are emotionally intelligent in the sense described above. How great would the mutual trust be, how willingly and appreciatively would one enter into and resolve conflicts, how much more would one know about each other and respond to one another, and how attractive would your company be for your employees and applicants!
On an emotional level, we are all the same; the emotional state of the leader is not inherently more important than that of the employees. The conscious allowance of and the proactive handling of all emotions imply equality and hierarchy-free interaction. – However, one must also want this.
Embodied Emotions
Janus RessourcenmanagementThrough powerful tools and exercises from embodied voice work and contact improvisation, participants learn to pay attention to emotional tones, to sense different intensities of expression and to play with how much power (or weakness) emotions can have on and through the body. They gain experience of how much the physical experience can support them in giving their emotions a voice and in making and staying in contact with their counterpart.
