R&E Monthly 1:2:1 Newsletter
Welcome to another edition of our monthly 1:2:1 newsletter by Jeremy Dean, Founder of riders&elephants. Your ultimate monthly guide to more human & successful workplaces.
This broadcast goes out to you and over 36,000 other leaders worldwide interested in simple ways to humanise the workplace.
In your February 1:2:1 you'll discover:
- 1 ECD Activity: Red Flag Emotions
- 2 pieces of content to inspire: The Art of Storytelling: A Guide to Becoming a More Effective Storyteller & How to manage a team when you’re replacing someone toxic
- 1 Tool/Activity Worth Testing: Cards for Calamity – A tool for disaster recovery
- Plus ECDTV Episode: How to change people's beliefs about emotions at work
Scroll down to discover more about humanising the workplace...
Latest
1 ECD
Activity
Here's an emotional leadership activity for exploring the emotions that might hold your people and teams back.
Use the ECD to answer this question: What red flag emotions serve as a warning sign about problems our team might be facing?
Step 1: Select the three white ECD cards you hope would not be expressed often in your team, but, if expressed, would serve as the most important warning signs about team problems.
Step 2: Ask each person to share a story about why they selected those three cards.
Step 3: List three-five actions you can take to help your people manage and cope if your people experience those undesired 'red flag' emotions.
2 Pieces of Content
To Inspire
Here are two bits of content that I hope will help you see the world in a slightly different way. To provoke you to do the work that matters to humanise the workplace. Hope you enjoy.
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If you want to build a strong team culture, storytelling is an essential tool that you need to master. The power of stories lies in their ability to connect data to emotions, open minds, and change opinions in a way that numbers and figures cannot. Storytelling can be used in every area of a business, from HR to leadership, and can help to create a shared sense of purpose and identity within a team. By taking your team on an emotional journey and testing your story ideas, you can build a culture that is strong, connected, and aligned. So read on to learn more about the art of storytelling and how it can transform your team.
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2. How to manage a team when you’re replacing someone toxic
Stepping into a new leadership or management role can be challenging enough, but what if you're replacing a toxic leader? The team may have already lost trust, and some members may be looking for new jobs. It's a tough spot to be in, but fear not! This article has three essential tips to help you navigate this challenging transition.
1 Tool/Activity Worth Testing
Cards for Calamity
The tool to guide you through life after disaster.
These cards are for you if you:
- want an amazing gift for someone struck by disaster
- find yourself working in a disaster zone and want to understand the disaster recovery journey
- are an organization that wants to support your disaster-impacted staff and communities
- want to help improve the recovery experience and outcomes for disaster-affected community members
- Includes a link to a digital education resource to empower recovery
Something I've been pondering...
“Where we once believed that emotion was detrimental to effective thought and decisions, we now know that we can’t make decisions, or even think, without being influenced by our emotions. And though— in our modern societies that are so different from the surroundings in which we evolved—our emotions are sometimes counterproductive, it is far more often the case that they lead us in the right direction. In fact without them, we’d have difficulty moving at all.”
–Leonard Mlodinow
ECDTV.
New ways. New ideas. New answers. New perspectives. Watch the latest ECD TV videos here...
The episode above is an excerpt from The ECD Online Masterclass, where Jeremy shares more about the obstacles he's faced over the past six years, helping cynical people inside organisations embrace emotions and emotional culture.
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