How do we support ourselves during unusual times?
By focusing on what we can control and putting our own oxygen mask on first, we can use a series of simple ‘check in’ tools with ourselves and those in our care.
YOU wiLl LEARN
In this module, you’ll learn a tool to manage emotional highs and lows so you can lead consistently around life’s challenges and surprises.
How to identify what your core needs are each day
How to create leadership containers
Managing your own emotional regulation
Creating ‘circuit breakers’ to shift from each need as a leader
KEY CONCEPTS IN THIS MODULE
TAKE A MOMENT TO REFLECT BEFORE DISCOVERING
Something I'd love to invite you to ponder as we go through this module together is the idea of prioritising your own needs.
There are three questions you might like to ask yourself:
What are my essentials for a great day? Your ‘non-negotiables’!
How can I create a practice around focussing on what I can control?
What might my ‘need to have’ vs ‘nice to have’ be for myself, and eventually understanding that of my team?
Asking these questions of yourself is a really effective technique to lower overwhelm and increase the focus on the core needs - so you can achieve everything that you are capable of becoming.
As you prepare for this module, you might also enjoy reflecting on:
A challenging time you turned around, or simply ‘made it work’, because of a decision you made or a mindset you decide to own.
Let’s get started.
MODULE - managing highs & lows (54 mins)
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AFTER WATCHING
It’s time to think about your game plan and put your learning into practice.
Here are thought starters to get you going:
Reflect on how you could meet more of your needs each day.
Write down your ‘non-negotiables’ for a great day and pop it on your desk. Ask your team to share theirs as a neat team exercise.
Share the Traffic Light Framework instructional with your team and discuss it at your next team meeting by simply asking what their observations were.
Looking for more?
READ: A Practical Tool to Manage Highs & Lows - Happiness Concierge
READ: A Beginners Guide to Meeting Your Needs - Happiness Concierge
READ: Meeting Your Needs as a Leader - Happiness Concierge
READ: Why Being Happier will make you a Better Leader - AFR
READ: The Power of Small Wins (Progress Principle) - Harvard Business Review
READ: Getting Hybrid Teams Right - Harvard Business Review
WATCH: Why You Should Put Yourself First - Iyanla Vanzant
WATCH: Interview with former Disney CEO Bob Iger as he explains his compartmentalisation technique with Oprah Winfrey
LISTEN: On minimising our need for certainty to manage risk - Farnam Street