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We're building a video library because we'd like to offer a direct experience of who we are and how we work, as well as share some practical exercises. Simply click on the link in each section to open a new window where you can view the video clips. Emotional Resilience What is resilience? Jonathan Males defines what we mean by emotional resilience and its relevance for leadership effectiveness.
The presence of the past: Resilience is shaped by early life experience, which can also influence behaviour in organisations now. Jonathan explains why awareness is the key. Click HERE or on the image to view these videos What are emotions? What are emotions? Karen Ellis explains emotions, providing an elegant map for understanding what they are and their effect on performance.
Sentic states: Learn about the rhythm and purpose of seven specific emotions, termed sentic states by Manfred Clynes.
Stuck emotions become moods: An unprocessed emotion may become a long term mood. But mood is heavily influenced by neurochemistry, diet, lifestyle and organisational factors too
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The emotional life of leadership and organisations Leadership and social emotions: Human brains are hard-wired to pick up subtle social cues – with critical implications for leadership.
Rank and Social Anxiety: Karen explains how male and female brains lead us in a subtle dance that means men and women respond differently to rank in organisations. Click HERE or on the image to view these videos Maintaining Equilibrium Different strokes – the importance of Equilibrium Types: Four different personality types are mediated by different neurochemistry. Learn what conditions each type needs for equilibrium and peak performance
Losing equilibrium – upsets and underwater states: Some events knock us out of equilibrium and can even trigger an ‘underwater state’ when we lack resourcefulness and energy
Interpersonal Triggers and what to do about them: Karen describes typical triggers that lead to underwater states – and what to do about them. Click HERE or on the image to view these videos Leading Elite Teams
 The importance of purpose: Articulating your purpose is fundamental to providing vision and direction for teams and whole organisations.
Three different types of teams – and what their leaders need to do: Leaders of functional, project and senior leadership teams each face a particular challenge to get the best out of their teams. Jonathan Males explains.
The five dysfunctions that teams need to avoid: Team development experts William Winstone and Jonathan Males describe how to avoid common team pitfalls.
Click HERE or on the image to view these videos Team Development Tools Team Time Line: A practical exercise that can help you understand more about your team’s context – and how it shapes your future performance.
Relationship Mapping: Healthy relationships lie at the core of a successful team. Here William describes how to diagnose team relationships. Click HERE or on the image to view these videos
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