The power of mastering your emotions Mark Hollingsworth
Oct 28, 2014
The power of mastering your emotions
Mark Hollingsworth
The 48 Laws of Power In his classic
international best seller Robert Green discusses how certain basic skills are required in leadership.
Mastery of these are an integral part of the development of power.
Master your emotions
Emotional response
The cycle
Two issues for leaders
First:
Need to understand the difference between:Passion (as it applies to a visionary sense)Emotion
Passion and emotion
Most organisations, Boards, and key stakeholders often talk about leaders having a passion for what they do.
However Passion can easily cross the line and
become emotion – and cloud the leader’s sense of direction
Two issues for leaders
Second:
‘The inherent human desire to be liked by people.’
Struggling with this?
You may wish to look at your emotional response to some of the difficult and challenging decisions you have to make.
It may help you understand the difference.
The basics of leadership
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