Food 4 Thought Podcast David Klaasen

Our emotions can cause a roller-coaster of feelings and if they are not managed effectively they can cause a lot of problems.

As a wise and effective leader or manager, it’s very important to be mindful of how you are feeling and how to appropriately manage your emotions. If we don’t manage our emotions we lose access to our Prefrontal Cortex, the part of our brain that helps us understand, memorise, recall, make decisions and inhibit basic urges - this makes us less intelligent.

This short 150-second video gives three simple tips for managing your emotions and becoming an even more effective leader and manager.

Food for Thought:
❓How broad is your emotional vocabulary?
❓How good are you at reframing your emotions?

I look forward to seeing your thoughts and comments about this effect.

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Are you falling into the trap of Unconscious Competence?

When we become highly proficient in a task, we can assume that it is easy. This is the trap of ‘unconscious competence’ and it can seriously undermine your ability to delegate. To delegate effectively you need to go back a step and help your people to know what they didn't know they need to know.

Wise leaders and managers are aware of how to avoid this trap and this short video explains what you need to do to delegate things even more effectively to your people.

Food for Thought:
❓What are some of the complex tasks that you are unconsciously competent in?
❓How can this model help you delegate these even more effectively?

I look forward to seeing your thoughts and comments about how we make can easily underestimate our levels of competency.

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Our brains are fundamentally lazy. They are designed to conserve energy. This makes it very easy to make assumptions and jump to conclusions.

There are always two sides to every story and as a leader or manager is it very important to check your assumptions and explore why other people see things very differently to you.

A useful model for doing this is the Ladder of Inference.

This short video gives a quick overview of the model and how you can use it to check your thinking and the thinking of others.

Food for Thought:
❓What assumptions are you making about the people you work with?
❓How can regular use of this model help you become a better leader?

I look forward to seeing your thoughts and comments about how we make assumptions.

Being a leader or manager can be tough. We understand that and provide powerful insights and simple models that can help you develop new mindsets, habits and behaviours. So you can get the results you want.

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Listening to critical feedback is tough. However, feedback is the breakfast of champions and the ability to respond to it effectively can help us develop and grow.

If we can’t take feedback people will be less likely to receive our feedback.

If you are defensive or reject critical feedback people won’t bother because it’s too much hard work. This can have a seriously detrimental impact on your learning, growth and overall success.

This short video gives some practical tips about how to receive feedback even when it is making you feel uncomfortable.

Food for Thought:
❓Which of the tips do you think are most useful?
❓What can you do to let people know you are open to feedback?

I look forward to seeing your thoughts and comments.

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Sustainable businesses and teams know how to fully utilise and exploit their strengths and resources while also making the effort to explore and innovate new ways of working.

This short video provides an interesting metaphor and model for you to discuss with your team to ensure you don’t get caught out in the volatility of the current economic climate.

Food for Thought:
❓What strengths can you exploit more fully to offer better service?
❓How can you motivate your team to explore and innovate for long-term sustainability?

I look forward to seeing your thoughts and comments about this model.

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According to the research of American social psychologist Roy Baumeister our brain's energy gets depleted quite easily. For example if we have to make a lot of decisions, are hungry or lacking in sleep.



As a leader it’s very useful to be mindful of this, and what you can do about it. Especially if you have to make an important decision or deal with a challenging situation.



This short video gives some interesting tips you can do to improve your brain energy and decision-making capacity.



Food for Thought:

❓What do you need to be more mindful of to improve your brain’s capacity?

❓How can you help your people improve their brain power?



I look forward to seeing your thoughts and comments about Baumeister’s conclusions.



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