Identify Triggers and Keep Your Cool
Leaders have to stay poised and in control, even in trying moments. The first step to doing so is to identify your main triggers. Leadership expert Merge Gupta-Sunderji explains.
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Self-discipline and restraint are admirable leadership qualities
A bowl of dried beans offers two possibilities. One, you can cook them up for a satisfying protein-rich meal. Or two, you can plant them, and watch the successful seeds produce many, many more. Your choice will determine whether you
When things are out of control, are they really?
Some things are entirely and wholly out of my control. Severe weather, for example. I cannot effect change in the weather. Whether it’s a sweltering heatwave, a blinding snowstorm, or a stormy hurricane, I can’t make the weather calamity go
Don’t let your anger send the wrong message to your staff and co-workers
Let’s face it, if you’re in a position of leadership, there are times when your staff (or your peers, or your boss) will do or say stupid things that will drive you nuts, enough that their actions may cause you
Leave difficult personal issues outside the workplace
When you’re facing a personal crisis or dealing with difficult personal issues, it’s not unusual to want to get it off your chest by venting to others, often the people you work with. It’s only human! But … when you’re