From the course: Using Emotions to Leverage and Accelerate Change: A Guide for Leaders
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How choice transforms emotional energy
From the course: Using Emotions to Leverage and Accelerate Change: A Guide for Leaders
How choice transforms emotional energy
- When leading through any highly charged, emotional change journey, such as organizational restructure, downsizing, or even a new software platform integration, the power of choice is never greater. Choice can mean the difference between inffective, versus inspired leadership. The power of choice can transform emotional energy into fuel to inspire, engage, and empower. One of the most challenging change journeys I have ever experienced was leading the cultural integration of a multi-billion dollar acquisition. I recall the first several weeks, I was just goin' through the motions, I was strugglin'. I was frustrated, angry, anxious, and upset at the end of nearly every day. In fact, these emotions of change nearly drove me right out the door of that company, until one day, a close mentor invited me into my choice of being bitter or better about all the changes surrounding me. And it was the first time that I fully…
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