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Manage your emotional triggers

Manage your emotional triggers

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Manage your emotional triggers

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- Let me share the story of an executive coaching client. Let's call her Sally. Sally works in finance and is considered a high-potential employee. She's brilliant at what she does, and was actually recently promoted into a stretch role. Yet, she was given a low performance rating in her last review. This is because she had been unpredictable in managing her emotions. In certain situations, people around her felt bullied and disrespected. Of course, Sally was surprised when she got this feedback. She had no idea about her stress-related impact on others. So she decided to work with me to improve her emotional intelligence. As we worked together, Sally started practicing mindfulness. She started observing herself during the workday. She noticed certain situations when she would get emotionally triggered, and her body language and tone of voice reflected her impatience with others. With practice, she became aware of what…

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