The Affect

The mood you bring into the room matters.

It’s intangible, but most likely the most powerful leadership skill you can cultivate.

Affect (v.) : to produce an effect upon (someone or something).

Our emotional affect can transfer hope, creativity, and empowerment the inspires innovation and an regenerative energy.

But it can also suck the air out of the room, generate fear, anxiety, and the urgency that makes people feel like they are doing a lot but in fact just spinning their wheels.

Effective Leaders cultivate the mental fitness, emotional capacity, and embodied awareness to take responsibility for their affect.

Leaders attuned to their affect spend less time in frustration and more time bringing people together to accomplish great things.

I used to think some people had this ability and others didn’t. It was an inherent skill, a “mysterious leadership quality” that too many leadership booked referred to as personality.

But with knowledge + awareness + practice this embodied quality can be developed.

Combining Interpersonal neurobiology (IPNB), culturally rooted and trauma informed leadership development – you don’t have to feel stuck and can start developing emotional mastery.

​A Case for Joy & Ease in Challenging Moments: A neuroscience approach to Leadership Development on Nov. 13th.

If you are interested in protecting your mental health, staying focused, and showing up as an impactful leader in this moment, don’t miss it.

Do you prefer to learn via video? Here’s an example of mood awareness in practice and refocusing on empowerment: