Cognitive behaviors

OErb

As I am developing a leadership curriculum, I love absolutely love reading these blogs. Because, essentially, you are all CEO's! You are the leader in your own interests and you are your OWN brand. I want to relate this to some cognitive associations that might easily identify with what we deem to be leadership. For example- cognitive dissonance how would this help or hinder you in becoming your OWN CEO?

peter

OErb

peter I think we also talked about the effects of the emotional connection that takes place. When you talk about fearing the unknown, it attaches to so many triggers in our brain that recall how we felt leading up to execution or the lack there of. Kind of like riding a rollercoaster; that anxiety of “how is it going to feel when I get over the other side". And for some just that fear of failure will paralyze someone to withdrawal.
What if we established and broke down the unknowns or fear into work packages? In projects or even in agile- the goal is achieved by breaking down every story into its most simplistic form. Dissecting those feelings or even understanding how we got there in the first place, could be your “other end" of the unknown. Complex problems! Know your thoughts FIRST, then break that shit down. Dig deeper!

peter

OErb You're completely correct! This is why my type of 'communication' around these things don't always match with everyone.

Talking through fears is really important.
Fear.

Future.
Events.
Appearing.
Real.