← BEFORE

You’ve set the path as the leader, and this usually means rounding up your teams to confidently begin the process of sharing your decisions and garnering motivated follow-through.

Then it hits. Something during the meeting sets off an unsettling mood, and you begin to lose grip of your cool.

Scenarios like this happened once in a while, but even that was too often. The leader needed a way to stay calm and more relaxed when things got tense during meetings.

AFTER →

After a few thoughtful discussions, we identified the specific set of moods that were leading to discomfort. For the leader, a big motivator in finding a solution was that the problem moods made their way to the surface and became obvious with things like getting red in the face and speaking with high tension.

To address the uncomfortable moods, we applied what is known as our “L-Map” model for workplace mood management. The model works by identifying an individual’s workplace moods that get in the way and provides a roadmap for shifting from unproductive moods to more resourceful ones.

A straightforward and discrete guide was developed for the senior leader, and it provided simple-to-follow steps for live use. Nervousness was one of the moods, and it provided the steps for transforming nervous moods into ones of fascination – a much better way to be operating.

The resultant workplace mood management solution led to reductions in both destructive moods and the visible loss of leadership presence. The greater benefit came soon enough in the form of more calm and more emotional fitness during meetings, allowing the leader to garner elevated engagement and rapport when interacting with teams.

(Note: The L-Map Model is an analytical tool for helping gain perspective one small step at a time. It works to manage workplace moods – meaning, that it’s quite effective at keeping everyday productivity at healthy levels but is not intended for being used as a solution for mental health issues.)

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