Reply To: Exercise 14: The Model
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Exercise 14: Using the Human Emotional System Model to improve your life.
Situation 1: Improving strategic sustainability leadership
Environment: At work, with a never ending workload of tactical tasks and procedural problem solving, at home feeling tired and unable to concentrate
Perceptions/Beliefs: If I dedicate time each day at work to think and show up as a strategic leader and at home learn and practice, I’ll create new momentum and opportunities to make a bigger impact across my life.
Emotion: happiness and fulfillment(satisfaction)
Behaviour: Dedicate time each day to learn, practice and get feedback on my strategic leadership skills, even if it is a small amount of time on some days (10 minutes).
Situation 2: Improve my ability to inspire others
Environment: Deflated work environment, uncertainty, just trying to get through, static work contacts
Perceptions/Beliefs: Things are not going to change for the better, caught in the same old vortex, nothing will make a difference
Emotion: Frustration, resignation, painful
Behaviour: uninspired, do the minimum, reduced interaction
REFLECTIONS:
1. How did the model compare with my models for emotions and leadership?
• For getting unstuck THE MODEL seems more effective.
• I’ve tended to deal with emotions and leadership distinct from each other and in some cases probably tried to take the emotion out of the equation.
2. What other models do you use for people, emotions, and motivations?
• This session has me asking me what models do I have for people, emotions and motivations.
• Intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation, Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, incentive models. As a formal leader I do try to match individual motivations and interests with work that will help them achieve something they desire.
• Cognitive coaching model
3. How would you change the model for your use?
• I don’t think I will until I practice and understand it more fully.
4. What happens when you break down situations in your life into environments, beliefs, emotions, and behaviour?
• Much clearer to see how one leads to the other, where and why I’m stuck, how my mindset is often my biggest barrier to progressing, easier to see opportunities for how you can change the outcome to be more desirable. Like holding yourself up to a mirror.
5. What is the difference between pleasure, happiness, and emotional reward?
• The part of the brain and the brain chemistry that triggers them are somewhat different.
• The length of time each of them last
• The type of motivation that results
6. Where and how might you apply The Model or your version of it in the remainder of your life?
• I see significant utility in the model across my life.
• Coaching myself and others in being more self aware.
• Understanding the leadership dynamics in an organization or person and how to influence or respond them more effectively.
• Helping me go further and faster in achieving my life goals.