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While some bosses may be a lost cause, there is hope that the next generation of managment will pay attention to all this science.
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Emotional Contagion is Real – Studies in the past decade have shown that emotions can be “infectious.”
The moods of others, especially those in positions of power, can have a real and lasting effect on individuals and groups.
Toxic bosses, bully environments and aggressive cultures can “breed” more of the same. Leaders play an important role in their ability to influence the spread of certain types of emotions over others.
The evidence shows that while all emotions can be contagious, “negative” emotions have greater power to influence. That makes sense because when we are negatively “triggered” emotionally, the amygdala in the brain’s limbic system is activated and the “fight or flight” system kicks in, draining energy from the pre-frontal cortex (the “reasoning” part of the brain).
All of this can happen unconsciously, unless we develop the tools to bring it into awareness and mitigate the responses.
A must read.
Really intersting artcile applying science to what we all inituitively know. Whay is it then that so many businesses and leaders / managers operate in a contrary way. Food for thought.
The mysteries of the brain are unfolding. Only a generation ago, we believed that our brains were static and fixed, prone to inevitable atrophy. Now we are beginning to understand that the brain can rewire itself in remarkable ways. And we are the catalysts!
The not-so-good news is that what often remains – as stagnant and immobile as our brains are not – are the ways we still cling to old ideas about organizational systems that do not maximize human performance.
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John Michel, experienced leader, humanitarian, visioneer, and renown status quo buster, is the author of the ground breaking book, Mediocre Me: How Saying No to the Status Quo will Propel you from Ordinary to Extraordinary. Check out his blog at www.MediocreMe.com or drop him a note at johnmichel@MediocreMe.com