"Sometimes your emotions prevent you from doing the right thing, and sometimes they allow you to do the wrong thing.”

In this episode, we are joined by Tony Ferraro, Senior Executive Coach and Director of Training Services at Floyd Consulting, to share a critical leadership trap to look out for.

Listen in as we discuss how emotions can steer leaders astray and cause them to react in ways that don’t align with their mission and goals. Tony shares insights on how leaders can take control of their emotions, become confident in their decisions, and highlights the role coaches play in helping avoid emotional stumbling blocks.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

1. Great leaders recognize all of the variables before making a decision, but they don’t let their minds create fake variables to hinder their emotions
2. Having a coach will help you lead better by shedding light on traps and identifying how to avoid them
3. Using journaling as a way to get out feelings of frustration and anger allows you to see more clearly and identify solutions

Things to listen for:

[01:02] Emotional traps and their impact on leadership

[05:28] If you made the right decision, move on

[07:41] Identify all the variables, but don’t let your mind make fake ones

[09:31] You can only step in so many traps

[13:05] The power of journaling emotions

Resources:

• Floyd Coaching
• The Culture Assessment
• Matthew Kelly’s Books
• Floyd Coaching’s Blog

Connect with the Guest:

• Tony Ferraro’s LinkedIn

Connect with the Host & Floyd Coaching:

• Kate Volman’s Linkedin
• Floyd Coaching on Linkedin
• Floyd Consulting on Facebook
• Floyd Consulting on Twitter
• Floyd Consulting on YouTube
• Floyd Consulting on Instagram