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(am I DOING aLL RIGHT?)We lead through our relations with

others. Before you can lead other people successfully, you must know yourself. Build your emotional capital, train your brain, and remember to laugh a little.

Become an emotional capitalist.

Become an emotional capitalist.

Relationships represent a unique strategic resource and the primary source of emotional capital in an organisation.

Martyn Newman, Ph.D, D.Psych, author of Emotional Capitalists – The New Leaders and the emotional Capital Report, the world’s first scientifically designed tool for measuring emotional intelligence and leadership

Become an emotional capitalist.

Relationships represent a unique strategic resource and the primary source of emotional capital in an organisation.

Martyn Newman, Ph.D, D.Psych, author of Emotional Capitalists – The New Leaders and the emotional Capital Report, the world’s first scientifically designed tool for measuring emotional intelligence and leadership

Just like technical skills that are used to solve problems or create products, emotional

and social skills have a structure and a set of behaviors that when combined can solve

emotional and social problems.

Anyone can become an emotional capitalist.

Anyone can become an emotional capitalist.

major breakthroughs in neuroscience have destroyed the myth that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

Martyn Newman

Anyone can become an emotional capitalist.

major breakthroughs in neuroscience have destroyed the myth that you cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

Our brain has a plastic quality and it continues to adapt and change in response

to continued practice. We can continue to develop new skills even as we age.

Martyn Newman

A leader’s single most important job is to inspire people with a vision of the future.

To achieve this, you need self-confidence, a belief in your ability to

rise above the pressures of the external environment and the artificial limits

the environment threatens to place on you.

A leader’s single most important job is to inspire people with a vision of the future.

Martyn Newman

To achieve this, you need self-confidence, a belief in your ability to

rise above the pressures of the external environment and the artificial limits

the environment threatens to place on you.

A leader’s single most important job is to inspire people with a vision of the future.

Making the decision to like and believe in yourself and your ability is the surest

way to generate the emotional energy necessary for sustained success.

Martyn Newman

Laugh. It inspires productivity.

75 percent of our job success is predicted not by intelligence, but by optimism.

You can train your brain to be happier.

Laugh. It inspires productivity.

Shawn Achor, CEO of Good Think Inc.

75 percent of our job success is predicted not by intelligence, but by optimism.

You can train your brain to be happier.

Laugh. It inspires productivity.

Shawn Achor, CEO of Good Think Inc. ted.com/talks/shawn_achor_the_happy_secret_to_better_work.html

Take care of your brain.

Take care of your brain.

It is often said that we only use 10 per cent of our

brain potential. This is not the

whole truth.

Kiti Müller, Director and Research Professor at the Brain and

Work Research Centre at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Take care of your brain.

It is often said that we only use 10 per cent of our

brain potential. This is not the

whole truth.

The brain has a numerous amount of brain cells and neural networks. We now

know through functional brain imaging that information processing, underlying thinking,

activates neural cells in several different brain areas.

Kiti Müller, Director and Research Professor at the Brain and

Work Research Centre at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Take care of your brain.

It is often said that we only use 10 per cent of our

brain potential. This is not the

whole truth.

The brain has a numerous amount of brain cells and neural networks. We now

know through functional brain imaging that information processing, underlying thinking,

activates neural cells in several different brain areas.

On the other hand, specific areas of the brain specialize in handling certain types of sensory cues. Due to the specialization of neural cells, the myth of using only 10 percent of our brain’s actual capacity has more to do with the fact that certain activities activate specific neural networks and others are in a more resting state. Kiti Müller,

Director and Research Professor at the Brain and Work Research Centre at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health

Man’s brain has great learning potential.

Man’s brain has great learning potential.

You can activate new neural networks by doing new things. as individuals we

gain different knowledge and skills, and when several active brains come

together, the overall potential increases.

Kiti Müller

Man’s brain has great learning potential.

You can activate new neural networks by doing new things. as individuals we

gain different knowledge and skills, and when several active brains come

together, the overall potential increases. One way to train the brain is to learn to do new things. Go wild and try something new: play the piano or play chess, paint or learn the rules of football.

Kiti Müller

Man’s brain has great learning potential.

You can activate new neural networks by doing new things. as individuals we

gain different knowledge and skills, and when several active brains come

together, the overall potential increases. One way to train the brain is to learn to do new things. Go wild and try something new: play the piano or play chess, paint or learn the rules of football.

even if the new exercise activates certain regions in the brain, for

example, painting activates the areas that process visual information, the

benefits of learning new things ‘leak’ into the other regions as well.Kiti Müller

Set yourself limits.

Set yourself limits.

The brain likes reasonableness. Do not try to overachieve in learning new things.

Kiti Müller

Set yourself limits.

The brain likes reasonableness. Do not try to overachieve in learning new things.

Kiti Müller

If you find it difficult to be quiet and do nothing, it might actually be a sign

of exhaustion. Exhaustion of the brain can also express itself as

anxiety, feeling blue or a desire to be alone and avoid meeting other people.

Simple does it.

Taking care of your brain’s wellbeing is rather simple,

but often hard to put into practice: work out, eat well,

do things that you enjoy and devote time to recovery.

Simple does it.

Taking care of your brain’s wellbeing is rather simple,

but often hard to put into practice: work out, eat well,

do things that you enjoy and devote time to recovery.

Simple does it.

after running a marathon you do not run another marathon the next day. The same logic applies to business. Between busy projects, take some time off.

Taking care of your brain’s wellbeing is rather simple,

but often hard to put into practice: work out, eat well,

do things that you enjoy and devote time to recovery.

Simple does it.

after running a marathon you do not run another marathon the next day. The same logic applies to business. Between busy projects, take some time off. Relax.

Test your leader behaviour.

The smaller the disparity between our self-image and reality, the more likely we are to experience inner peace. If there is a gap

between how you perceive yourself and how your employees see you, your

effectiveness as a leader will be diminished. How do other people feel about

your leadership behaviour?

Test your leader behaviour.

The smaller the disparity between our self-image and reality, the more likely we are to experience inner peace. If there is a gap

between how you perceive yourself and how your employees see you, your

effectiveness as a leader will be diminished. How do other people feel about

your leadership behaviour?

Test your leader behaviour.

Find out by taking this quick test:dkmanagementtools.com/free-leadership-self-assessment-tool

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