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The second reading I have chosen is Emotional Agility, How Effective Leaders Manage Their Negative Thoughts And Feelings by Susan David and Christina Congleton. David and Congleton are people-strategy consulting specialist whom advice organization around the world. The authors suggest that emotional problems will only arise when people do one of two things, 1 buy into their negative thoughts or 2 deny them.

To explain this theory the paper uses two case studies. Cynthia a senior corporate lawyer, she has two young children. Cynthia is torn between the perfect work/life balance. Cynthia feels guilty for not spending more time at work like her other work colleagues. Yet at home Cynthia is distracted and doesn’t fully engage with her husband or children. Cynthia is plagued by a two voices in her head. One is telling Cynthia to designate more time to work to be a success while the other voice is telling her to be a mother and wife.
Case study 2, Jeffery an executive at a leading consumer goods company. Jeffery is seen as rising talent within his sector. Jeffery is angered by lack of respect by both senior and junior management. Jeffery is frustrated by colleagues who don’t pull their weight or follow orders this frustration and anger has caused Jeffery to lose his temper. Jeffery has been instructed by his employer to control his outburst, and while Jeffery has tried to do this he feels it has taking away from his personality, which angers him also.
David and Congleton explain through the use of these case studies how effective management of a persons emotional agility will lead to better and more effecters leaders in the workplace. The authors suggest that through couching and the adoption of four key practices will allow people...

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...ing the leader you most want to be and living the life you most want to live?” ask David and Congleton. “Is your response going to serve you and your organization in the long term as well as the short term?”
Any good CIO will understand that negative thoughts and feelings have no place at the office. Nature dictates people will have an inner stream of thoughts and feelings that include criticism, doubt, anger and fear. CIO’s need to understand this and understand will allow them to do the ‘right’ thing to do for their clients and organization.
CIO’s need the skills to help them create an intellect, which will connection the mind with the body. This in turn will provide the extra powerful wisdom they are seeking. If a CIO can have good emotional agility and emotional intelligence
Imagine being able to ‘read’ the underlying messages behind a clients or employees

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