"I sure hope she likes them." Cleveland then added "I second that emotion." Both songwriters laughed at Cleveland's malapropism he had meant to say "I second that motion." The two were immediately inspired to write a song using the incorrect phrase. "They're beautiful." he said to the salesperson. Robinson found a set of pearls for his wife, Claudette. One morning in 1967, Robinson and Cleveland were shopping at Hudson's, a Detroit department store. First charting as a hit for Smokey Robinson and the Miracles on the Tamla/ Motown label in 1967, "I Second That Emotion" was later a hit single for the group duet Diana Ross & the Supremes and The Temptations, also on the Motown label. " I Second That Emotion" is a 1967 song written by Smokey Robinson and Al Cleveland. "I Second That Emotion" by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles on YouTube This webinar appeared live on Monday 25 th May 2020 at 11am CEST.Smokey Robinson & the Miracles singles chronology This webinar is thought-provoking and enriching in equal measure with many more such questions posed by the speakers and listeners alike, whose participation includes several eye-opening listener polls. Perhaps you knew you should do so, but did you previously see it from the angle of doing so to avoid emotions building up and subsequent exhaustion? In Mischke’s words, “The energy you use to put your emotions aside is energy that could be used more effectively by working with these emotions.” Concrete tips in this arena include avoiding virtual meetings becoming task focussed by expressing how you feel (perhaps showing vulnerability, or a certain lack of control over a situation) and encouraging others to follow suit.Īlso, remember the value of scheduling breaks. The importance of empathy and best practices from leaders to their teams also feature. For instance, there may be fear but a suggestion of excitement too, as new emotions take over. The other accompanying tool is “the four Ls of emotional resilience”: listen, label, learn and leverage.įinally, it´s important to be aware how more than one emotion can be operating at any one time. One is a four-stage journey working with the emotion, from stage one of perceiving it to stage four of managing it. The presenters have designed a couple of number-based tools that listeners can easily call upon. The next stage of the work is moving out of that limiting experience and working with the data. ![]() Then comes recognising the difference between “I feel desperate” and “I am desperate”. Learning to identify them as they arise – and they will – empowers us. ![]() There are six thinking traps that are common among us all, ranging from overgeneralisation to catastrophising, and these are explored in depth. How about some tools? This webinar does not leave listeners wanting on that front. She said, “Leaders who feel no fear about digital disruption have no desire to change, so in that sense it becomes a positive emotion.”ĭo you get stuck with emotions or use them to get insights? What insights do you gain when you do try to listen to your emotions? The current crisis is the perfect playground to be doing this kind of work on yourself. Today we know that if we feel fear all the time it will destroy adrenal and immune systems. A very old emotion, it gets us moving, and gets stress hormones going. ![]() Professor Jordan described how fear is one of the most important emotions in leading in a digital age. That´s the groundwork for working with them.Įmotions also have an adaptive function, so by ignoring them you are missing out on critical data.Ī tech cloud study presented by Mischke showed that among 220 executives, the emotion they felt most during the COVID crisis was fear. The work lies in noticing them as they arise and then asking how appropriate they are for the situation. Indeed emotions, which arise partly due to a change in the environment, are always present. Silke Mischke says, “Emotions are useful data with which you can work, and which will make you more efficient in your leadership.” They look at how emotions should not be ignored but leveraged. Silke Mischke, Learning Manager and Executive Coach at IMD and Jennifer Jordan, IMD Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, present a webinar on what the crisis means for leaders and their teams from the vantage point of being an emotionally loaded time.
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