5 Ways to Grow Your Emotional Intelligence

Posted on May 11, 2022May 10, 2022 by admin

Welcome back to the Mission-Critical Leadership Podcast. In this episode, we talk about 5 ways to grow your emotional intelligence.

Episode 10

As a Mission-Critical Leader, a lot of people are counting on your success. One of the biggest make-or-break areas of leadership is emotional intelligence. Mission-Critical leaders know how important it is.

In this episode, we talk about 5 ways to grow your emotional intelligence as a leader. We will also address why it matters and how you can help others on that journey.

In this episode, I share a story of our time in Denver and the ugly cry I did in front of new friends. It was an eye-opening experience for me on processing complicated emotions and why emotional intelligence is so critical for strong, healthy, capable leaders.

In This Episode

Also in this episode, we talk about:

Why ignoring your emotions doesn’t make them go away.
How to name your emotions.
There is no such thing as a negative emotion. Do this instead.
The importance of knowing (and vocalizing) problem situations. How you can handle conflict and emotionally charged situations well.
Growing in empathy as a leader and how to help others on their own journey.

This episode is vital for leaders and will give you practical, hands-on application for emotional intelligence.

About Justin

Dr. Justin Hiebert works with mission-critical leaders to accomplish the unimaginable. Realizing that no leader has ever needed more things to do, he works with his clients to get the right things done. His clients rise above burnout, captivate their teams, and transform their communities. By engaging their hearts and minds, his clients unlock their full potential to be, do, and have it all. This affords them the ability to leave a legacy of influence and impact on the world. He is a husband, father, teacher, learner, and champion of joy. He resides in Bakersfield with his wife, four kids, two cats, and one dog. In his free time, he loves exercising, riding motorcycles, and doing anything outdoors.

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Leadership Emotional Intelligence

Posted on May 4, 2022 by admin

Mission-Critical Leaders all have a high degree of leadership emotional intelligence. You can’t be a great leader without it. In this episode of the Mission-Critical Leadership Podcast, we talk about ways you can become aware of, enhance, and grow your leadership emotional intelligence.

Episode 9

Years ago, I worked with a leader who had two emotional states: disinterest and anger. He was difficult to work with, extremely negative, and frequently became hostile. When it came time for performance reviews, he could never understand why he wasn’t promoted.

He was an emotionally unintelligent leader. And he hurt a lot of people.

In contrast to this, mission-critical leaders strive to practice a high degree of emotional intelligence.

Let’s talk about it.

In this episode

In this episode we talk about:

Your emotional availability and why it matters for your leadership journey.
The emotional color wheel and how to better identify your emotions.
The cost of being an emotionally stunted leader.
Tools and resources to help your leadership emotional intelligence.
Two negative (and one positive) ways to handle conflict.
Why leaders can’t “win through wounding.”
And a quick review of Marlene Chism’s book From Conflict to Courage.

About Justin

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Three C’s to Sustained Success

Posted on April 27, 2022April 26, 2022 by admin

Welcome to the Mission-Critical Leadership Podcast! In this episode, we talk about three c’s to sustained success. We also talk about how you can implement these strategies into every area of life so you can be, do, and have it all!

Episode 8

This is episode eight of the mission-critical leadership podcast and we talk about the three c’s to sustained success.

I firmly believe that it isn’t just enough to win in one area of life, I want to win in every area of life. I want a life of excellence, and I work to provide that to my clients. In order to do that, I need to make sure that I’m working on getting the right things done.

To help, I practice three c’s to sustained success.

First, I seek clarity. Clarity provides action. When I have clarity, I know how to create a plan to help me achieve my goals. Clarity is inspiring.

Second, I become committed. Once I know my destination clearly, I become committed to achieving it. I can’t just do the work when I feel like it, I have to do it every day. Commitment holds me accountable.

Third, I practice consistency. So what if I’m clear and committed if I don’t consistently put in the work? I’ll only reach half of what I set out to do. High performers know that isn’t good enough. Instead, they consistently put in the work and focus on the results, no matter the circumstances.

In This Episode

In this episode, we talk about:

These three c’s to sustained success
How to implement them in all areas of life
Common pitfalls and hurdles you will face
Handling the emotional joy of Monday (and the pain of Friday)
And much more!

Missed an episode? Catch up here!

Be sure to leave a review and a comment on how the podcast is helping you.

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The Character of Goal Achievement

Posted on April 20, 2022April 19, 2022 by admin

In this episode of the Mission-Critical Leadership Podcast, we talk about the character of goal achievement. It’s one thing to set a goal, it is another to become a person worthy of those goals so we can steward them responsibly.

Let’s dive in!

In This Episode

In this episode, we talk about:

The difference between motivation and discipline
Why motivation is so exhausting
How to be a person of discipline
How to set SMARTER goals
The Character of personal change
How to build character to avoid ruin
Building a life of sustainable success

The reality is that sustained success is hard. We can’t achieve it without discipline. Even more than that, we can’t do it without the character of goal achievement. It is a necessary component of success that we often miss. Learn the secret to sustained success in this episode.

Catch up and subscribe here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mission-critical-leadership/id1474267680

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The Power of Personal Choice

Posted on April 13, 2022April 12, 2022 by admin

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Every day, we are all blessed with the power of personal choice.

We all face the tension. Faith or fear. Courage or cowardice. To be brave or be afraid.

Each and every action we make influences our future and brings us closer to our final destiny.

Do you like the trajectory you’re on?

That’s the question we wrestle with in today’s episode.

In This Episode

In this episode, we talk about the power of personal choice. Justin shares his family history and how one courageous choice, made over 100 years ago, has directly affected him today. For four generations, this story has been shared in his family, and he plans to share it for another four.

We also talk about:

Your “rocking chair” reflection.
Coaching the gap from where you are to where you want to be.
How you can reshape your future destination through deliberate action.
What’s at stake in your personal legacy.

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