Lead and Lift

Summit Series 07: Natalie Boudou - The Power of Emotions in a Changing Workplace

Episode Summary

About Natalie Boudou: Natalie has over 30 years' experience in the corporate world working in senior management roles in the private sector and the UN. She started her career as a commercial lawyer. In 2012 Natalie made a seamless transition into the world of executive coaching and consulting, and today she is the CEO and Founder of HumanForce an international consultancy working with organizations to build caring and resilient cultures. She is a highly experienced, commercial & versatile professional with a consistent track record of successful delivery of tangible results. Natalie is the best-selling author of “HumanForce: The power of emotions in a changing workplace”. She is an engaging Tedx Speaker and has also delivered keynote speeches for corporates and leadership programs worldwide.In this episode, Chabidaye and Natalie discuss: Why you should listen to your emotions The negative effect of suppressing your emotions The power of emotions to uplift or drain A leader’s responsibility to manage emotionsKey Takeaways: We need to be in touch with our emotions because they exist for a reason. Emotions are there to tell us something, they want to send us a message, and we have to listen in order to help ourselves progress forward. Emotions need to be addressed as feelings turn into emotions, emotions turn into our mood, and our mood impacts the way we show up during the day. When they are suppressed, they create a compounding effect of stress that’s built up inside. Sometimes, this built-up stress manifests as physical ailments and chronic pain. Emotions, whether draining or uplifting, don’t merely stay inside of us - they impact the people around us. Energy-draining emotions can rot us from the inside when unaddressed, and they can also infect other people. In the same way, our positive emotions have the power to lift others up. You have a responsibility as a leader to create a safe space for emotions within the team. However, working with emotions begin with working on yourself - it starts with you. "We should all be thinking about building emotional connection in the world, particularly in the workplace. Because we need that, not only to be the best that we can be, but also to be happy and fulfilled." —  Natalie Boudou Connect with Natalie Boudou: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieboudouexecutivecoach/ CONNECT WITH CHABIDAYE: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chabidaye.ramnath.3 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chabidaye/ Website: https://leadandlift.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chabidayejaglalramnath/ Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla Audio production by Turnkey Podcast Productions. You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.

Episode Notes

About Natalie Boudou: Natalie has over 30 years' experience in the corporate world working in senior management roles in the private sector and the UN. She started her career as a commercial lawyer. In 2012 Natalie made a seamless transition into the world of executive coaching and consulting, and today she is the CEO and Founder of HumanForce an international consultancy working with organizations to build caring and resilient cultures. She is a highly experienced, commercial & versatile professional with a consistent track record of successful delivery of tangible results.

Natalie is the best-selling author of “HumanForce: The power of emotions in a changing workplace”. She is an engaging Tedx Speaker and has also delivered keynote speeches for corporates and leadership programs worldwide.

In this episode, Chabidaye and Natalie discuss:

 

• Why you should listen to your emotions 
• The negative effect of suppressing your emotions
• The power of emotions to uplift or drain 
• A leader’s responsibility to manage emotions
  
  Key Takeaways:
  
  
  • We need to be in touch with our emotions because they exist for a reason. Emotions are there to tell us something, they want to send us a message, and we have to listen in order to help ourselves progress forward. 
  • Emotions need to be addressed as feelings turn into emotions, emotions turn into our mood, and our mood impacts the way we show up during the day. When they are suppressed, they create a compounding effect of stress that’s built up inside. Sometimes, this built-up stress manifests as physical ailments and chronic pain. 
  • Emotions, whether draining or uplifting, don’t merely stay inside of us - they impact the people around us. Energy-draining emotions can rot us from the inside when unaddressed, and they can also infect other people. In the same way, our positive emotions have the power to lift others up. 
  • You have a responsibility as a leader to create a safe space for emotions within the team. However, working with emotions begin with working on yourself - it starts with you. 

"We should all be thinking about building emotional connection in the world, particularly in the workplace. Because we need that, not only to be the best that we can be, but also to be happy and fulfilled." —  Natalie Boudou

Connect with Natalie Boudou: 
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalieboudouexecutivecoach/ 

CONNECT WITH CHABIDAYE:

 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chabidaye.ramnath.3

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chabidaye/

Website: https://leadandlift.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chabidayejaglalramnath/

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

Audio production by 

Turnkey Podcast Productions. 

You're the expert. Your podcast will prove it.