All leadership starts with being able to lead oneself. Great leaders of people - the leaders whom people want to follow - are great leaders because they understand themselves and are able to engage themselves, choose their emotions and are aware of how their thoughts affect their mood, in the words of Daniel Goleman, they are "Emotionally Intelligent". If we understand how to lead ourselves we are much more likely to be able to lead other people - we would argue that it is hard to be a great leader of others if you can't lead yourself.
The videos housed in this section of Dendrite are here to support you developing this area of leadership and through these videos, other books you will find on The Learning Partnership web site, and live training programmes you should have an appreciation of, and be able to apply day to day the following areas of self leadership.
Leading Self Level 1
- Have been introduced to the idea of Emotional Intelligence
- Be able to state the difference between emotions that are helpful vs those that are unhelpful
- Have learned that emotions are within our control - we can choose our emotions
- Be able to use tools and techniques learned on the programme to help choose emotions that are helpful and achieve a win-win
- Be able to apply what they have learned to be better leaders of themselves and others
Leading Self - Level 2
- Have learned that our thoughts create our emotions
- Be able to state the difference between thoughts which empower us vs those that dis-empower us
- Have learned that thoughts and emotions are contextual - some thoughts that are dis-empowering in one context may be empowering in other contexts
- Be able to use tools and techniques learned through these programmes to help reframe thoughts that may be dis-empowering
- Be able to state the importance of creating a personal vision
- Have learned about the importance of having an empowering vision of oneself
- Be able to apply what they have learned to be better leaders of themselves and others
The Three P's of Email Etiquette
It's another hectic day at work for Sandra. Emails to reply to, phone calls to make, cups of tea to drink. Is she working too hard or just not smartly enough? Her computer springs to life showing Sandra the error of her emailing. Featuring the voice of Norman Lovett, aka Holly from Red Dwarf.
Unstressing Eric: The 360 Approach to Stress
Remember cult cartoon character Eric Feeble? DTV does - we've brought him back to the small screen! The animated star of BBC's Stressed Eric suffers from terrible stress - something we can all relate to from time to time. In this humourous video, trainer Steve Hallett explains the six key areas of...
Action, Forward, File and Delete
Sandra, overwhelmed with the high volume of messages in her inbox, struggles to work efficiently. Unable to tolerate this any more her computer intervenes, once again bending the laws of time and space to show Sandra how to manage her email more effectively. Featuring the voice of Norman Lovett, aka...
Rise
Are colleagues treating you differently? Questioning your ability to lead? Involving you with all their problems? Maybe like Lauren you've just had a rise up the company ladder? Follow Lauren through the challenging early stages of her promotion to team leader as she guides us through what she's...
Warning Bells
Four years after her promotion to Team Leader and things are going well for Lauren.or so she thinks. Complacency has set in, problems are bubbling under the surface and warning bells are ringing. Follow Lauren as she discovers that a leader is always learning.