WOW! We’re living in what the experts call a BANI world.
That’s Brittle, Anxious, Non-linear, and Incomprehensible. Whoa! Sounds like your life?
Our systems are as brittle as a stale cookie. (Remember those supply chain meltdowns?)
Workplace anxiety is so thick you could cut it with a knife.
Everything’s non-linear – meaning small actions create tsunami-sized consequences.
And most days, things are just plain incomprehensible!
Okay maybe I’m being a little dramatic, but let’s face it – we’ve never been here before.
So if you’re leading a team through this wilderness, your old leadership map might as well be written in hieroglyphics.
Here’s the deal: when the world goes bonkers, your emotional intelligence becomes your superpower.
The research backs this up (and you know how I love research!). A whopping 71% of leaders are significantly more stressed since stepping into their current roles. Yikes!
Nearly one in six is experiencing full-blown burnout. And burnt-out leaders are 34% less likely to rate themselves as effective and 3.5 times more likely to pack up their desk plants and wave goodbye.
So what’s a leader to do? Sprinkle some Positive Leadership magic, that’s what!
Positive Leaders create psychological safety – think of it as an emotional bulletproof vest for your team. When anxiety is doing the mambo in everyone’s minds, they need to know they can speak up without getting their heads bitten off. The place is safe!
They build resilience – helping teams bounce back from setbacks faster than a rubber ball. (And in this BANI world, setbacks are as common as cat videos on the internet.)
They make meaning out of the madness – connecting daily tasks to bigger purposes, so work feels less like pushing a boulder uphill and more like building a cathedral. (If you’ve seen me speak you know this lovely metaphor!)
And they leverage emotional intelligence – reading the room and managing emotions (their own and others’) like a maestro conducting an orchestra.
The best part? This isn’t just feel-good fluff!
Companies with Positive Leadership see 31% higher productivity, 37% higher sales, and teams that are up to 10 times more creative. They create what I call the “positive spillover effect” – that magical ripple that extends from workplace to customers to families to communities.
In our topsy-turvy BANI world, Positive Leadership isn’t just nice – it’s necessary. It’s not the cherry on top – it’s the whole sundae!
So, ready to transform your leadership? Your team (and your blood pressure) will thank you!
Reach out to me JoAnna@ReturnOnHappiness.com or call me on my cell 561-866-0528.
Create it now!
JoAnna
