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A Harvard Psychologist Teaches Us How to Increase Our Emotional Intelligence | How To Master Your Emotions: A Guide to Emotional Intelligence | Luxury Unplugged Podcast

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A Harvard Psychologist Teaches Us How to Increase Our Emotional Intelligence | How To Master Your Emotions: A Guide to Emotional Intelligence | Luxury Unplugged Podcast

Podcast Transcript: Leadership Psychology & Emotional Intelligence with Kimberly Collins

Host: Today, we are uncovering the surprising truths about leadership psychology and how emotional intelligence can redefine success. I'm thrilled to welcome Kimberly Collins, an executive coach, Enneagram consultant, and author who specializes in self-awareness, personality dynamics, and communication. Kimberly, welcome.

Kimberly: Thank you so much. I'm excited to be here.

Host: With your massive experience working with leaders and organizations worldwide, what is the one thing that secretly sabotages careers?

Kimberly: I think the thing that sabotages leaders and teams the most is a low level of self-awareness. It's not just one emotion, but our unawareness of what's going on underneath the surface—our emotions, our thinking, our body sensations—that gives us signals we miss. This sabotages our ability to show up the way we want to with our teams.

Host: Once we have that self-awareness, what psychology techniques should we use in our day-to-day workplace?

Kimberly: Human awareness is part of the overarching umbrella term emotional intelligence, which comprises:

  1. Self-awareness

  2. Self-management (how we show up, emotional regulation, understanding our triggers)

  3. Social awareness (being aware of other people's emotions and how they experience us)

  4. Social management (our ability to influence how others interact with us and each other)

Understanding ourselves first leaks into all these other areas, improving our ability to influence, grow, and collaborate.

Host: Could you share a case study to help our viewers understand this challenge?

Kimberly: I'll use my own story. I used to co-own an orthodontic practice with 35 employees while raising three young kids. I felt myself burning out at an incredible rate. A friend introduced me to the Enneagram, which helped me see that my reaction to tasks was causing the burnout. I discovered I was taking on other people's emotions and tasks due to my own fears and core motivations. By applying self-awareness, I could employ self-management techniques to step back from these habitual responses, which slowly but surely corrected my path away from burnout. This is what I now help other leaders do.

Host: For your sake, you moved into executive coaching. What psychology techniques can one learn in such a program?

Kimberly: Using a framework like the Enneagram helps you learn self-awareness by asking why we do what we do, honing in on our core motivations and blind spots. The MBTI, for example, asks what you prefer, which is also helpful. But you don't always need a framework. Simple practices work too:

  • Pausing before a meeting to get in touch with your values.

  • Reflecting for two minutes after a meeting on what transpired.

  • Five minutes of journaling about a tricky conversation to discover what triggered a conflict.

🌸 About Neeti Keswani

Neeti Keswani is the founder of Plush Ink and host of the Luxury Unplugged Podcast, where luxury meets spirituality. As an author, storyteller, and self-improvement coach, she helps conscious creators and professionals align with purpose, identity, and abundance through mindset transformation and emotional healing.

Her mission is to empower people to live with intention, authenticity, and joy — blending inner work with outer success.

Connect with Neeti:

🎙️ Luxury Unplugged Podcast — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/luxury-unplugged-podcast-where-luxury-meets-spirituality/id1551277118

📖 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/keswanineeti/

💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/neetikeswani/

🌐 Plush Ink — https://www.plush-ink.com

Read More:

https://plush-ink.com/blogs/unlocking-leadership-potential-the-surprising-role-of-emotional-intelligence-and-psychology-in-modern-management/

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A Harvard Psychologist Teaches Us How to Increase Our Emotional Intelligence | How To Master Your Emotions: A Guide to Emotional Intelligence | Luxury Unplugged Podcast

Podcast Transcript: Leadership Psychology & Emotional Intelligence with Kimberly Collins

Host: Today, we are uncovering the surprising truths about leadership psychology and how emotional intelligence can redefine success. I'm thrilled to welcome Kimberly Collins, an executive coach, Enneagram consultant, and author who specializes in self-awareness, personality dynamics, and communication. Kimberly, welcome.

Kimberly: Thank you so much. I'm excited to be here.

Host: With your massive experience working with leaders and organizations worldwide, what is the one thing that secretly sabotages careers?

Kimberly: I think the thing that sabotages leaders and teams the most is a low level of self-awareness. It's not just one emotion, but our unawareness of what's going on underneath the surface—our emotions, our thinking, our body sensations—that gives us signals we miss. This sabotages our ability to show up the way we want to with our teams.

Host: Once we have that self-awareness, what psychology techniques should we use in our day-to-day workplace?

Kimberly: Human awareness is part of the overarching umbrella term emotional intelligence, which comprises:

  1. Self-awareness

  2. Self-management (how we show up, emotional regulation, understanding our triggers)

  3. Social awareness (being aware of other people's emotions and how they experience us)

  4. Social management (our ability to influence how others interact with us and each other)

Understanding ourselves first leaks into all these other areas, improving our ability to influence, grow, and collaborate.

Host: Could you share a case study to help our viewers understand this challenge?

Kimberly: I'll use my own story. I used to co-own an orthodontic practice with 35 employees while raising three young kids. I felt myself burning out at an incredible rate. A friend introduced me to the Enneagram, which helped me see that my reaction to tasks was causing the burnout. I discovered I was taking on other people's emotions and tasks due to my own fears and core motivations. By applying self-awareness, I could employ self-management techniques to step back from these habitual responses, which slowly but surely corrected my path away from burnout. This is what I now help other leaders do.

Host: For your sake, you moved into executive coaching. What psychology techniques can one learn in such a program?

Kimberly: Using a framework like the Enneagram helps you learn self-awareness by asking why we do what we do, honing in on our core motivations and blind spots. The MBTI, for example, asks what you prefer, which is also helpful. But you don't always need a framework. Simple practices work too:

  • Pausing before a meeting to get in touch with your values.

  • Reflecting for two minutes after a meeting on what transpired.

  • Five minutes of journaling about a tricky conversation to discover what triggered a conflict.

🌸 About Neeti Keswani

Neeti Keswani is the founder of Plush Ink and host of the Luxury Unplugged Podcast, where luxury meets spirituality. As an author, storyteller, and self-improvement coach, she helps conscious creators and professionals align with purpose, identity, and abundance through mindset transformation and emotional healing.

Her mission is to empower people to live with intention, authenticity, and joy — blending inner work with outer success.

Connect with Neeti:

🎙️ Luxury Unplugged Podcast — https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/luxury-unplugged-podcast-where-luxury-meets-spirituality/id1551277118

📖 Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/keswanineeti/

💼 LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/neetikeswani/

🌐 Plush Ink — https://www.plush-ink.com

Read More:

https://plush-ink.com/blogs/unlocking-leadership-potential-the-surprising-role-of-emotional-intelligence-and-psychology-in-modern-management/

  continue reading

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