Keynote for the 2016 Ohio Private Academic Libraries (OPAL) Conference, August 5, 2016, New Concord, OH.

1. Mindful Leadership
Through Emotional Intelligence
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OPAL Conference | August 5, 2016
Peter Bromberg | peterbromberg.com

2. I Believe that…
We all exert influence
We can make conscious choices
that will improve our influence
We can learn to make better choices
more consciously and consistently

3. I Believe that…
Emotional and social intelligence
correlates with our ability to have
positive influence in the world and…
These competencies
can be developed.
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4. Influence is something we do
not something we are (i.e.“a LEADER”)
or a position we hold.
Influence is situational
It’s about the choices we make moment
by moment that either move things in the
direction of a desired goal or not.
If not, we can choose again.

5. Why Are We Here Today?

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15. Why Are We Here Today?

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22. Why Are We Here Today?

23. World population: 7,400,000,000
Ever Lived: 108,000,000,000
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24. David:Too much, there's too much
*#%ing perspective now.
Nigel: It really puts perspective on
things, though, doesn't it?

25. Why Are We Here Today?

26. Why Are We Here Today?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM&t=1m25s

27. Why Are We Here Today?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Upm9LnuCBUM&t=1m25s

28. Think about someone
who’s made a
difference in your life

29. Warren Bennis says
leadership is management of:
Attention
Self
Meaning
Trust

30. Attention
Do you consciously
direct your attention
and focus it in ways
that help you direct
energy effectively?
Self
Are you tuned into,
and take ownership
for, your needs,
wants, behaviors, and
emotions?
Meaning
Do you distinguish
between the data you
observe and the
meaning you create?
Trust
Are your values,
words, &actions
congruent? Does
your behavior inspire
the trust of others?

31. Emotional and Social Intelligence
Definition of EQ from Daniel Goleman
• Self-awareness
• Self-regulation
• Social skill
• Empathy
• Self-Motivation
EQ can be developed

32. SELF SOCIAL
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SELF AWARENESS
• Accurate Self-awareness
• Owns personal power
• Self-Confident
• Self-deprecating humor
SOCIAL AWARENESS
• Empathy
• Service Ethic
• Organizational awareness
• Cross-cultural sensitivity
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SELF MANAGEMENT
• Integrity/Trustworthy
• Transparent
• Optimism
• Intentionality
• Achievement Focused
• Creative
• Adaptable
RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
• Builds Trust
• Develops Others
• Communication
• Inspirational
• Builds bonds
• Collaboration/Teamwork

33. It’s Not About Being Nice
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34. Increasing Resourcefulness
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35. The Neurobiology of EQ

36. Deadlines
Feedback
Email Overload
Disagreements
Conflict
Overworking
Responsibility
Over-commitment
The Neurobiology of EQ

37. How to Renew and Recharge
Gratitude Helping others
Mindfulness Exercise
Nature Resonant Relationships
Journaling Prayer Touch
Playfulness Petting a pet
Visioning Expressing Appreciation

38. Mindfulness
And
Emotional
Intelligence

41. The pace of change is accelerating
and the progression is exponential.
Indeed … we find not just simple
exponential growth, but “double”
exponential growth, meaning that
the rate of exponential growth is
itself growing exponentially.
- Ray Kurzweil, Author, Inventor, Futurist
https://www.facebook.com/blog/blog.php?post=112344532130http://www.kurzweilai.net/the-law-of-accelerating-returns

42. Where our attention goes, our energy goes
Where our energy goes, action follows
Where actions are taken, results follow

43. It all starts with Attention

44. Emotional Contagion
Peter Bromberg | Peterbromberg.com
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45. Think about a
bad boss or supervisor
you’ve had.
Peter Bromberg | Peterbromberg.com

46. The Influence of Emotional Contagion
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“Being able to change your internal state
might be one of the most powerful techniques
you learn in becoming an effective leader–
one who inspires others to learn, adapt and
perform at their best.” -Richard Boyatzis

47. The Influence of Emotional Contagion
Energy is contagious, especially so if you’re a
leader. The way you’re feeling at any given
moment profoundly influences how the people
who work for you feel.
How they’re feeling, in turn, profoundly
influences how well they perform.
A leader’s responsibility is to fuel them in
every possible way to bring the best of
themselves to their jobs every day.
- Tony Schwartz ,The Energy Project

48. Negative Emotional Attractors
• Activate your sympathetic nervous system
• Activate the task positive network of your brain
• Result in stress and decreased cognitive, emotional,
perceptual, and creative capacity.
Negative Emotional Attractors include:
• Getting feedback
• Analyzing
• Problem Solving
• Conflict
• Expectations
• Fear
• Pessimism
• “Should do”s
• Dissonant relationships
• Focus on weakness

49. Positive Emotional Attractors
• Activate your parasympathetic nervous system
• Activate the default mode network of your brain
• Result in relaxation and increased cognitive, emotional,
perceptual, and creative capacity.
Positive Emotional Attractors include:
• Mindfulness
• Resonant relationships
• Experimenting
• Focus on strengths
• Visioning
• Learning
• Practicing
• Hope/optimism
• Play
• Gratitude

50. The Power of Stories

51. For Sale.
Baby Shoes.
Never Worn.

52. https://www.flickr.com/photos/6wordstwincities

53. Painful nerd kid,
happy nerd adult.
- Linda Williamson
http://www.npr.org/2008/02/07/18768430/six-word-memoirs-life-stories-distilled

54. Who we are (Origin)
Where we going (Vision)
How we act (Values)
Change/Learning (Growth)
From: Circle of the 9 Muses by David Hutchens
Four Organizational Stories

55. Stories of Values in Action

56. Story Mining
Building Culture with Stories

57. The most fundamental
job of a leader is to
recruit, mobilize,
inspire, focus, direct,
and regularly refuel the
energy of those they
lead.
-Tony Schwartz
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58. http://www.flickr.com/photos/radiorover/2787677403/
“My job is to
awaken possibility
in other people”
-Benjamin Zander

59. Thank you!
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