E90: Can You Stay Calm Under Pressure? 3 Strategies to Regulate Your Emotions
The Inner Edge: Leadership, Self-Mastery, and Reinvention for a New Era · 2025-01-30 · 12 min
Episode notes
“ Staying calm under pressure isn't about being emotionless. It's about being intentional. When you regulate your emotions, you create an environment where trust and collaboration can thrive.” In this episode, I talk about the ability to regulate your emotions, which is a life skill that can make or break your effectiveness as a leader. I share the real story of a woman leader I worked with who needed to learn this skill, and did. Lastly, I provide 3 strategies to help you start regulating your emotions. In this episode: What emotional regulation is and what it’s not The story of a leader who struggled to stay calm under pressure How this leader managed to transform her approach Strategy 1: Name the emotion Strategy 2: Pause before responding Strategy 3: Reframing the situation Your action for this week And more! Leadership Presence | Mastering the Inner Work of Leadership is your guide to leading with Less Ego and More Soul. Your host is Janet Ioli, leadership and human development expert, sought-after coach, advisor to global executives, and former executive with experience in four Fortune 200 companies.