Leadership Advantedge: Leadership | Influence | Talent | Neuroscience

Imagine that your needs are like a discharged battery that you are able to charge through your life activities.When the bottom cell is sufficiently filled, the next cell can be charged. All human beings have 6 essential needs, or power cells.Though, some people have faulty power packs - with a corrupted sixth cell that has been taken over by a leaky fifth cell. That is, they care less about other people because their self-esteem is so overfilled they hold others in total contempt - because they matter less than me!Beware overfilling any one cell: Gluttony and Obesity with an overfilled Cell 1, Excessive risk taking for Cell 2.And many have a leaky battery, where their own needs never get filled.What does this mean for you as a Leader?Every leader needs to understand:1. Your own needs need to be met BEFORE you have enough to give others, and2. Whilst things may look OK on the surface - people tend to hide their emotional needs fearing that they are the only ones who have them.By this, you’ll be better able to