How leaders can deal with overlooked emotions by using an inner “lookout”

Leaders may be accustomed to focusing on all that is going on around them as they seek to ensure the best possible outcomes for their organisation.

However, not paying attention to what is going on within themselves can be extremely detrimental, according to The New York Times bestselling author and Harvard Law School negotiation lecturer Erica Ariel Fox

“This is a costly oversight,” Fox says in an article for the Harvard Business Review.

“There is a straight line from the inner life of a leader to the actions they take, the relationships they build and the impact they create.