The Connection between Performance and Emotions: Reflections from a Recent Podcast Feature
We’re thrilled to share that our founder and Master Gamemaker, Jeremy Dean, was recently featured on the Lead With Less podcast with host Tash Pieterse. It was an incredible conversation about the profound impact of emotional leadership and how we can transform workplaces by embracing emotions as a source of connection, performance, and growth.
In the episode, Jeremy shared the story of riders&elephants and how we reimagine how people and organisations connect and grow through emotion-driven tools. As a gamemaker, Jeremy has spent years crafting simple yet powerful tools, like The Emotional Culture Deck, to unlock emotion-led conversations in workplaces worldwide. These tools have now been embraced by over 500,000 people in 60+ countries, including organisations like Netflix, IBM, and Airbnb.
What We Explored in the Episode
Here are some key takeaways from the conversation:
- Emotional Contagion: The science behind how our emotions impact those around us—and how leaders can harness this to foster positive team dynamics.
- Cultivating High-Performance Emotions: Identifying and intentionally cultivating the emotions that drive success in teams.
- Navigating Challenging Emotions: Strategies for handling undesired emotions in the workplace, fostering resilience, and creating safe spaces.
- Strategic Emotional Leadership: Building an emotion strategy that balances authenticity with the intentional influence needed to inspire and lead effectively.
This episode isn’t just about leadership—it’s about equipping everyone, from team leaders to executives, with the tools and language they need to thrive in today’s emotional economy.
Listen to the Full Episode
To hear the full conversation and discover how you can flip the conversations happening in your workplace, check out the episode here on:
For more inspiring content, connect with Tash Pieterse:
- Website: tashpieterse.com
- Instagram: @tash_pieterse
- LinkedIn: Tash Pieterse
Ready to Start Your Emotional Leadership Journey?
If you’re inspired by what you heard, we invite you to explore the tools and courses we’ve designed to support leaders like you:
- Click here to learn more about our next generation Emotional Leadership Development Course: Equip yourself with the skills to identify and establish the emotions you need for you, your people and your teams to thrive.
We’d love to hear how emotional leadership plays a role in your journey. Let’s continue the conversation about how we can rehumanise the workplace.
