{"id":649,"date":"2007-10-29T06:00:04","date_gmt":"2007-10-29T06:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/2007\/10\/29\/stepping-into-emotional-pressure-an-introduction\/"},"modified":"2019-08-07T14:37:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T21:37:20","slug":"stepping-into-emotional-pressure-an-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svapm.org\/?p=649","title":{"rendered":"Stepping into Emotional Pressure: An Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"(c) Pedro Simao\" src=\"https:\/\/svapm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/sm_shoes_sxchu_708577_34447601_pedro_simao.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/>Some time ago I was managing<\/strong> <strong>a team<\/strong> at a small company, when I faced a challenge with a talented employee. &#8220;Don&#8221; had just been assigned to my team, and we were meeting to discuss next steps for his initial project. I wasn&#8217;t prepared for what came next.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Within a couple of minutes, Don&#8217;s anger at the company became clear. He was very frustrated about a bad experience with his previous manager.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And the more he talked<\/strong>, the worse it got. &#8220;This is a <!--more-->difficult place to work&#8211;I&#8217;ve had better experiences elsewhere,&#8221; he said. Basically I&#8217;d inherited talented, but very unhappy employee, and I now I needed to figure out what to do.<\/p>\n<p>Among other things, I was thinking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;What if he leaves? Will I get blamed?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;What if he stays and causes trouble for the group?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Do I really want to work with such an angry person?<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Who will do the work if he goes?&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s not surprise that I was feeling a lot of pressure. I needed a plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This week I&#8217;ll walk through a process<\/strong> called &#8220;Stepping into Emotional Pressure&#8221; that I developed with Dr. David Dahl. I&#8217;ll tell you what was going through my mind at each stage of the process, how that translated into action, and what the result was.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way I encourage you to think about your own &#8220;emotional pressure&#8221; situations, at work and at home, and how this process might relate.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Konasewich<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/connectleadership.com\/\">http:\/\/connectleadership.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 2007 Paul Konasewich<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some time ago I was managing a team at a small company, when I faced a challenge with a talented 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