Emotional autarky refers to the capacity to self-regulate your own emotions rather than outsourcing emotional stability to others.   In workplace contexts, this does not mean emotional suppression or disconnection, it means developing enough i nner steadiness to engage, respond and relate without reactivity, dependency or emotional leakage. Leaders and team members who cultivate emotional autarky bring a grounded presence that stabilises systems and the work environmen

Knowledge informs a person, a team, a business an organisation, but attunement transforms .   Knowing about people, your people, their roles, skills, challenges and preferences, is not the same as understanding them. Attunement bridges the gap. Attunement is the capacity to sense , interpret and respond to the emotional and relational cues (the data) that exists beneath the words and actions. When leaders lead with attunement, they move beyond assumption to connection , c

One of the strongest memories I have was when my leader at the time, who upon discovering I had left a 20-year marriage and was struggling to stay afloat financially, adapted my workload to stay at home for 2 days as I could not afford the petrol to drive to work. I will never forget the compassion and the willingness to adapt on his part, the organisations' part and for me. I have worked hard since then to apply the same adaptability in every circumstance that requires it,

Discusses attunment as a key leadership factor of growth within teams