Stewart Leadership Insights Blog

4 Suggestions for Giving Brain-Friendly Feedback

By Peter Stewart

September 26, 2023

Emotional Intelligence, Feedback

professional women in a brain-friendly feedback session

Few work situations can trigger the kind of stomach-twisting, sweat-provoking stress as giving or receiving feedback. Even from the leader, manager, or supervisor seat, giving feedback can cause anxiety and tension. Whether feedback is positive or...

5 Reasons “Cloud Watching” Can Make You a Better Leader

By Peter Stewart

July 11, 2023

Personal Leadership, Emotional Intelligence

woman in white shirt staring up at clouds

Scan the headlines of most online business publications every week, and you will no doubt find many articles promising new “hacks” and tricks to maximize your productivity. Self-help bookshelves are full of tomes that promise to help us form new...

6 Ways to Help Regulate Your Emotions for Leadership Effectiveness

By Peter Stewart

July 06, 2023

Personal Leadership, Emotional Intelligence

As a leader, you’ve likely experienced the full range of human emotions while working with and managing a team. The struggle isn’t in feeling emotion but in regulating emotion in a way that doesn’t damage the team or organization—or your career!

5 Ways to Inspire Your Team

By John Parker Stewart

June 15, 2023

Emotional Intelligence, Executive Presence

team gathered around a computer screen with excitement

When you think of inspiring leaders, your mind may immediately conjure significant historical figures who could deliver rousing speeches, such as Winston Churchill or Martin Luther King, Jr. Or you may think instead of quiet, determined...

5 Characteristics of Leaders Who Show Up with Authority

By John Parker Stewart

June 06, 2023

Effective Communication, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Presence

asian man in white button down shirt smiling at the camera inside an office building

We can all think of leaders who walk into a room and immediately draw attention to themselves. Whether you call it charisma, gravitas, or that undefinable “IT” quality, certain people have an ability to command a room from the moment they arrive....

5 Ways Your Decision-Making Impacts Your Leadership Presence

By John Parker Stewart

May 16, 2023

Emotional Intelligence, Executive Presence

professional woman with curly hair adjusting her glasses

As a leader, your ability to make and implement decisions that produce business and people results is vital to delivering excellence for your organization. Decision-making is where the rubber meets the road—where leaders truly demonstrate their...

Five Behaviors to Help Develop Your Emotional Intelligence

By John Parker Stewart

May 02, 2023

Emotional Intelligence, Executive Presence

Young professional woman leaning on her desk smiling at camera

Back in the mid-20th Century, a common perception of good leadership was of the stoic, calm, well-dressed man at the top of the org chart. Such a leader could exhibit enough emotion to deliver a rousing speech, scold a subordinate, or issue top-down...

Burned Out or Bored Out? The Engagement Challenge Few are Talking About

By Peter Stewart

April 22, 2022

Personal Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Retention, Engagement

On-the-job burnout has been a topic of conversation for many years, and not just in relation to people working in typically high-stress positions. Office workers, teachers, and warehouse workers are just as prone to job burnout as ER doctors and...