Be inspired: Why leadership training ends up as a binder on your shelf and why getting to know your emotional body topography is important. Tips/Input and ideas for the organizational and personal level.

1. Why leadership
training ends up as a
binder on your shelf
Getting to know
your emotional
body topography

2. INPUT
 The daily context that the managers work in
is not taken sufficiently into account.
 There is not sufficient focus on what the
specific out come of the program is to be.
 There are put way to many tools into the
programs – programs are flooded with to
much.
Why leadership-development programs fail Pierre Gurdjian, Thomas Halbeisen, and Kevin Lane. Mc Kinsey. 2014

3. INPUT
 Your body and emotions are connected and we are now
able to see what parts of the body the different
emotions are connected to – beyond the facial
expressions. E.g. when you are talking about butterflies
in your stomach it does makes sense to talk and act on
them as a person and in the work setting.
 Train managers and employees in what and how to act
when in contact with their own and the emotions of
others. It is the underlying energy that guides/impact
all situations we are a part of.
 Our bodily emotions are universal and transcend our
cultural boarders. Emotions is about what units us and
cultural training tend to focus on what separate us.
Bodily maps of emotions: Lauri Nummenmaaa,b,c,1, Enrico Glereana, Riitta Harib,1, and Jari K. Hietanend. aDepartment of Biomedical Engineering and
Computational Science and bBrain Research Unit, O. V. Lounasmaa Laboratory, School of Science, Aalto. University, FI-00076, Espoo, Finland; cTurku PET
Centre, University of Turku, FI-20521, Turku, Finland; and dHuman Information Processing Laboratory, School. of Social Sciences and Humanities, University
of Tampere, FI-33014, Tampere, Finland. Nov. 2013.

4. WHAT TO DO
Organizational
Individual
Identify the contents common ground and
integrate it into the design of the program.
Define the target group according to their
operational context – do not over focus on
their level or responsibility.
Every time you are told about a tool, concept,
theory or example make sure that you in your
mind translate it into what that would look like
or be in your context.
Identify maximum 3 tools that are to be
the backbone of the program and if they
complement each other it is even better.
Decide before the program starts what it is that
you will learn - what your personal outcome will
be. Be specific about the outcome, not done as
headlines and generalizations.
Be extremely clear on the outcomes of
the program. Secure that the outcome is
defined according the strategy or
overarching goals of the company.
You cannot learn everything. Pick maximum 3
things – limit your self. - Ascribe positive
intentions to the facilitator – it will secure your
focus on the content and not the personal
behavior of the facilitator.

5. WHAT TO DO
Organizational
Individual
Map the program content according to
what emotional reactions are expected. The
emotional journey the participants most
likely are going to experience
Map your bodily emotions when you are in flow
and when you are stressed – you will better in
knowing what signals to look for. Yes you have
to do a drawing.
Build into the program emotional
ventilating – expressing emotions by
doing something that put the body into
action.
State your emotional topography to others so
they know why you are doing as you are. I also
reduces your own tension.
Identify the emotional mood of the
organization and integrate it into to the
design in order to match the participants.
Not having the over happy approach if most
are under stress and fighting to cope.
Decide on what your emotional topography will
be during specific part of the program. Program
your self emotionally it can be done and helps
you get most learning of the program.

6. What we strive for
We co-create motions that makes a
core difference to our customers
Nels Karsvang
Nelskarsvang@gmail.com
Phone: +45 2466 5258
MA, Psychology & Philosophy
Clinical Certified Psychotherapist, MPF