Willamette Valley NVC

Tag: connection

  • Should Leaders Make Emotional Connections?

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    Mathew Hudson
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    I was recently reviewing a workplace psychology textbook chapter discussing the behavioral traits of effective leadership styles. Some of those, including the charismatic and transformational styles, highlight a leader’s ability to form “emotional connection” with team members. I immediately wondered: what, exactly, is an emotional connection? Which emotions are expected in this kind of bond?…

  • Emotional Needs

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    Molly M
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    NVC invites us to delineate between needs and strategies. A need is something intrinsic to our self-state whereas a strategy is a position we take in order to gratify our needs. We have physical needs and emotional needs. We drink water to meet the need of thirst. But why do we call a friend? Often…