Episode 11: Embracing Your Ego and Emotional Intelligence

Mar 31

“Have you been using your emotional intelligence to build a stronger relationship with your team, to make better decisions, to recognize how you are showing up as a leader and how you're nourishing yourself and giving yourself compassion? Because you've got to give compassion to yourself before you can have empathy for others and create accountability for both.”

- Payal Beri

Today, Payal discusses why having an ego can actually be a great thing, despite the narrative that society has spun about working from the ego. These days, the word “ego” comes with a negative connotation but Payal believes that one can lead with a strong ego partnered with a strong heart center. In today’s episode, Payal uncovers the context surrounding the ego from why it exists, the purpose it serves, and how it can work in tandem with emotional intelligence for more effective and empathetic leadership.

Today on The Unapologetic Woman:

Why the ego gets a bad reputation and why Payal is in support of the ego
Raising awareness on how we react to a situation instead of trying to control emotions
The two extremities of the ego
The job of our ego and why it exists
Embracing both our ego and heart space

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Payal is a human behavior expert, speaker and women leadership coach who empowers leaders to create a company team culture they are proud of just as much as the mission and impact their business is making in the world. She has 10+ years as a former clinical therapist and as a global leadership development consultant, having worked with fortune 500 companies, to now making sure no female entrepreneur feels alone in their journey as a leader and is equipped with strategies, tools and the mindset to empower a high performing and happy team.

Payal holds a masters in clinical psychology and is completing her PHD in Business Psychology (2021), researching how to lead with empathy and psychological safety (trust) to create transparency and dual accountability in the workplace. She has created her proprietary framework that she uses with her clients, compassion for self, empathy for others and accountability for both.