Why engineers can be great at dealing with emotions at work once they get the manual. TED-like talk for the Airbus Group Leadership University Trainer day held in Toulouse on 11 December 2014. A few perspectives on how to bring soft subjects like "emotions at work" to engineers, using metaphors that speak to them : - Emotions as a process (engine metaphor) - Emotions as chemistry (what is happening to my body and why?) - Emotions as tools (how can I be an emotions augmented manager?)

1. Mechanics
of Emotions
Airbus Group
Leadership University
Trainer Day 2014
Stéphanie MITRANO
@SMmerkapt
And why engineers are great
at dealing with emotions
once they get the manual.

2. Emotions as Process

3. INTAKE COMPRESSION POWER EXHAUST
Events trigger and
fuel emotional
thoughts.
Thoughts push on
the events and
build up pressure.
Chemical and
hormonal
reactions expand
to release the
pressure.
Emotions are
pushed out,
releasing heat and
motion through
the body and the
social
surrounding.

4. INTAKE COMPRESSION POWER
Events trigger and
fuel an emotional
reaction.
Thoughts pushes
on the events and
build up pressure.
Chemical and
hormonal
reactions expand
to release the
pressure.
CHANNELED
EXHAUST
Emotions are
filtered and
channeled,
behaviors are
hence mastered
and relationships
preserved.
STRATEGIC
FILTER
Trigger rational
brain to avoid
automatic release
of emotions.

5. Emotions as Chemistry

8. Emotions as Tools

9. Manager Emotions

10. Solving
Conflicts

11. Driving
Change

12. Thanks! Mechanics
of Emotions
AGLU
Trainer Day 2014