S12E10 - HBR Minute - Stopping Yourself from Acting On Bad Impulses, with Amy Jen Su

In this HCI "HBR Minute" Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover explores the recent HBR video, "Stopping Yourself from Acting On Bad Impulses." Check out the video and details here: https://youtu.be/P562K-K5t94.    Video overview: "It’s about training yourself to pause. Here's how. Amy Jen Su, author of "The Leader You Want to Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self—Every Day", says that recognizing when you’re about to engage in a bad habit--and being able to find a “magic pause”--is the key. If you’re about to snap at a co-worker, reach for that sugary snack, or micromanage a direct report, there are ways to short circuit these behaviors before they begin. She describes three techniques in detail: having a mantra or “swing thought”, breathing with intentionality, and practicing something she calls the “washing the dishes meditation.”   Amy Jen Su (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-jen-su/) Amy Jen Su is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Paravis Partners, a boutique executive coaching and leadership development firm. For almost two decades, Amy Jen Su has partnered with investment professionals, CEOs, and executives to sustain and increase their leadership effectiveness as they drive organizational change and transformation. She is the author of the Harvard Business Review Press book, The Leader You Want to Be: Five Essential Principles for Bringing Out Your Best Self – Every Day (2019) which draws on her extensive experience serving industries such as biotechnology, private equity, financial services, software, consumer, and media. She is also a Board Member of SRS Distribution Inc., a portfolio company of Leonard Green & Partners and Berkshire Partners. Amy is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review online and has written for many publications including Huffington Post and Leader to Leader magazine. She is also co-author of the Washington Post bestseller Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence (Harvard Business Review Press 2013) written with Muriel Maignan Wilkins.. Her work and thinking have been featured in media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Forbes, Marketwatch, and Inc. Prior to co-founding and helping to lead a team of twenty coaches at Paravis Partners, Amy’s previous business experience includes serving as a management consultant for Booz Allen & Hamilton where she advised senior executives of consumer products companies on marketing and growth strategies. She was also a strategic planner for the Taco Bell Corp instrumental in helping to launch Taco Bell into non-traditional points of distribution. Amy holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and BA in Psychology from Stanford University, graduating from both with honors and distinctions. Her additional certifications in Integral coaching, yoga and meditation, and her passion for the Eastern philosophies provide for a unique high impact, whole-person approach to executive development. Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/