Cómo las personas emocionalmente inteligentes utilizan la regla de American Airlines para convertirse en líderes más poderosos

Cómo las personas emocionalmente inteligentes utilizan la regla de American Airlines para convertirse en líderes más poderosos

También se trata de un gran error que cometen muchos líderes prometedores: dejar que sus emociones dicten decisiones sin darse cuenta de cómo las están socavando. su poder en el proceso.

A este fenómeno lo llamo así. Regla de American Airlinespero eso no se debe a que la gente de American Airlines sea particularmente propensa a este error.

En cambio, fue porque fue Doug Parker, el director general saliente de American Airlines, quien ofreció la mejor explicación simple del problema que he visto (además de cómo evitarlo).

No cambies la prioridad

Parker dio una entrevista justo antes de la pandemia en la que explicó cómo es para él volar en su propia aerolínea como director ejecutivo. Sobre sus puntos:

  • En primer lugar, Parker no solo vuela para el transporte, como todos lo hacemos, sino también para mantener los ojos abiertos y ver lo que realmente está pasando en la empresa que dirigió durante muchos años.
  • En segundo lugar, resulta que Parker vuela principalmente de incógnito porque, aunque se hace llamar “Doug”, ese es en realidad su segundo nombre. Su tarjeta de embarque, tarjeta de crédito e identificación decían “William Parker”, por lo que es posible que el personal no lo reconozca.
  • En tercer lugar, y este es el beneficio real, Parker dijo que aprendió a mantener la boca cerrada en los aeropuertos o en los aviones y ve que los procesos de las aerolíneas no funcionan correctamente.

He aquí por qué, como le dijo a Micheline Maynard para El chico de los puntos:

“No quieres cambiar la prioridad de algo que no era una prioridad. Quieres asegurarte de que las personas no dejen sus trabajos para que puedan ocuparse de algo que te llamó la atención”.

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No sé qué tan temprano en la carrera de Parker se dio cuenta de esto, pero creo que es un momento oportuno, especialmente dado que dejará su puesto como director ejecutivo a finales de este mes.

Se aplica a casi todos los líderes, en todas las industrias o en todas las relaciones. E ilustra dos principios clave de la inteligencia emocional cuando se trata de negocios:

  • Tenga cuidado de que sus respuestas prácticas no estén dictadas por respuestas emocionales (a diferencia de acciones razonables y bien pensadas).
  • Sea consciente de los mensajes emocionales que transmite (intencionalmente o no) a aquellos a los que dirige, junto con su orientación práctica real.

Aquí tenemos una situación de doble impacto en la que proponer rápidamente debido a las respuestas emocionales también provoca una respuesta emocional adicional de otras personas.

El mero hecho de que el CEO les dijera que hicieran algo le da más sentido.

Presta atención a los límites

Ilustremos esto con otro ejemplo de la historia, uno que está un poco anticuado pero que puede resultarle divertido. Se trata de J. Edgar Hoover, quien fue director del FBI durante casi 50 años en el siglo XX.

Según cuenta la historia, una vez un agente escribió un memorando para el director sobre una investigación. Hoover se lo devolvió con una nota escrita a mano en la parte superior: “¡Cuidado con los límites!”

En lugar de pedir más orientación (Hoover era intimidante), el agente simplemente hizo una conjetura sobre lo que quería decir el director y dirigió a otros agentes del FBI a las fronteras internacionales con México y Canadá.

No fue hasta más tarde que alguien se dio cuenta exactamente de lo que quería decir Hoover: su nota no tenía nada que ver con las fronteras internacionales; simplemente estaba molesto porque el agente había usado márgenes muy estrechos (“bordes”) en el memorándum.

“El jefe estaba aquí abajo…”

Otro ejemplo, un poco más general: no es necesario que dirija una aerolínea o una fuerza de investigación gubernamental masiva para que se aplique esta regla.

Imagine que es el director ejecutivo de una pequeña fábrica y su visión estratégica siempre ha sido que el control de calidad debe ser la máxima prioridad.

Pero mientras estás en el terreno, te das cuenta de que el ritmo de producción se está quedando atrás. Se siente ansioso o incómodo, o tal vez solo quiere inspirar a la gente y ser visto como un buen jefe. Así que ofrecen aliento y un desafío:

“Si podemos hacer X widgets al final de este turno, todos obtienen una bonificación”.

El equipo está ilusionado y trabaja un poco más rápido. Pero mire lo que ha hecho: ha introducido una “cosa más importante” en competencia en su operación, y lo ha hecho espontáneamente.

  1. Sí, el control de calidad es nuestra máxima prioridad.
  2. Excepto cuando el jefe entra aquí y decide que la velocidad es más importante.

Es poco probable que hacer esto ocasionalmente tenga un impacto significativo, pero imagine el efecto acumulativo de convertirlo en un hábito.

  • “El jefe quería saber por qué tanta gente está parada frente al edificio de la fábrica”.
  • “Se preguntaba por qué la sala de descanso está tan desordenada”.
  • “Mencionó que nuestros gastos de viaje aumentaron un 10 por ciento en comparación con el mes pasado”.

Es aún más probable que establezca prioridades no deseadas si muestra una emoción significativa al respecto.

“El jefe estaba aquí y quería saber por qué había tanta gente parada, estaba molesto por eso”.

“Cuando todo tiene prioridad…”

No es que solo puedas tener una prioridad o comunicarte. De hecho, el hecho es que probablemente tenga una gran cantidad de requisitos competitivos con los que lidiar.

Practicar la “Regla de American Airlines” (creo que podríamos llamarla la “Regla de J. Edgar Hoover” pero estoy seguro de que muchos lectores recordarán quién era) significa pensar antes de hacer tales afirmaciones.

Hemos pasado mucho tiempo examinando la inteligencia emocional y el liderazgo, y con razón. Si puede aprender a usar tanto sus emociones como las emociones de quienes lo rodean para aumentar la probabilidad de que logre sus objetivos finales, probablemente sea algo bueno.

Como señalo en mi libro electrónico gratuito, 9 hábitos inteligentes de las personas con una inteligencia emocional muy altaesto también se trata de controlar las emociones para que no diluyan tu poder.

Si responde emocionalmente a cualquier problema, su emoción indicará urgencia. Y si comunicas que todo tiene prioridad, entonces en algún momento nada tendrá prioridad.

Las opiniones expresadas aquí por los columnistas de Heaven32 son propias y no de Heaven32.

\n Parker gave an interview just before the pandemic in which he explained what it's like for him to fly his own airline as the CEO. Among his points: \n
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  • First, besides flying for transportation like we all do, Parker flies to keep his eyes open, and to see what's really going in the company that he's led for many years.
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  • Second, it turns out that Parker flies largely incognito, because while he goes by \"Doug,\" that's in fact his middle name. His boarding pass, credit card and ID read, \"William Parker,\" so employees might not recognize him.
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  • Third, and this is the real takeaway, Parker said he's learned to hold his tongue when he's in airports or on a plane, and he sees airline processes that aren't working correctly.
\n Here's why, as he told told Micheline Maynard for The Points Guy: \n
\"You don't want to change the priority of something that wasn't a priority. You want to be careful not to have people drop what they are doing so they can take care of something you noticed.\"
\n

Double impact

\n I don't know how early in his career Parker came to this realization, but I think it's a timely point, especially given that he'll be moving on from his post as CEO later this month. \n It applies to almost any leader, in any industry, or any relationship. And, it illustrates two key tenets of emotional intelligence when it comes to business: \n
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  • Being careful not to let emotional reactions dictate your practical reactions (as opposed to reasoned, thoughtful actions).
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  • Being aware of emotional messages you might communicate to the people you lead (intended or not), along with your actual, practical guidance.
\n Here, we have a situation with double impact, where the making fast suggestions based on emotional reactions also creates an additional emotional reaction in other people. \n The mere fact that the CEO told them to do something makes it take on more importance. \n

Watch the borders

\n Let's illustrate this with another example from history -- one that's a bit dated, but that you might find hilarious. It's about J. Edgar Hoover, who was the director of the FBI for nearly 50 years during the 20th century.  \n As the story goes, an agent once wrote a memo for the director about an investigation. Hoover returned it to him with a handwritten note across the top: \"Watch the borders!\" \n Instead of asking for more guidance (Hoover was intimidating), the agent simply made an educated guess about what the director meant, and diverted other FBI agents to the international borders with Mexico and Canada. \n Only later did someone realize what Hoover had actually meant: His note had nothing to do with international borders; he was simply annoyed that the agent had used very narrow margins (\"borders\") on the memo. \n

\"The boss was just down here...\"

\n One more example, a bit more generic: You don't need to be running an airline or a massive government investigative force for this rule to apply. \n Imagine that you're the CEO of a small factory, and that your strategic assessment has consistently been that quality control has to be the number-1 priority.  \n But while out on the floor, you notice that the pace of production is lagging behind. You feel anxious, or awkward, or else maybe you just want to inspire people and be perceived as a good boss. So, you offer encouragement, and a challenge:  \n
\"If we can make X widgets by the end of this shiHeaven32, everyone gets a bonus.\"
\n The team is excited, and they work a bit faster. But, look at what you've done: You've introduced a competing \"most important thing\" to your operation, and you've done it in an off-the-cuff way. \n Your employees now hear: \n
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  1. Yes, quality control is the top priority.
  2. \t
  3. Except for when the boss comes down here and decides that speed is more important.
\n Doing this occasionally probably doesn't have a significant impact, but imagine the cumulative effect if you make a habit of it.  \n
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  • \"The boss wanted to know why there were so many people standing in the front of the factory floor.\"
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  • \"She wondered why the break room was so messy.\"
  • \t
  • \"He mentioned that our travel expenses were up 10 percent over last month.\"
\n You're even more likely to create unintentional priorities if you show significant emotion in the process. \n
\"The boss was down here, and he wanted to know why so many people were standing around, he was ticked off about it.\"
\n

\"If everything's a priority...\"

\n It's not that you can only have or communicate one priority. In fact, it's a truth of business that you probably have to manage a whole bunch of competing demands. \n Practicing the \"American Airlines Rule\" (I guess we could call it the \"J. Edgar Hoover Rule,\" but I'm now sure how many readers will remember who he was) means thinking first, before making these kinds of pronouncements.  \n We spent a lot of time examining emotional intelligence and leadership, and rightly so. If you can learn to leverage both your emotions and the emotions of those around you to make it more likely that you'll achieve your ultimate goals, that's probably a good thing. \n As I make the point in my free ebook, 9 Smart Habits of People With Very High Emotional Intelligence, this is also about controlling emotions so that you don't dilute your power.  \n If you react emotionally to every problem, your emotion will signal urgency. 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