Let Go & Lead With Maril Macdonald

In this episode of Let Go & Lead, Jeremy Dean, Founder and Master Gamemaker at riders&elephants, talks with Maril about the elephant in the room of corporate culture: emotion. Emotion is core to belief, which is core to motivating people. Yet often, when undertaking a culture change or business transformation, leaders will start by thinking about the values and behaviors they desire; not how they want people to feel.  Why is this? Because emotions are hard to talk about. Jeremy’s organization has found success making it easier through an unusual method: “gamifying” the conversation through a card game for organizations.  Learn about: 3:58 What is emotional culture? 6:01 How emotions govern beliefs and behaviors 7:34 The importance of discussing unpleasant emotions 11:45 How to “gamify” the emotion discussion 21:56 Understanding emotional sub-cultures in an organization —  Jeremy is the Founder and Master Gamemaker at riders&elephants. R&E design games to help people express themselves through