When considering the value and impact of literally any leadership activity, a leader’s mindset matters. The number and quality of possible outcomes and consequences of a leader’s activity are tied to the leader’s mindset and go far beyond just getting the activity done.

Practices and methods and frameworks and bodies of knowledge like Energy Leadership™ and Positive Intelligence® and psychology and neurology and Buddhism (really!) are helpful in making sense of behavior.

The popular series The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019) gave a view into the minds and hearts and culture of a group (a “hive”?) of nerds and their circle of friends and other carbon-based life forms. Their (uber-stereotypical) mix of high IQ and low EQ provided a lot of comic and poignant opportunities for the characters, and people watching the shows, to experience and learn from life.

As a high tech leader, you do/will get stressed and overwhelmed. It goes with the job and the tech industries. Develop and maintain pro-active and in-the-moment practices to detect and respond to your stresses and overwhelm, as a crucial step toward preventing your burnout and supporting your highest performance, job satisfaction, and continuing success as a leader.