Tackle Tuesday
Tackle Tuesday
Johanna Pagonis
Leading When It’s Hard: EQ in High-Stress Moments | Season 6 Ep. 2
26 minutes Posted Feb 19, 2026 at 6:00 pm.
Welcome And Today’s Focus
Defining Emotional Labor In Leadership
Why EQ Matters Under Stress
Guided Self‑Reflection On Reactions
A Story Of Dysregulation And Harm
Naming The Anxious Achiever
Caregiving Stress And Group Dynamics
Physiology 101: Amygdala Hijack
Four EQ Domains In Action
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Send us Fan Mail Pressure doesn’t wait for a free afternoon. It shows up in the middle of a deadline, a hard conversation, or a messy team moment—and that’s where leadership is proven. We go straight at the heart of it: emotional labor, stress, and the emotional intelligence skills that help you regulate instead of react. We start by naming emotional labor—the often invisible work leaders do to manage their own feelings while holding space for everyone else’s. From there, we dig into co-regu...