Episode 136: From Workplace Drama to Workforce Empowerment with David Emerald

In this episode, we talk with our special guest David Emerald about his powerful frameworks, self-leadership, and transforming organizations.

David Emerald is a co-founder of the Bainbridge Leadership Center (Bainbridge Island, WA). He is the author of The Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic), a teaching story about Self Leadership, and has recently published his second book called 3 Vital Questions: Transforming Workplace Drama, a teaching story about workplace drama and its heavy costs to organizations.

David shares the different elements of the Dreaded Drama Triangle (DDT)™, including the three roles—Victim, Rescuer, and Persecutor and The Empowerment Dynamic (TED), which provides an antidote to the toxic roles of the DDT.

We also talk about the 3 Vital Questions that have helped countless individuals and teams engage in productive and powerful interaction to achieve desired outcomes.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

10:00 - David’s inspiration for writing the book “The Power of TED”

19:27 - Different elements of the Dreaded Drama Triangle and TED

24:02 - How to embrace and actualize The Empowerment Dynamic (TED)

30:20 - About the cost of drama in the workplace

38:49 - About the 3 Vital Questions

44:32 - Examples of how dynamic tension can be applied in your workplace

You may or may not realize this episode is jam-packed with priceless information about leadership development and eliminating drama in the workplace. Start listening here now or go here to watch on the MissingLogic LLC YouTube channel.

Best Way to Reach David Emerald:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-emerald-womeldorff-bab4494/

Link to published books:

Power of TED* (*The Empowerment Dynamic)

3 Vital Questions: Transforming Workplace Drama

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