Course 2, Discussion 3: High Expectations and High Warmth

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What do you think happens if you, a 7 Cups leader, have an imbalance of expectations and warmth?

It reflects on the community. It damages productivity and trust

How do you think having too low of expectations, or too little warmth, will impact 1.) the community, and 2.) impact how you work with your fellow leaders?

Workplaces with high expectations but little warmth tend to be driven, rule-focused, and risk-averse. However, personal and professional growth is limited for the employees. On the other hand, workplaces with warmth and positivity, but low expectations, struggle to get work done efficiently and stay focused. Employees may feel happy and appreciated, but the effectiveness of their work may suffer.

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If I have high expectations & low warmth: The team members feel constricted with tasks and deadlines They feel that their feelings are neglected Burning out, being stressed, overwhelmed, health complications If I have low expectations & high warmth: People will feel welcomed, but they might not focus on their tasks They will become too comfortable

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1. Imbalance of expectations and warmth could lead to

• Less productivity
• Unfriendly environment
• Less efficient
• Stress and burnouts
• Dissatisfaction

2. It could affect the

• Community by producing less efficient results and might hamper its growth.
• Teammates by leading to either stressful or unsatisfactory work environment.

@FrenchToastClubWhat do you think happens if you, a 7 Cups leader, have an imbalance of expectations and warmth?

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another amazing post to think about!

1. I think having an imbalance of expectations and warmth can cause a variety of issues we want to make sure that as a leader, we are in providing a warm and welcoming place for people to share what’s on their mind if we don’t, that can lead to trust issues, but it can also lead others to thinking that you’re unprofessional, which makes them think that you’re not going to be a good fit for them or are you makes others be leery of your leader ship skills because if you’re not creating that space in which they feel safe they may question your ability to take charge and be a leader. Having high expectations is also important for both of you as the leader and for members that use the site as well having low expectations for yourself might portray that you’re not going to have the effective leadership skills, it also can portray that you don’t enjoy what you’re doing, you’re making it a chore not something that you’re doing with your heart.
2. having low warmth, can have an impact on the community. If you come into work, or a volunteer experience, and you look unprofessional, look very bored and miserable, and you do not greet people or have a smile on your face that affects the general public. Good leaders portray smiles, they introduce themselves and be a familiar face having low expectations for yourself can do the same thing, if you go into work and you say that you’re gonna do the bare minimum chances are you’re not going to be in affective leader that day however, if you go into work with the list of task and you complete them that shows that you are resilient and a fantastic leader. If you have low warmth or expectations for yourself, it can also affect your coworkers or fellow leaders. If you go into an opportunity with low energy, you look very miserable and don’t have a smile on your face then your leaders aren’t going to want to ask you for help or want you to contribute your ideas. if you have low expectations for yourself, that can be very upsetting to coworkers or leaders because they trust you and they want your help with things and if you go and only caring about yourself and only expecting to do tasks the way that you want them done they are not going to want to ask for your assistance

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✒️ What do you think happens if you, a 7 Cups leader, have an imbalance of expectations and warmth?

An imbalance of expectations and warmth can result in reduced efficiency and productivity due to the lack of emotional support or the lack of professional support.

✒️ How do you think having too low of expectations, or too little warmth, will impact 1.) the community, and 2.) impact how you work with your fellow leaders?

Having too low of expectations would result in a community that accepts any behavior and any mindset, regardless of how it impacts others (eg. allowing people to not do their fair share as long as they have an excuse for it). It would also impact how you work with fellow leaders because it would pull away focus from things that need to be accomplished and reduce the productivity. Having too little warmth would result in a community that invalidates others' emotions and struggles, and lacks compassion and understanding. This would impact how you work with fellow leaders because it would result in burnout and an unhealthy work environment.

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✒️ What do you think happens if you, a 7 Cups leader, have an imbalance of expectations and warmth?
I suppose that having imbalance expectations and warmth here in cups may result in minimal or excessive empathy, compassion and support that one deserves. However, the sessions may lack proper directions.

✒️ How do you think having too low of expectations, or too little warmth, will impact 1.) the community, and 2.) impact how you work with your fellow leaders?
1) Impact on the community
The community having too low expectations, or too little warmth can be demotivating, and environment wouldn't feel welcoming discouraging members to open up.

2) Impact on how you work with your fellow leaders
Leaders won't be able to bring in creativity or be productive while working with others. Uncooperative environments and trust issues would be built among the leaders.

In my opinion, if I don't have a balance between high expectations and warmth, what will happen is this: a. If I don't have high views, my team will have nowhere to aspire. B. If I'm not warm, my team will feel unappreciated, unhelpful, etc. Low expectancies will affect the community in that they will have nowhere to aspire and then the level will inevitably drop. This can make people shrink their heads and try to work as little as possible. Too little heat causes burnout. And makes the people I'm with not want to work with me or makes them feel like slaves.

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What do you think happens if you, a 7 Cups leader, have an imbalance of expectations and warmth?

A leader is a person with responsibility and someone who people look upto . So if a leader who is unable to create a balance between expectations and warmth will not only a low productivity in the community but weak bonding structure.

✒️ How do you think having too low of expectations, or too little warmth, will impact 1.) the community, and 2.) impact how you work with your fellow leaders?

1) Low expectations brings low productivity , complacency, low efforts and little warmth brings less motivation, self development.

2) I think we leaders are like a bouquet of flowers so if one of us fails to create an imbalance in the expectations and warmth might look like a dead flowers and the whole bouquet will lose its beauty and color.

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Amazing and informative post.