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Here are the Fiery Factors. Dr. Nadler in his work with corporate executives and star performers sees a set of common factors that lead to the hijack. These can be seen in the three "W Wipeouts" of Wilson, Williams and West. These factors can be learned and then reinforced which create easy neuropathways for the behavior to be repeated.
1) A sense of entitlement:" I am right, I am important, I worked hard to be here, I matter."

2) A sense of unfairness or unjustness: "This is not right, this is unfair, I don't deserve this, What is happening is wrong, I am better than this and feeling rightful indignation"

3) Then the tirade or explosion: The amygdala instinctively reacts like this is a survival fight or flight. Once it is aroused conscious judgment or thought is overpowered and temporarily suspended.

What were needed for Wilson, Williams and West to prevent their outburst and career derailments were more emotional self awareness, accurate self-assessment and self-control. These characteristics represent three of the 18-20 competencies of Emotional Intelligence (EI). Dr. Nadler states you have to catch the amygdala's arousal early and do something different, before it builds and explodes.

EI is essentially understanding and managing yourself and understanding and managing others. It has been demonstrated to account for 80-90% of the attributes of star performers - someone who consistently performs in the top 10%. Dr. Nadler, the author of the