Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Lessons from the Oscars Slap

As the dust settles on the infamous “Oscars slap” Mygrow Chief Humanising Officer, Theran Knighton-Fitt reflects on what this incident teaches us about the power of emotions, and challenges us to be more human as we travel on “the road to be better.”

“The power of Emotion and the relationship that we all have with it – with our own emotion, and the emotion of others. This is the condition of being human.

When all is said and done, one day you will be what you are becoming. What are you becoming?

I hope we’re all becoming more human… in the best ways.

But the road to better is an emotional road. We can all be more intelligent about how we travel on it.”

Theran Knighton-Fitt, Mygrow Chief Humanising Officer

Following the filming of this video, Will Smith has apologised to Chris Rock and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Consequently, the Academy’s board of governors has banned Will Smith from all its events, including the Oscars, for a period of 10 years.

Author

Theran Knighton-Fitt

Mygrow Chief Humanising Officer
MATS (Cum Laude), Regent College, University of British Columbia

Theran is a leading authority on Emotional Intelligence (EQ) as a foundation for healthy organisational culture, and a passionate advocate for humanising business. As co-founder of Mygrow, he helps organisations drive success by building the essential human skills needed to thrive as individuals and as a team in an age of overwhelm and competing priorities. Theran’s personal motto is “To Realise Humanity” and he serves in Mygrow towards this end.