Your emotions at work aren’t fixed, even when they feel completely overwhelming during high-pressure situations. We can change them (with some effort and practice) to improve our performance, enhance ...
Emotions have power. These quotes illustrate the beauty of learning to harness that power. As humans, we’re emotional creatures. Our emotions influence the decisions we make, the career path we take, ...
If you’re a parent or guardian, you’ve heard about the importance of respecting your child’s feelings. Teaching our kids can help them work through the negative emotions they experience as they grow ...
Five steps to help you get back to the feelings that work for you. Have you ever been in a situation where you just couldn't keep your emotions in check? Deep down inside, you know that keeping your ...
All emotions have specific situations that elicit them and specific actions that they motivate us to perform (Linehan, 2015). In fact, the word “emotion” has the word “motion” in it, and its Latin ...
I’ve been reading a lot recently about how we are “addicted” to our emotions. I hadn’t thought of emotions that way—as something one could become addicted to. But it's an interesting concept. We tend ...
Most leadership workshops devote time to focusing on managing your own stress. That work matters. But on its own, it leaves out a critical part of what leaders actually face. Leadership rarely unfolds ...
Everyone has had a bad day at work when they decided not to express what they were truly feeling. New research from the University of Kansas explores how women in the public service sector regulate ...
Leaders are often expected to control emotions, embody assertiveness, detachment, and autonomy, and be results-driven and resilient in highly stressful situations. However, this approach sometimes ...