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CM 124: Liz Fosslien on Emotions at Work
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Which emotions should we bring to work and which ones should
we leave at home?
When it comes to most workplaces, it’s a difficult question to answer. That’s what drove Liz Fosslien and her co-author, Mollie West Duffy, to write their book, No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work. It’s a compelling guide for validating and managing our feelings in the workplace.
In this interview, Liz challenges the myth that emotions and
work don’t mix: “This traditional notion that you can check your feelings at
the door when you come into a job is biologically impossible.”
She also shares advice on how we can handle our feelings,
for example: “…when you are making a choice, write down everything that you’re
feeling and really look at each feeling and say, is this because of something
that I’m thinking about in this choice, or am I just feeling all of these
irrelevant things…”
Liz is a strategy and design consultant who’s worked with organizations like Salesforce, Ernst & Young, and the Stanford d.School. Her work has been featured in The Economist, Life Hacker, the Freakonomics blog, and on NPR.
Episode Links
@fosslien
@molliewest
Martin Seligman
Emotional Agility by Susan David
Curious Minds interview with Susan David
Steven Pinker
Emotional contagion
If you enjoy the podcast, here are three ways you can support the work we do. First, subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode. Second, tell a friend or family member, so you’ll always have someone to talk to about it. Third, rate and review the podcast wherever you subscribe, so you can help listeners find their next podcast.
we leave at home?
When it comes to most workplaces, it’s a difficult question to answer. That’s what drove Liz Fosslien and her co-author, Mollie West Duffy, to write their book, No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work. It’s a compelling guide for validating and managing our feelings in the workplace.
In this interview, Liz challenges the myth that emotions and
work don’t mix: “This traditional notion that you can check your feelings at
the door when you come into a job is biologically impossible.”
She also shares advice on how we can handle our feelings,
for example: “…when you are making a choice, write down everything that you’re
feeling and really look at each feeling and say, is this because of something
that I’m thinking about in this choice, or am I just feeling all of these
irrelevant things…”
Liz is a strategy and design consultant who’s worked with organizations like Salesforce, Ernst & Young, and the Stanford d.School. Her work has been featured in The Economist, Life Hacker, the Freakonomics blog, and on NPR.
Episode Links
@fosslien
@molliewest
Martin Seligman
Emotional Agility by Susan David
Curious Minds interview with Susan David
Steven Pinker
Emotional contagion
If you enjoy the podcast, here are three ways you can support the work we do. First, subscribe so you’ll never miss an episode. Second, tell a friend or family member, so you’ll always have someone to talk to about it. Third, rate and review the podcast wherever you subscribe, so you can help listeners find their next podcast.
Released:
Feb 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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