Has anyone ever told you to calm down, told you that you were overreacting or being too emotional? Have you ever felt like you had to hide how you were feeling at work, with friends or family?
I’m pretty sure everyone has experienced this at some point. And as an HR professional have you ever had a Manager or colleague tell you, they can’t stand it when people bring their feelings or emotions to work?
That’s a big yes for me. There are countless memes and jokes in HR circles about employees and their emotions and I admit I have shared a few stories in my day about what I have categorized as “extreme over-reactions” and emotional displays to small organizational changes such as moving a piece of furniture.
And while these situations make for entertaining social media posts and fodder for post-week HR social hours, they are also very important. Emotions have important value both at work and for us personally.
In today’s episode, I am going to share why I think emotions are important, why they shouldn’t necessarily be checked at the door to the office and how you can value and manage your own emotions so that you can comfortably bring them to work with you.
I hope this episode helps you reframe emotions at work and makes you feel empowered to embrace this very normal human experience!
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