Anne Kreamer
How often have we heard â€œItâ€™s nothing against you, itâ€™s not personalâ€”,itâ€™s just businessâ€,? But in fact, at work itâ€™s never just businessâ€”itâ€™s ,always, personal.,
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,In this groundbreaking look at whatâ€™s really going on from 9 to 5â€”the crying, yelling, and bullying, as well as the friendship and laughter borne of creative collaborationâ€”journalist and former corporate executive Anne Kreamer shows us how to get rational about our emotions, and provides the necessary new tools to flourish in an emotionally charged workplace.Â  ,With women now the majority of the workforce and the lines between office and personal life blurring as never before, the dynamics of work have shifted profoundly. ,Itâ€™s Always Personal ,combines the latest information on the intricacies of the human brain, candid stories from employees, and the surprising results of two new national surveys, reported here for the first time, which reached out to workers from all walks of life about their emotions on the job. ,Both timely and crucial, ,Itâ€™s Always Personal ,also reveals, Â , â€¢ a neurological understanding of the six main emotional flashpoints: anger, fear, anxiety, empathy, joy, and crying, â€¢ an exploration of why we as a society self-defeatingly regard displays of emotion in the workplace as shameful, and how the different emotional rules applied to men and women affect our modern notions of gender equality, â€¢ evidence that suppressing emotions can actually have a negative impact on companiesâ€™ bottom lines, â€¢ a step-by-step guide for identifying your emotional type: Spouter, Accepter, Believer, or Solver, with appropriate tactics for dealing with that style in a complex work environment, â€¢ Emotion Management Toolkits that provide the means to cope with specific emotionally challenging situations,An innovative study of gender, emotion, and power, ,Itâ€™s Always Personal ,is an essential companion for everyoneâ€”managers and employees alikeâ€”navigating the often confusing and challenging realities of the contemporary workplace.
Nonfiction,Business,Self Help,Psychology,Leadership,Sociology,Self Help,Personal Development,Language,Communication,Cultural,Business,Management
It's Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace