It's Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace

It's Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace

An innovative study of gender, emotion, and power, Itâ€™s Always Personal is an essential companion for everyone navigating the challenges of the contemporary workplace.
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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. In this groundbreaking book, 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. Combining the latest information on the intricacies of the human brain, candid stories from employees, and the surprising results of two national surveys, Itâ€™s Always Personal offers
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â€¢ a step-by-step guide for identifying your emotional type: Spouter, Accepter, Believer, or Solver
â€¢ Emotion Management Toolkits that outline strategies to cope with specific emotionally challenging situations
â€¢ vital facts that will help you understandâ€”and handleâ€”the six main emotional flashpoints: anger, fear, anxiety, empathy, joy, and crying
â€¢ an exploration of how men and women deal with emotions differently
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â€œA stimulating read bolstered by snippets of some of the best recent work on emotional intelligence and the science of happiness.â€â€”The Wall Street Journal
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â€œSo what should be the rules and boundaries for showing how you feel while you work? Thatâ€™s a question asked and answered in Anne Kreamerâ€™s fascinating book . . . [a] look at an issue that rarely gets discussed.â€â€”The Washington Post
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â€œFinally, someone is willing to unpack the morass of anger, anxiety, sadness, and joy that drives the workday. . . . [Kreamer] has hit the â€˜Itâ€™s about time!â€™ button.â€â€”Elle
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â€œ[A] lively, well-researched exploration of emotions on the job.â€â€”Oprah.com
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â€œExplores how to be true to your â€˜emotional flashpointsâ€”anger, fear, anxiety, empathy, happiness and cryingâ€™â€”without sabotaging your career.â€â€”The New York Times Book Review
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 87111
Color Gold
ReleaseDate 2013-01-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812979930

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	87111
Color	Gold
ReleaseDate	2013-01-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812979930

It's Always Personal: Navigating Emotion in the New Workplace

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