Our rule of thumb is to keep relevant emotions and toss irrelevant emotions. It has nothing to do with the decision that you may need to make it work. For instance, if you're sitting in traffic and you're really irritated - that irritation is irrelevant. If you're : should I or should I not ask for a promotion? If the idea of not asking fills you with dread, that is a relevant emotion. Relevant emotions are directly tied to the choice that you're facing. One is relevant emotions and the other one is irrelevant emotion. We divided it up into two different types of emotions. But not all feelings should be weighed equally. Mollie West Duffy: The idea that we make rational decisions without any feelings is wrong.

What's a good way to use an emotion to help make a decision? There can be lots of emotions in decision making at work. Life Kit managing producer Meghan Keane interviewed Fosslien and Duffy about how we can be more in touch with our emotions at work. They aren't extending an invitation to be a 'feelings firehose' as Fosslien puts it, but they do want to move away from the idea that professionalism means suppressing any emotion by acknowledging we're all emotional creatures - both in and out of the office. In their book, No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power Of Embracing Emotions At Work, the co-authors argue that effectively embracing emotions is essential for a better workplace. Liz Fosslien and Mollie West Duffy believe the future of work is emotional. Emotions are everywhere in an office, so why do we pretend they don't exist? They happen when your boss sends a cryptic email saying 'see me ASAP' or when a co-worker gets credit for a project they barely contributed to (again).Īnger. Emotions happen when a deadline gets moved or when we don't get invited to a meeting. Emotions at work don't just happen with hidden tears in the bathroom or an outburst during a meeting.

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