In this episode, JoDee and Susan discuss emotions in the workplace with expert Tammy Smith.

Topics include:

• Why emotion at work is a key emerging issue
• Why emotions matter in the workplace
• How emotions affect how we make decisions, communicate, and experience work
• How to build self-awareness and use emotions as signals
• Navigating difficult emotions in the workplace
• How to strengthen your emotional agility

In this episode's listener mail, we're asked about ideas for making required learning fun. In the news, an NLRB ruling said off-duty Amazon employees can use parking lots for union activity.

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A transcript of the episode can be found here: https://getjoypowered.com/transcript-episode-232-emotions-at-work/

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