I was recently quoted in an article on Emotions at Work written by Paige Churchman of New York City. The piece talks about how in the past women were encouraged to not show their feelings at work as it was considered unprofessional and now what women, and men, are realizing is that feelings are an important part of the decision making process that informs rational thought. If this concept, interests you check out the article on the website, The Glass Hammer.
Stay tune as Paige will be a guest on Breaking the Glass Slipper in February to talk more about her research and findings.
What do you think about showing feelings at work? Do you let yourself cry? Do you get upset openly? Do you prefer to keep it bottled up from 9 to 5?
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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I used to get so annoyed when female employees would come ito my office and cry about work stuff. I thought to myself, "this is business, don't take it so personally"! That was almost 10 years ago, in a corporate environment, that frankly, gave us a lot to cry about every day.
Now, being an entrepreneur with two female business partners, I am much more open to living in the moment, and being authentic even if it means shedding a few tears (of frustration or joy), swearing out loud to get the anger out, or (my personal favorite) whooping it up in celebration and laughter.
What's wrong with emotions at work? Nothing, I say.
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