Ian Mulvany

December 26, 2024

Where do emotions belong in the workplace? - Everywhere!

I drafted this post a good while back, and never got around to posting it. Now that we are heading towards the end of the year, I’m going through my old drafts. 

Some time ago I did some leadership coaching and in that worked through the role of feelings and how they can enhance or limit our views of ourselves. At that time the following post resonated: 

Agile delta post: https://www.agiledeltaconsulting.com/post/stuck-in-a-rut-don-t-be-a-victim

Work is evolving (see Future proofing our citizens: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/defining-the-skills-citizens-will-need-in-the-future-world-of-work#, but it’s not like we don’t all agree about this in any case. 

"The need for manual and physical skills, as well as basic cognitive ones, will decline, but demand for technological, social and emotional, and higher cognitive skills will grow"

The following book is very good on the role feelings play in the workplace: 
https://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=no+hard+feelings+emotions+at+work  

About Ian Mulvany

Hi, I'm Ian - I work on academic publishing systems. You can find out more about me at mulvany.net. I'm always interested in engaging with folk on these topics, if you have made your way here don't hesitate to reach out if there is anything you want to share, discuss, or ask for help with!