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  • October 17, 2023
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  • Harvard Business Review (website)

10 Emotions That Are Undervalued in the Workplace

By: Frances X. Frei and Anne Morriss
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Abstract

In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Their fourth strategy is about telling a compelling story about the change you need to make. While change can make a lot of logical sense, it can also be unsettling and disruptive to the people impacted by it. Emotions are an underdiscussed part of change leadership. But just as anxiety can be highly infectious — so can optimism. This list explores 10 powerful emotions that you can channel in your storytelling narrative.

Keywords

Emotions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Business or Company Management; Leading Change

Citation

Frei, Frances X., and Anne Morriss. "10 Emotions That Are Undervalued in the Workplace." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 17, 2023).
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About The Author

Frances X. Frei

Technology and Operations Management
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