LEARN TO HARNESS ANGER IN THE WORKPLACE
In the workplace, you can channel angry energy to achieve performance-related goals.
For example, someone who didn’t receive the annual review or promotion they wanted could use that anger to plan out steps to do better next year, said David Lebel, an associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business.
And if you bring up a problem with your co-workers or your manager, try to couple it with a suggestion that would help solve the problem, he added, or ask for help in finding a solution.
At times, someone’s gender, race or position in the organisation can make it feel more difficult to have these conversations in the workplace.
Simone Stolzoff, a workplace expert and the author of The Good Enough Job, suggested finding support both outside of work and within.
“Find solidarity among other colleagues, especially ones at your level,” he said. Together, you can express demands or talk about what needs to be changed “in a thoughtful, considered way.”
Finally, be wary of venting.
Venting can feel good, but it doesn’t generally produce solutions, Dr Kross said. Try to get social support from people who are objective and can help reframe your circumstances.
By Christina Caron © The New York Times Company
The article originally appeared in The New York Times.
Source: CNA
