Leaders are often expected to control emotions, embody assertiveness, detachment, and autonomy, and be results-driven and resilient in highly stressful situations. However, this approach sometimes ...

When work feels stressful, it’s easy to blame people and harder to manage yourself, especially when you’re tired, overloaded, ...

Strong emotions are inevitable in a stressful work world. And it can be difficult to control emotions—especially in tense situations at work. Maybe you’ve been so frustrated with a colleague that you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lucy Paulise is executive coach and author of Timebox, based in Texas. Emotional regulation is an executive function, the brain’s ...

Self-regulation is about choosing the most effective emotional response, not trying to eliminate emotion altogether.

During a widespread crisis, negative emotions don't simply go away once the workday begins. Organizational scholars who study ...

How to interrupt your fight-or-flight response so you can take the heat down in real time. When you’re in the middle of a conflict, it’s common to automatically enter fight-or-flight mode. But HBR ...

We need to manage and control our emotions better–and by better, I mean by not managing and controlling, but by utilizing and exercising them. “I need to control my emotions” is oft-spoken self-talk ...

Have you ever worked for a boss who is highly emotional and high-strung all the time? It’s as if every moment were a crisis. One person complained: “My boss is so emotional, their annual performance ...

It’s no secret that work is one of the biggest contributors to burnout. Doing the same tasks day after day and feeling the pressure of doing them well can take its toll. Most people would assume that ...