In today’s high-pressure workplaces, emotions are omnipresent—from quiet frustration over a missed deadline to visible tension during a difficult meeting. Often, these emotional undercurrents stem not ...

Life is full of stressful situations, some of which are lower on the totem pole of emotional intensity and some much higher. On the lower end might be a morning drive to work in unexpected traffic or ...

Your emotions at work aren’t fixed, even when they feel completely overwhelming during high-pressure situations. We can change them (with some effort and practice) to improve our performance, enhance ...

There are times when my emotions really get in my way. When I perform on stage, fear of failure makes my heart race and throat clench. Or when a friend says something hurtful to me, I can’t stop ...

Ten years ago, on what could’ve been a perfect Friday evening, my boss shamed me in front of my entire team. Vasundhara Sawhney is a senior editor at Harvard Business Review. Explore HBR HBR Store ...

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 ...

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 ...

Emotions are the responses we have to things happening around us. They are sometimes used interchangeably with mood and feelings, which is a common misunderstanding. Emotions like hunger give rise to ...

"Fake it till you make it" might be common advice to climb the corporate ladder, but new University of Mississippi research shows that this attitude could also adversely affect job satisfaction and ...

My wife was puzzled. One minute she and I were having a pleasant conversation, the next minute, my mood drastically shifted. I went from cheerful and happy to quiet and withdrawn. A frown draped over ...