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Managing Emotions at Work: The Power of Self-Awareness and Regulation, by Jonathan H. Westover PhD

Managing Emotions at Work: The Power of Self-Awareness and Regulation, by Jonathan H. Westover PhD

Update: 2025-09-20
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Abstract: This article effective strategies for managing emotions at work through self-awareness and regulation. After establishing the evolutionary and situational bases of workplace emotions, it advocates developing insight into one's own emotional tendencies and patterns through self-monitoring, reflective journaling, and feedback seeking. Specific regulation techniques are reviewed with corresponding research support, including situation selection/modification, attentional deployment, cognitive change, and response modulation. Concrete examples demonstrate emotionally agile professionals across industries applying awareness and different responses constructively. The article concludes by emphasizing emotional fitness as an ongoing reflective process that cultivates resilience through understanding reactions from within and consciously choosing responses over reactions. Maintaining these skills optimizes well-being, performance, relationships and work quality for professionals long-term.

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Managing Emotions at Work: The Power of Self-Awareness and Regulation, by Jonathan H. Westover PhD

Managing Emotions at Work: The Power of Self-Awareness and Regulation, by Jonathan H. Westover PhD

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