How to handle big feelings at work with Ethan Kross
About this episode
Ethan Kross discusses managing emotions at work and offers practical tools for navigating stress.
In this era of profound change, uncertainty creates not only strategic challenges at work, but emotional ones, too. Ethan Kross is a psychology professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business whose research explores how people can better manage their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In this episode, Ethan joins Anne and Frances to debunk common misconceptions about managing emotions and shares practical tools for navigating stress more skillfully. He also offers advice for leaders coaching their teams through emotionally charged moments, and helps Frances reframe a conflict with her mother. Featured guest Follow Ethan Kross on Instagram , LinkedIn , and at https://www.ethankross.com/ Buy Shift: Managing Your Emotions—So They Don't Manage You Connect with the team Follow Anne on Instagram and LinkedIn Follow Frances on Instagram and LinkedIn Watch Fixable videos on youtube.com/@TEDPods Visit Anne and Frances’ website Have a question you want Anne and Frances to solve? Email the team at fixable@ted.com or leave a voicemail at 234-349-2253 Follow TED on X , Instagram , Facebook , LinkedIn , and TikTok For the full text transcript, visit…
People in this episode
Hosts: Anne, Frances
Guest: Ethan Kross
Topics covered
- emotional management
- workplace stress
- leadership advice
- conflict resolution
- psychology
Keywords
- emotions
- workplace
- stress management
- leadership
- psychology
- conflict
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Michigan, TED
Products: Shift: Managing Your Emotions—So They Don't Manage You
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