Why Managers Should Care About Hurt Feelings

How do you deal with feelings of betrayal and resentment in the workplace?

Chances are, you have experienced hurt feelings at work. The problem is, much of the corporate world revolves around the idea that the office and boardroom are no place for feelings. So, what do you do when emotional wounds begin to impact your ability to even carry out your job?

Tara Mohr has thought long and hard about this question. The author of Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead acknowledges that office tension can deeply affect our well-being. She joins me to delve into what her research and years of coaching have revealed about the best way to address hurt feelings honestly and professionally, so you can continue to cultivate holistic satisfaction in your work life and beyond.

Discover how to navigate hurt feelings at work mindfully, including:

• How to accept the reality of hurt feelings, even in the workplace;
• The four-step framework Tara uses to help her clients address their sense of betrayal or hurt at work;
• Why we need to deal with hurt feelings before making significant career changes.

Related Links:

• Download Tara’s F.O.U.R. Process journaling worksheet - https://www.taramohr.com/four-process/
• Learn more about Tara and her work - https://www.taramohr.com
• Connect with Tara - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tarasmohr/
• Buy Playing Big: Practical Wisdom for Women Who Want to Speak Up, Create, and Lead - https://www.taramohr.com/the-playing-big-book/
• Permission To Feel: The Power of Emotional Intelligence to Achieve Well-Being and Success by Marc Brackett - https://bookshop.org/p/books/permission-to-feel-unlocking-the-power-of-emotions-to-help-our-kids-ourselves-and-our-society-thrive-marc-brackett/9879244?ean=9781250212832&next=t
• Radical Candor by Kim Scott - https://bookshop.org/p/books/radical-candor-be-a-kick-ass-boss-without-losing-your-humanity-kim-scott/8486942?ean=9781250235374&next=t
• Episode 30, Coping with Your Inner Critic: https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode30
• Episode 323: How to Lead with Emotional Intelligence - https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode323  
• Episode 394, How to Recover from Workplace Bullying -  https://www.bossedup.org/podcast/episode394
• LEVEL UP: a Leadership Accelerator for Women on the Rise - https://www.bossedup.org/levelup
• Bossed Up Courage Community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/927776673968737/
• Bossed Up LinkedIn Group - https://www.linkedin.com/groups/7071888/

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