Having just worked for 2 years with someone who, in our first week working together, told me she didn't do emotions and that if people bring their emotions to work she didn't want to know anything about it, I have seen first hand the damage that can be caused in an organisation if emotions, and personal relationships, are ignored or considered a waste of time. You cannot work with human beings and keep emotions out of it. You can remain professional and learn how to manage emotions (your own and others') in a constructive way that benefits all involved, but you cannot pretend people and people's actions are not influenced by a web of emotions (an often complex web). Inevitably, good leadership involves learning how to engage with those not avoid them.
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January 2014
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