Tausi Insider

This sometimes seems like the Age of Anger, as people let loose their frustrations and vitriol on social media. But anger also might be on the rise in the workplace – and our own psyche. Liz Fosslien, head of content and communications at Humu, and organizational consultant Mollie West Duffy found tensions high in the pandemic era while researching their book Big Feelings . People revealed that they had recently lost their cool over seemingly small triggers such as inconsistent WiFi, an e-mail from their boss that just read “?,” or a co-worker pinging them at 4:45 p.m. asking for a “quick favour.” Anger can drive us into a frenzy, but it can also lead us to work harder and accomplish more. To channel your anger, they say you have to start by recognizing that a violation took place. You don’t want to take your emotions out on another person. And despite the belief that venting is cathartic, they say research shows that it leads your anger to escalate rather than diminish. “Chronic ven...