It's Always Personal

All human relationships are complicated, but those at work, where we spend the majority of our time, are often especially so. Yet anger, fear, anxiety, empathy, and joy are expected to be kept in check if one wants to succeed. In It's Always Personal, Anne Kreamer takes an intelligent, holistic approach to the full spectrum of emotion--stepping back to consider what triggers our feelings on a psychological, sociological, and biological level; examining the different ways that men and women handle their emotions; encouraging self-reflection in the midst of conflict; and providing a blueprint for how each of us can better navigate our own and others' emotions while at work.

Zusatztext Praise for It's Always Personal: Throughout this heartfelt book! Ms. Kreamer comes down on the side of accepting and expressing one's authentic feelings! though in sensible and constructive ways. It's Always Personal argues that greater emotional openness could lend vitality to American business! and it urges both men and women to 'bring their full! true selves to the game.' It's a stimulating read bolstered by snippets of some of the best recent work on emotional intelligence and the science of happiness. Clare McHugh! The Wall Street Journal " It's Always Personal will transform the way you look at office culture and work relationships. In an insightful analysis packed with research! evidence! and real-life examples! Kreamer demonstrates why emotion matters so much in the workplace--and! with practical advice! she identifies ways to be happier and more effective at work." --Gretchen Rubin! #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project "This will be one of the most fascinating and useful books you'll ever read. In this groundbreaking study! Anne Kreamer looks at emotion in the workplace through first-hand experiences! scientific research! and empirical data. What's the role of anger! fear empathy! anxiety and tears? This book explains them in ways that will make you a better worker! boss and human being." --Walter Isaacson! President and CEO! The Aspen Institute and former CEO of CNN "It's Always Personal made me want to stand up and cheer! I love this book. And every person who has ever been a boss or an employee needs to read it. Superb reading and highly practical!" --Christiane Northrup! M.D.! New York Times bestselling author of Women's Bodies!Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause A magnificent book! deeply researched! fun to read. Destined to become a classic in the field of women and work. --Dr. Louann Brizendine! New York Times bestselling author of The Female Brain "Anne Kreamer's fascinating book...is the next pick for the Color of Money Book Club. To better manage your feelings! Kreamer recommends building an emotion-management toolkit... So! you know what? Cry if you want to. Just use the suggestions and techniques Kreamer outlines to make sure your weeping doesn't get in the way of your work." The Washington Post Kreamer makes a solid case for her philosophy in the most compelling way possible! by appealing to rationality and the bottom line! resulting in an extremely readable! well-reasoned volume that will leave readers with a heightened emotional intelligence of their own! more confidence and rationality about their emotions! and an ability to take that knowledge to the office. Publisher's Weekly Review Big girls do cryand yellat work! according to this lively! well-researched exploration of emotions on the job. O! The Oprah Magazine what makes Kreamer's book transcend Who Moved My Cheese -yness is the tension that thrums beneath her ex-executive optimismand also her own still-palpable disappointment in the corporate sphere. Elle Magazine Informationen zum Autor Anne Kreamer is the author of Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity and Everything Else that Really Matters, a former executive vice president and worldwide creative director of Nickelodeon, part of the founding team of SPY magazine, and a onetime columnist for both Fast Company and Martha Stewart Living. Her work has appeared in Time, Real Simple, Travel & Leisure, and More . She g...

Praise for It's Always Personal:

“Throughout this heartfelt book, Ms. Kreamer comes down on the side of accepting and expressing one’s authentic feelings, though in sensible and constructive ways. “It’s Always Personal” argues that greater emotional openness could lend vitality to American business, and it urges both men and women to ‘bring their full, true selves to the game.’ It’s a stimulating read bolstered by snippets of some of the best recent work on emotional intelligence and the science of happiness.”
—Clare McHugh, The Wall Street Journal

"It's Always Personal will transform the way you look at office culture and work relationships.  In an insightful analysis packed with research, evidence, and real-life examples, Kreamer demonstrates why emotion matters so much in the workplace--and, with practical advice, she identifies ways to be happier and more effective at work." 
--Gretchen Rubin, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Happiness Project
 
"This will be one of the most fascinating and useful books you'll ever read.  In this groundbreaking study, Anne Kreamer looks at emotion in the workplace through first-hand experiences, scientific research, and empirical data.  What's the role of anger, fear empathy, anxiety and tears?  This book explains them in ways that will make you a better worker, boss and human being." 
--Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute and former CEO of CNN   
 
"It's Always Personal made me want to stand up and cheer!  I love this book.  And every person who has ever been a boss or an employee needs to read it.  Superb reading and highly practical!" 
--Christiane Northrup, M.D., New York Times bestselling author of Women's Bodies,Women's Wisdom and The Wisdom of Menopause*

*“A magnificent book, deeply researched, fun to read.  Destined to become a classic in the field of women and work.”
--Dr. Louann Brizendine, New York Times bestselling author of The Female Brain

"Anne Kreamer’s fascinating book...is the next pick for the Color of Money Book Club.  To better manage your feelings, Kreamer recommends building an emotion-management toolkit... So, you know what? Cry if you want to. Just use the suggestions and techniques Kreamer outlines to make sure your weeping doesn’t get in the way of your work." 
—The Washington Post

 “Kreamer makes a solid case for her philosophy in the most compelling way possible, by appealing to rationality and the bottom line, resulting in an extremely readable, well-reasoned volume that will leave readers with a heightened emotional intelligence of their own, more confidence and rationality about their emotions, and an ability to take that knowledge to the office.”
—Publisher’s Weekly Review

“Big girls do cry—and yell—at work, according to this lively, well-researched exploration of emotions on the job.”
—O, The Oprah Magazine
 
“…what makes Kreamer’s book transcend Who Moved My Cheese-yness is the tension that thrums beneath her ex-executive optimism…and also
her own still-palpable disappointment in the corporate sphere.”
—Elle Magazine

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Anne Kreamer is the author of Going Gray: What I Learned about Beauty, Sex, Work, Motherhood, Authenticity and Everything Else that Really Matters, a former executive vice president and worldwide creative director of Nick…