The Power of Emotions at Work

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2021

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Karla McLaren is an award-winning author, social science researcher, and renowned expert in emotions and empathy. Her work focuses on her grand unified theory of emotions, which reconsiders how we think of “negative” emotions and opens new pathways into self-awareness, communication, and empathy. With Sounds True, Karla is the author of the landmark book The Language of Emotions, a book on The Art of Empathy, and a new book called The Power of Emotions at Work: Accessing the Vital Intelligence in Your Workplace. In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon speaks with Karla about why the full range of emotions is necessary for us to bring forth our best thinking. They discuss the “toxic positivity bias” that has become the norm in the contemporary workplace, how this leads to widespread suffering and dysfunction, and how we can achieve an “emotionally well-regulated” workplace that works for all of us.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by SoundsTrue.
0:05.2	My name's Tammy Simon, I'm the founder of SoundsTrue, and I'd love to take a moment to introduce
0:10.4	you to the new SoundsTrue Foundation.
0:13.8	The SoundsTrue Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making
0:20.3	transformational education widely available.
0:24.6	We want everyone to have access to transformational tools such as mindfulness, emotional awareness,
0:33.5	and self-compassion, regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:39.9	The SoundsTrue Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to providing these transformational
0:45.5	tools to communities in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in
0:52.8	developing countries.
0:54.6	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter, please visit SoundsTrueFoundation.org.
1:08.0	You're listening to Insights at the Edge.
1:10.5	Today, my guest is Carla McClaren.
1:13.5	Carla is someone I've had the pleasure of working with for almost two decades.
1:19.0	She's an award-winning author.
1:21.4	She's a science researcher and an expert in emotions and empathy.
1:28.2	Her work focuses on her grand, unified theory of emotions, which values even the most
1:36.1	quote-unquote negative emotions, and opens startling new pathways into self-awareness,
1:43.9	effective communication, and healthy empathy.
1:47.8	Sounds true.
1:49.2	Carla has written the landmark book, The Language of Emotions, a book on the art of empathy
1:57.7	and a new book called The Power of Emotions at Work, accessing the vital intelligence
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