Conversations for Change
The Six Basic Workplace Values
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CHAPTER 2 Values: Workplace Motivators
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Emotions and values are linked together because what we value will trigger our emotions. Our values guide where we want to focus our energy and what we want to talk about. It is this connection that we will explore next.
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An “emotional wake” is the feeling we leave people with.
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When people fight about something, the subject of the argument is rarely the real issue. The real issue is about vulnerability, connectedness, safety, trust, or love—which are all emotional states.
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Shifting from a Problem Focus to a Solution Focus
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Intentionally think thoughts and take actions that enable you to choose the next highest feeling on the scale and make decisions from higher emotional states.
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To move up the emotional ladder, you have to stop judging your own emotions. This is a key to getting unstuck emotionally, too. You can stop oscillating in a stuck emotion by being aware. Ask yourself, “What am I feeling this moment?” Acknowledge the feeling, breathe into it, and notice what arises.
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That means emotion trumps competencies, behavior, and character unless we learn to be self-aware and channel our emotions consciously.”