Emotional labor and its consequences

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As the workforce increasingly evolves from muscle to mental, and rote tasks are increasingly handled by robots or computers, humans will be increasingly required for our emotional intelligence and empathy.
from The Boy Crisis by John Gray PhD
Philip Soriano added
Hermeneutic labor is the burdensome activity of: understanding and coherently expressing one's own feelings, desires, intentions, and motivations; discerning those of others; and inventing solutions for relational issues arising from interpersonal tensions. I argue that hermeneutic labor disproportionately falls on women's shoulders in heteropatria... See more
from Hermeneutic Labor: The Gendered Burden of Interpretation in Intimate Relationships between Women and Men | Hypatia | Cambridge Core by Ellie Anderson
Faith Hahn added
The role of a CEO involves a broad spectrum of emotional labor, from maintaining personal composure to managing the emotional climate of an entire organization. This labor is intensified by the rising expectations for CEO activism and authenticity, coupled with the relentless crises they must navigate. However, with emotional intelligence, and a mi... See more
from How CEOs Can Navigate the Emotional Labor of Leadership by Nitin Nohria
Indy Neogy added
Mindset Management?

from The Boy Crisis by John Gray PhD