Posted in Its been said that every organization has an emotional culture, meaning that part of its culture refers to the prevalent emotions within it and what emotions are/are not to be expressed and what is the acceptable way to express them. This article referenced at the end discusses this. What you are to do is read the article (of course) and then:
1) Think of an organization you are in or were in. How would you describe its emotional culture? You can if you want to describe a culture where the predominant emotion is one not mentioned in the article.
2) Consider the pros and cons of the emotional culture in terms of the individual, team, organization.
Article reference:
Title: MANAGE YOUR EMOTIONAL CULTURE.
Authors: Barsade, Sigal; O’Neill, Olivia A.
Source: Harvard Business Review. Jan/Feb2016, Vol. 94 Issue 1, p58-66
