No Hard Feelings: What HR Can Do to Foster Emotional Positivity at Work

Guest: Liz Fosslien, co-author of No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work and head of content at Humu According to a recent study from the Yale Center of Emotional Intelligence, one out of every five employees reported high engagement and high burnout. With Gallup reporting that burned-out employees are 63% more likely to take a sick day and 2.6 times as likely to actively seek a new position, having an emotionally stressed and exhausted workforce is costly. In this episode of HR Break Room, Liz Fosslien, co-author of the recently released book No Hard Feelings, joins hosts Caleb Masters and Chelsea Justice to discuss: how employees' emotions influence an organization's culture and impact the bottom line the role burnout plays in disengagement and high turnover why the physical work environment influences employees' emotions how HR can work with managers to create an emotionally healthy workplace   Read our infographic to learn how paid time off contributes to the well-being of your workforce.