INTERVIEW: Author Liz Fosslien on Emotions in the Workplace – Episode 077 - a podcast by Brandi Sea

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This week we had the awesome opportunity to interview author Liz Fosslien about her book “No Hard Feelings”. Stay tuned for this incredible conversation and be sure to check out the book! 



Some great takeaways from our conversation with Liz Fosslien



* We are emotional creatures regardless of circumstance. Even in a professional setting, you can have emotions.





* There are 2 different types of conflict, Task conflict, and Personality conflict. Task conflict focuses on the idea whereas Personality conflict focuses on the person who had the idea. 



“Always try to focus on the idea as opposed to turning the conversation back on the person.”



* Remember you can feel all you want, but when it comes time to get other people involved, your feelings won’t be very helpful for the other person. 



“There’s usually some bit of useful information contained with a feeling, but it takes you being able to sit down, process that feeling, really examine it, try to understand the need that is driving it. And then you need to talk about the need, not the feeling.”



* Being a good leader has more to do with your emotional intelligence than your personality traits.

* Even little things like going out to dinner with your friends can help you have a sustainable career.



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Questions We Ask Everyone!



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What are you listening to/reading/watching right now? OR what is the last band or artist you listened to?





“Oh, I’m reading this book called An American Marriage and it’s fiction and it was one of Oprah’s book club picks. So sad, but highly recommended.”



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Describe yourself in three words





“Coffee, Doodle, Feelings”



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What is the first thing you do in when you wake up in the morning?





 “Oh, I checked my phone. Okay, something unique is I’ve eaten the same breakfast for seven years. It’s like a bowl of yogurt and then I have a granola bar that I crumble into it and I drink it and I eat that with a cup of coffee and it’s just like, it’s become this huge emotional comfort for me. Even if I’m traveling or I’m having a bad day somehow, just like always having this breakfast that I really like just makes me. It makes me feel really grounded when life gets crazy.”



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What do you geek out about?





“I think I geek out about people just creating things. I’m like, I just really believed that I have. I feel like I have so many friends who are like, oh, you draw things. That’s like a skill that I would never have and I think some people are naturally more like it’s easier for them to pick up creative skills but I just think everyone can be creative and so like just literally like put your pen on a piece of paper and move your arm around.”



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Morning, Noon, or Night?





“Morning.” 



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When are you most productive?





“I’m more productive in the morning, but not always, but I would say some days I have this like really weird burst of productivity at like 9:00 PM. Um, yeah. I don’t know where that comes from.”



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Apple or Android?





“Apple, but the updates are irritating and I hate that I can’t charge my phone and have headphones in at the same time.”



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What superhero do you relate to most and why?





“Okay. So, I don’t know if it’s a superhero, but I recently watched Moana. And I think the soundtrack is amazing. And then also kind of just her, like,

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