# emotions
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8:10Vestigial emotions — do we still need them all?Leanne Elliott: So with that in mind then, are there any emotions that cause more problems than they are helpful now in terms of evolution? You know, how is it like the spleen or the appendix or something that evolution,EP 247 · 6 Nov 2025·interview· 8:10–10:5842:12The knock-on effect for leadersAl Elliott: Yeah Ryan Martin: And then now that I know it, that's what I'm going to do. And so it feels empowering while also offering some level of acceptance for how we got here Leanne Elliott: This is such a powerful EP 247 · 6 Nov 2025·interview· 42:12–45:2122:30Managing emotions when things heat upMamie Kanfer Stewart: Absolutely. I mean, emotions are gonna run high, and that is just a fact of being human. And as a meeting leader, it is part of your job to help take down the emotions. And some of that is gonna comEP 241 · 16 Oct 2025·interview· 22:30–25:5128:28Honouring feelings without making transient decisionsRichard Birke: I'm going to think more proportionally. You know, if you've been in a job for 15 years, And let's just say you're, well, a law professor and there's a change in who's the dean. And all of a sudden the deanEP 211 · 3 Jul 2025·interview· 28:28–30:0215:41Story 3: The emotion hack that actually works at workAl Elliott: Okay, Lee, what else have you seen, my love? Leanne Elliott: Has science found an actual emotion hack? Al Elliott: Oh, oh, go on, tell meEP 210 · 1 Jul 2025·news roundup· 15:41–21:092:51Should you comfort a crying colleague?Enya Doyle: I'm Dr. Enya Doyle. I am The Harassment Doctor. I spend my life working with companies to prevent and manage harassment in the workplace. Some of it is really fun for me, and some of it is less fun for you, pEP 175 · 27 Feb 2025·interview· 2:51–8:4722:28Trend 3 — Anger in the workplaceAl Elliott: Oh, really? Leanne Elliott: Anger. People are angry. The numbers of people who report being angry at work is rocketing. When we did an episode on anger, it was incredibly popular. I think suppressed anger, whEP 61 · 19 Oct 2023·other· 22:28–24:0929:47Trend 5 — Emotional literacyLeanne Elliott: Yeah, I mean, being emotionally literate means being self-aware, recognising your emotions, recognising how those emotions affect your behaviour, and really crucially, understanding how to manage your emoEP 61 · 19 Oct 2023·other· 29:47–36:5016:04Clip 4 — Male tears and the ocean of uncried emotionAl Elliott: So that was Sally from episode 20 and 21. My, I'm continuing the theme with burnout because episode 22 was called The Untold Heartbreak of Male Leaders. It was with the incredible Jim Young. It was very firstEP 52 · 17 Aug 2023·other· 16:04–20:3510:33An ocean of uncried male tearsJim Young: Yeah, yeah, there is an ocean of uncried male tears sitting out there. Because we are not supposed to do that. And, you know, your original question, is there a difference between male and female burnout symptEP 22 · 17 Jan 2023·interview· 10:33–11:25
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