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Ann Kowal Smith: How anger and unhappiness at work manifests and what you can do about it.

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We are joined by friend of the show, Ann Kowal Smith, Founder and CEO of Reflection Point and frequent Forbes contributor. In this episode we discuss two of Ann’s recent Forbes articles exploring unhappiness and meanness at work. We talk about solutions to both, including the role empathy plays.

Resources:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/annkowalsmith/?sh=75bd54895a17

Meanness article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/annkowalsmith/2023/10/12/if-youve-ever-experienced-meanness-at-work-heres-what-to-do/?sh=4949a39769b5

Unhappy at work article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/annkowalsmith/2023/12/15/heres-why-you-have-every-right-to-be-unhappy-at-work/?sh=1fca49cb1309

Friends at work article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/annkowalsmith/2024/01/09/3-mindset-shifts-to-help-your-work-connections-thrive/?sh=69daae001c69

Three stories every great leader should read: https://www.forbes.com/sites/annkowalsmith/2024/01/26/three-stories-every-great-leader-should-read/?sh=560b42062666

Reflection Point website: https://www.reflectionpoint.org and the science behind what we do: https://www.reflectionpoint.org/the-science

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