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Upcoming Webinars
Emotions at Work: Mental Fitness for Career Success
Negative emotions at work are inevitable, but they don’t have to derail your performance or well-being. Many of us default to hiding or ignoring difficult feelings. Without the right tools, this can lead to unintended consequences and missed insights.
Advancing the Human Health and Well-Being impact area of U-M’s Look to Michigan vision, this global virtual panel will explore how mental fitness supports career growth. Ethan Kross, renowned U-M professor, international bestselling author of “Chatter” and “Shift,” and director of the U-M Mental Fitness Institute — a moonshot effort to reduce global suffering — will be joined by career coach Stacy Kim, author of “Envy,” to share practical strategies for managing and using negative emotions more effectively.
Using envy as a case study, they’ll show how emotions can reveal what you want, what to pursue, and who to learn from.
Myths we’ll challenge:
- There are “good” and “bad” emotions.
- Avoidance is always toxic, and venting is always helpful.
- Comparing yourself with others is the problem.
You’ll leave with:
- Concrete tools and exercises to build mental fitness at work.
- Strategies for handling emotional “chatter” and relationship curveballs.
- Greater calm, confidence, and clarity, plus resources to learn more.
Ethan Kross
Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on the science of emotion regulation. An award-winning professor at the University of Michigan and the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, he also serves as the co-founder and executive director of the University of Michigan’s Institute for Mental Fitness, a first-of-its-kind moonshot effort to enhance emotional well-being on a global scale. He is the international bestselling author of “Chatter” and “Shift,” which have been translated into more than 40 languages.
Kross’ work bridges the gap between frontier science and practical application. He has participated in policy discussions at the White House and advises top executives, Fortune 100 organizations, and professional sports teams. His research is regularly featured in The New York Times and The New Yorker, as well as many of the world’s most rigorous scientific journals, including Science and The New England Journal of Medicine. With more than 6.5 million views across his TED and Big Think talks, Kross’ insights have transformed how millions of people manage their emotions. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
Stacy Kim, Ph.D.
Stacy Kim, Ph.D., is a social scientist, career coach, and the author of “Envy: Why Wanting What They Have Is the Key to Getting What You Want.” She is the founder of Life Junctions LLC and has more than 15 years of experience helping conscientious high achievers untangle envy and other internal blocks to navigate the complexities of relationships and work and knit together lives they love. She has written for outlets including The Washington Post, The New York Times, Business Insider, and WIRED.
Kim has conducted research on work-family conflict and early childhood education for the Families and Work Institute, Columbia University’s National Center for Children and Families, and The University of Pennsylvania. She began her career at the Leo Burnett Company, conducting advertising research for clients like Hallmark, Nintendo, and Miller.