The Case for Getting Emotional at Work

The emotional cast of Pixar’s “Inside Out.”

Type “emotion in the workplace” into Google search and you’ll get pages of how-to articles on managing your emotions—from the perils of crying at work to controlling your temper and other negative emotions. While these articles are well intentioned, there is more to the story on the role emotion plays at work.

After all, we are all emotional beings (as evidenced in Pixar’s heartwarming film Inside Out). If we want to build workplaces that are fit f...