彭蒙惠英语：Managing Your Emotions in the Workplace

 

Managing Your Emotions in the Workplace

 

Reprinted with the permission of

AdvancingWomen.com

 

Success at work means channeling your emotional energy into productive activities

 

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A big part of achieving success is learning to manage your emotions. We all have hot buttons that can lead us to become anxious, angry or even burned-out. Learning to be aware of our feelings, as well as the surrounding situation, will allow us to develop alternate responses and redirect our emotions in positive, constructive¹ ways.

 

All of us face moments when we experience anxiety on the job. The important thing is to zero in on precisely² what’s making you uncomfortable and turn it into an opportunity to learn. If your supervisor³ questions your performance, for example, try to turn him into a mentor⁴ who will personally help you do better through coaching and feedback.

 

Tips for controlling emotions

 

When something does not go as you expected and you feel anxious or upset, it helps to understand that these feelings are part of the package. The most seasoned professionals still feel anxious at times. The trick is to keep it under control. You have to decide to take each day as it comes. Do your planning, tend to your own job, be obsessive⁵ about details, produce the best quality product or service you can, and success will come.

 

One technique, which may help keep you on an even keel in your work, is to develop a systems approach to your job. Set priorities and do first things first. Use checklists. Try to put more structure in your job so you’re not drained by hundreds of small decisions. Save your energy for the momentous⁶ decisions. This will allow you to devote more time and reflection to the most pivotal items. Be sure to get adequate feedback from your clients and supervisor. Then you can be very clear on the type and quantity of work that is expected of you.

 

Vocabulary Focus

part of the package (n phr) something included as a component⁷ in a set of things or circumstances that must be accepted together and not separately

seasoned (adj) [5si:znd] having a lot of experience doing something and knowing how to do it well

on an even keel (idiom) calm and not likely to change suddenly

pivotal (adj) [5pivEtEl] central and important because other things depend on it

 

Specialized⁸ Terms

hot button (n phr) 地雷区；敏感点 a subject or concern that is important to people and causes a strong emotional response or reaction when it is discussed or considered

burned-out (adj) 疲倦不堪的；筋疲力尽的 experiencing a loss of energy and enthusiasm caused by stress, or from having worked too hard for too long

systems approach (n phr) 系统化的步骤 a philosophy that involves taking a look at the entire situation and considering how its separate elements are affected⁹ by one another before breaking it into its individual components¹⁰ and working on them

 

职场情绪管理

李琳译

 

要取得工作的成功，就要引导您的情绪能量，使产值增加

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学会管理你的情绪是迈向成功重要的一环。我们每个人都有自己的“地雷区”，一旦碰触就会使我们焦虑、愤怒，甚至元气尽失。学着意识到自己的感受以及周围环境的现状，可帮助我们发展出不同的反应方式，并对情绪作正向、具建设性的引导。

我们每个人都要面对经历工作中的焦虑的时刻，重要的事情是准确地分析出使我们不高兴的原因，并将它转化成学习的机会。举例而言，如果上司对你的表现有所质疑，试着让他做你的师傅，通过个人的指导和回馈帮助你进步。

 

控制情绪的秘诀   

当事情进行得不如你预想的，使你感到焦虑心烦时，若能了解这些情绪是不可避免的，将会大有帮助。就算是最老练的专业人士，有时候还是会感到焦虑。诀窍就是不要让这些情绪失控。你必须下定决心，好好应付每一天。作好计划，专注于自己的工作，绝不放过细节，尽你所能做出最佳的产品或服务，这样成功就会随之而来。   

有一种方法可以帮助你工作时平静、稳定，那就是建立起工作的系统程序。调整优先级，优先的事先做，并列出工作表。试着让工作更结构化，免得你被密密麻麻的小决策所束缚。把自己的精力留在做重大决策上。这样你才有更多的时间思考最核心的重要事项。还有，务必从客户或是主管那里寻求适当的回馈，这样你才会清楚他们对你工作类型和产品的期待。

 

 

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adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

2 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

3 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

4 mentor   

n.指导者，良师益友；v.指导

参考例句：

• He fed on the great ideas of his mentor.他以他导师的伟大思想为支撑。
• He had mentored scores of younger doctors.他指导过许多更年轻的医生。

5 obsessive   

adj. 着迷的, 强迫性的, 分神的

参考例句：

• Some people are obsessive about cleanliness.有些人有洁癖。
• He's becoming more and more obsessive about punctuality.他对守时要求越来越过分了。

6 momentous   

adj.重要的，重大的

参考例句：

• I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.能应邀出席如此重要的场合，我深感荣幸。
• The momentous news was that war had begun.重大的新闻是战争已经开始。

7 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

8 specialized   

adj.专门的，专业化的

参考例句：

• There are many specialized agencies in the United Nations.联合国有许多专门机构。
• These tools are very specialized.这些是专用工具。

9 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

10 components   

（机器、设备等的）构成要素，零件，成分； 成分( component的名词复数 )； [物理化学]组分； [数学]分量； （混合物的）组成部分

参考例句：

• the components of a machine 机器部件
• Our chemistry teacher often reduces a compound to its components in lab. 在实验室中化学老师常把化合物分解为各种成分。