Do Emotions Effect Job Performance
Monica Colbert
Virginia College

Abstract
Emotions are pure human physiological phenomena. Experiencing emotions is a part of being human. It’s a must that it be managed to keep a healthy staff and a growing bottom line. Emotions have a profound effect on almost everything we do in the workplace. What employees feel and how they express their emotions affects their performance. Emotions directly influence decision making, creativity and interpersonal relations. An employee is critically affected by their behaviors in the workplace (Perez. 2010. Pg 1). An employee’s emotions and overall temperament has a significant impact on his job performance, decision making skills, team spirit, and leadership skills. Leadership is actually about emotion management and emotions don’t just affect businesses but contribute to their structure. According to The Behavioral Health Coaching Institute, emotions can harm employees, affect how they react to pressures and be the cause of low productivity and poor results. It also states that “Emotional pain is an inevitable part of life. It can come from the outside, but it often stems from painful incidents at work, such as the behavior of immediate bosses, uncooperative employees, abrasive clients, poorly handled mergers or changes, bad work policies and practices, or the stress and grind of everyday work.”

Do Emotions Affect Job Performance
Almost any job that we have, there is a point in time where things get emotional; whether it’s personal or business related. Organizations are emotional places. We must first understand our emotions in the workplace, as well as of our co-workers. In a research study from the University of Missouri, employers do not want their employees to express any type of “strong” emotions, whether it’s positive or negative. In order to maintain professionalism, employees must