How women can manage their emotions at workplace

Bangalore: Every day you wake up and your day kick starts with different emotions. We all experience emotions every moment, but how good are we in managing it? How do we deal with anger, hurt, disappointment, frustration, fear and anxiety?, especially women at workplace. Emotions are like a double-edged sword for women and leveraging it to improve their performance in office is the biggest challenge that women face today.
It is said that when men get emotional, they are "passionate" but when women get emotional in workplace, the adjective switches gears from "passionate" to "out of control". Emotional Intelligence is the in thing today in a workplace. EI is defined as the capacity to effectively perceive, express, understand, and handle your emotions and the emotions of others in a positive and productive manner. People who possess a high EI are more successful in relationships and are usually viewed as more effective leaders. But this does not mean that that woman are more emotional than men on the job. Women may be more comfortable expressing those emotions, since they live in a society that encourages women to be the feelers and men the thinkers and doers. So how do you deal with your emotions at workplace is the billion dollar question? Here a few tips: