Whistle While You Work: Toward a Model of Emotional Self-Leadership. (November 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Manz, Charles C.; Houghton, Jeffery D.; Neck, Christopher P.; Fugate, Mel; Pearce, Craig
• Is Part Of: Journal of leadership & organizational studies. Volume 23:Number 4(2016)
• Page Start: 374
• Page End: 386
• Publication Date: 2016-11
• Subjects: leader emotion -- self-leadership -- emotional self-leadership -- emotional authenticity; Leadership -- Periodicals; Management -- Periodicals; Organization -- Periodicals; 658.4092
• DOI: 10.1177/1548051816655993
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1548-0518

Abstract

There has been a growing interest in leader emotion in organizational scholarship. Concomitantly, the body of research on self-leadership continues to expand. Nonetheless, relatively little work has focused on emotional self-leadership . We address this void by exploring intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects of emotional self-leadership and its inherent challenges and opportunities. Specifically, we examine how emotional self-leadership strategies can be used to shape emotional experiences, emotional authenticity, and other work-related outcomes. We offer an emotional self-leadership model, research propositions, and implications for research and practice.