Sunday, September 03, 2006

Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Desk: The Effect of Mood on Work Performance


You know how it goes: A traffic jam blocks your way to work. A rude driver swerves in front of your car and you spill that just-purchased café latte into your lap. You arrive late, in a lousy mood. From there, the day just goes downhill and your workplace performance falls to pieces.

Or does it? Everyone has bad mornings. But does a bad mood really color one's entire day and undermine productivity? Some people, after all, thrive on tension; for others, perhaps settling in to work helps them shake off the lousy mood they started with.

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