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S2 Episode 015: The Contagion Effect - How Emotions Spread Through Organizations During Change and Transformation
Why does one anxious leader create an entire floor of anxious employees before any change has even been announced? Because emotions are literally contagious, and during organizational transformation, they spread faster than any communication plan can contain them.
In this episode of The Human Factor Podcast, Kevin Novak and co-host Elizabeth Stewart explore one of the most underestimated forces in organizational life: emotional contagion. Drawing on decades of research from leading psychologists and organizational scientists, they unpack how emotions move through teams, departments, and…
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