I am a customer service supervisor at a large bank’s customer service center. Evidence of emotional dissonance presents itself daily. The bank has a set of core values that all employees are expected to portray. We have clear and emphasized display norms. Each of my bankers contacts averages between three and four minutes. Each call, no matter the length or reason, is expected to be used to enhance the customer relationship. This tight control over what can and cannot be displayed proves to be very frustrating at times for bankers. This article’s findings will prove to be very valuable to my work. From the article, as well as the text, I have learned the clear implications and effect of emotional dissonance. The research will prove to be extremely useful in the way I go about training and interacting with my team. There has always been an emphasis on reducing emotional dissonance even before I knew exactly what it was. To decrease this effect, an increased focus will now be on coaching the transition from the use of surface acting to more deep acting. Robbins and Judge (2007) offer the strategy of situational reappraisal to decrease the stress caused by surface acting. As well, this study seems to have shown that it truly is important to cultivate an atmosphere that replenishes emotional
I am a customer service supervisor at a large bank’s customer service center. Evidence of emotional dissonance presents itself daily. The bank has a set of core values that all employees are expected to portray. We have clear and emphasized display norms. Each of my bankers contacts averages between three and four minutes. Each call, no matter the length or reason, is expected to be used to enhance the customer relationship. This tight control over what can and cannot be displayed proves to be very frustrating at times for bankers. This article’s findings will prove to be very valuable to my work. From the article, as well as the text, I have learned the clear implications and effect of emotional dissonance. The research will prove to be extremely useful in the way I go about training and interacting with my team. There has always been an emphasis on reducing emotional dissonance even before I knew exactly what it was. To decrease this effect, an increased focus will now be on coaching the transition from the use of surface acting to more deep acting. Robbins and Judge (2007) offer the strategy of situational reappraisal to decrease the stress caused by surface acting. As well, this study seems to have shown that it truly is important to cultivate an atmosphere that replenishes emotional