if you’re constantly expressing anger ... it just doesn’t work in the long term. Rewards, discipline
... how to do that in a positive wthing I learned is how to use humor. I think humor ay and – another
is an undervalued commodity in the Federal government, and I actually had somebody once tell
me that I manage by humor. I’ll always look for the light side. Now you can take it too far: I’ve also
been told that I can be sarcastic and that sometimes my attempts at humor fail. But I’ve learned over
time how to modulate that somewhat. I think also the intersection between personal and professional
life was something that I really came to ... My wife is a lawyer, teaches at a law school, and understand
we had 3 young kids. I had to miss work every once in a while. I supervise single mothers ... when I
have to accommodate them; sometimes the system isn’t friendly towards them in terms of leave, or
flexi place or things like that. But it’s also true for men ... a lot of men are tugged in ways. I was also
a soccer coach, I taught my daughters and I coached one of my daughters through travel leagues here in
the DC area needed to be at her practice at 5 o’clock and so I had – and I needed every Wednesday, I
to have flexibility in my schedule. Those kind of things you learn and it makes for a happier office,
right? Those are some of the things.
Researcher: were there any specific developmental experiences at work that you learned in terms of
your emotional intelligence?
A9: Nothing intentional (laugh).
Researcher: anything that was a byemotional intelligence – perhaps it wasn’t -product of
intentional, but you learned something about it?
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