Managing Anger, Frustration, and Resentment on Your Team

Accept the feedback that your team is frustrated without judging your team or yourself. Ask for more information, demonstrating that you care to acknowledge it. Then reframe the concept of anger as a part of the human condition that, when managed effectively, can improve the drive across your team.

Offer your team members a safe space to vent. Then encourage them to partner with you to find solutions that benefit everyone.

Once you have de-escalated emotions, you can channel their frustration toward more constructive outcomes.

• Helping your team redirect their frustration toward a battle that benefits others can help spark creativity around what changes to make.
• Design goals that involve striving for success instead of doing a task to avoid failure can increase their stamina and grit.
• Consider the quality of your team's goals. Are the goals within reach or so unreasonable that they will likely give up?

Consider your blind spots that could contribute to their anger. How you engage with your team can increase the tension or improve trust.

Once you've identified your blindspots, be willing to publicly own the areas where you need to improve and request feedback and advice. This approach can shift perceptions from negative to positive.