How do your people feel about coming to work each day?
Cara Cunniff
?? Workplace emotional culture specialist improving employee engagement, team & stakeholder connection & impact I Former British Army Officer (Psychological Operations) - so sense of humour guaranteed I Speaker I Ironman
It's a question every people and culture leader should be able to answer.
Can you?
As leaders, we’re often focused on goals, strategies, and KPIs.
But here’s the thing—true engagement and resilience aren’t built on targets alone.
They’re built on how connected, valued, and safe your team feels in the workplace.
This is where emotional culture comes into play.
Emotions shape behaviours.
And behaviours... they’re what make or break a team.
When we prioritise emotional culture, it's not a tick-box exercise—we’re creating the foundation for high performance, creativity, and loyalty.
Let’s take a closer look… what makes emotional culture the game changer? ??
Three ways:
Share how you’re feeling about a project or challenge.?When leaders lead with openness, they create a culture where others feel safe to be real, too.
>?Real talk builds real trust.
2. Create Emotional Checkpoints ??
It’s not just about what people are doing—it’s about how they feel doing it. Regularly ask what support your team needs, both professionally and personally.
>?Emotional checkpoints create psychological safety, and safety breeds creativity.
3. Shift Focus from Tasks to Feelings ??
What if, in your next review or one-on-one, you focused as much on how people feel as on what they’ve achieved?
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>?When people feel valued and understood, they’re not just more productive—they’re invested.
?? Try one this week. See what happens. Let me know.
Now don't miss our upcoming webinar...
If you're a people or culture leader... this is for you.?
We want to show you how transformational this can be.
Join us for an immersive webinar on how to develop your workplace emotional culture.
You’ll experience firsthand how to measure, map, and nurture an emotional culture that drives results and strengthens connections.
Hope to see you there. ??
In the meantime - any questions, ping me a message. Have a great week.
Cara
Ways to get in touch.
? DM me to learn more about how we can bring this to your team or organisation.
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?? If you’re not sure how to build emotional culture into your business strategy - we're here to help.?At The Workplace Experience Project ????, we measure, map and work with you to co-create an emotional culture to benefit your?leaders, teams & business.
When emotions are validated, you see a shift—workplaces buzz with energy, creativity & possibility.?