We know there is considerable spillover from personal un$-$ happiness to negative emotions at work. Moreover, those who experience negative emotions in life and at work are more likely to engage in counterproductive behaviors with customers, clients, or fellow employees. Increasingly, organizations such as American Express, UBS, and KPMG are turning to happiness coaches to ad$-$ dress this spillover from personal unhappiness to work emotions and behaviors. Srikumar Rao is a former college professor who has the nickname, $$the happiness guru.$$ Rao teaches people to analyze negative emotions to prevent them from becoming overwhelming. If your job is restructured, for example, Rao suggests avoiding negative thoughts and feelings about it$.$

Instead, he advises, tell yourself it could turn out well in the long run, and there is no way to know at present.