{"podcast":{"id":"p_sb1be561","appleId":"1346314086","podcastIndexId":"545142","name":"WorkLife with Adam Grant","description":"You spend a quarter of your life at work. You should enjoy it! Organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside the minds of some of the world’s most unusual professionals to discover the keys to a better work life. From learning how to love your rivals to harnessing the power of frustration, one thing’s for sure: You’ll never see your job the same way again. Produced in partnership with Transmitter Media.","thumbnailUrl":"https://f.prxu.org/131/images/54c91b01-be7b-4ba8-b0c8-0fb8fd0516e6/TED_WLS2_Logo_3000x3000.png","featured":true,"lastCheckedAt":"2026-04-04T12:09:05.450Z","status":"active"},"episode":{"id":"e_skvfse59","name":"Merve Emre on emotional intelligence as corporate control (Re-release)","thumbnailUrl":"https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts125/v4/64/64/19/646419d8-0249-3aa6-22e1-cf481814a28d/mza_16901703840593164642.png/600x600bb.jpg","publishedAt":"2024-12-31T05:00:25.000Z","isTeaser":true,"summary":"```markdown\n## Speakers\n\n* **Merve Emre**: An associate professor of English at the University of Oxford and a regular contributor to The New Yorker, Merve Emre is a cultural critic who examines the intersections of psychology, culture, and the corporate world.\n\n* **Adam Grant**: An organizational psychologist, author, and professor, Adam Grant hosts the podcast \"Rethinking,\" where he engages with various experts to explore insights about human behavior and workplace dynamics.\n\n## About the Episode\n\nIn this episode, Merve Emre discusses the concept of emotional intelligence (EI) and its evolution over the past 25 years since its introduction. Emre critiques how emotional intelligence has been repurposed by corporations as a means of control, impacting employee behavior and expectations in the workplace. She highlights that while the idea of emotional intelligence suggests a focus on individual capability in managing emotions, it obscures the socio-cultural context and the conditions that compel employees to modify their emotional expressions.\n","appleId":"1000682197136"}}