But there are even better reasons to keep your anger under control. For one thing, when you are angry, you are apt to say or do things you later regret . . .
Continued anger can take a heavy toll on mind and body.
Probably because it's natural, instinctive, and briefly satisfying. And because we haven't stopped to consider how harmful it can be. Yet, that's exactly what successful managers must do. They can't afford the luxury of a temper that makes them say and do foolish things and sour their relationships with their people. The most important time to hold your temper is when the other person has lost his.