Recharge Yourself
A favorite quote of ours is “A dead battery can’t charge a dead battery.” Stop complaining about negative work attitudes and lend your own energy to creating a more positive attitude in the workplace. Be the office live wire!
Stay Positive Check-up Questions:
- How can one person increase the positive attitude in the workplace?
- What specific things can someone do to tap into the energy of others?
- How can you maintain a more energetic and positive attitude in the workplace?
Bringing more energy to work can seem draining. But everyone we’ve talked to who tries it finds that they get more energy in return.
How to Communicate with Co-workers Effectively:
- Be enthusiastic. Enthusiasm is infectious. If you’re going to spend eight hours a day at work, why not make it more than just tolerable. Make an effort to smile, laugh, and enjoy your job. If you work to create a more positive attitude in the workplace, others will follow.
- Practice random acts of kindness. Each day try to do something kind and helpful. Offer to cover for a co-worker so they can attend their kid’s soccer game, bring a busy colleague a cup of coffee, or volunteer for a project. You don’t have to create elaborate situations, just keep your eyes out for opportunities to do a good deed.
- Look for opportunities to have fun. We all know someone who can make anything fun–and make time fly. Be that person. It’s amazing how a joke here and a silly celebration there can breathe life into a stale office. Before you know it, other people will start coming to work with more bounce in their step.