No, I don’t mean that we’re all electricians or drilling oil or even in the petroleum business. I’m talking about energy as in what energy you bring to your work place. Positive energy is one of my biggest passions. I’m big on being positive, even in the most negative situations. I believe that if nothing else, there is always a lesson to be learned from a negative situation. If there is positivity in the room, everyone is so much happier and seems to be much more productive. I tend to be the positive person on my team. I try to make the best out of every situation and to bring the positive energy wherever I go. I believe it just makes the day so much better!
Since I am so passionate about positivity, I found an article about leadership and positivity called: “Three Reasons A Leader Must Have a Positive Attitude” by Keven Eikenberry. This article speaks to how your personal attitude is a huge part of the energy you inject into your team and organization. If you aren’t injecting positive, supportive, and encouraging thoughts and actions into the workplace, it is far less likely that others will either. This quality is especially important for leaders. You can’t rely on someone else to do this for you! Positive attitude and energy are attractive. The best leaders know this and that is a major reason they lead successfully.
Also, it is proven that positivity creates productivity. People are more creative, engaged, and get more done, when there is a positive environment. Enthusiasm is contagious, and someone must inject that energy into a group, team, or organization in order for it to grow. Can one person change the attitude? Yes! It starts with one person.. be the leader!
dmf29 says
I’m so grateful you shared this! I plan to check out the article you mentioned. I’m all for remaining positive and keeping an attitude that encourages others as leadership trait.