Mission for today: find one positive thing happening at work and tell people, including your manager, about it.
Ever notice how fast bad news travels around the office? What gets shared first: problems or successes? Particularly on difficult projects, most conversations about work tend to be focussed on the problems being solved rather than successes or things that are just working well. Constant problem-focussed conversations can bring down morale and increase stress over time. We need to balance things out with good news!
This mission is the original mission I gave a team member and started this series of posts. Almost a year later, he still tries to tell me one positive thing about work each day. Sometimes, it’s a small victory. Sometimes, it’s just to let me know something the team does day-to-day is working.
Today, find something positive that is happening in the office and share it with your colleagues and manager. It will make their day a little brighter. Make it a habit and it will influence others around you to do the same thing, boosting morale for the whole team.
When you have completed your mission, please share the results in the comments. Did you make someone’s day? Did someone share something positive with you? How did you feel?
Sockets and Lightbulbs 
November 11, 2013
Career, Leadership