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Feedback: Why Is Expressing Appreciation Hard?

By chipscholz | Published: January 26, 2012
Why is it that praising or expressing appreciation to people at work can be so awkward? Sometimes it can feel contrived, even disingenuous. Maybe we’re just not as good at expressing positive thoughts as we are negativity. Are we so entrenched in sarcasm and dark humor that the expression of authentic appreciation seems odd? Tony [...]
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Barriers to Success: Negative Self-Talk

By chipscholz | Published: September 26, 2011
One of the biggest barriers for people in reaching their dreams — working through this process — is that they set unrealistic expectations of themselves. They have these grand visions of perfection… and it sounds like commitment, which is good, but in reality, this only sets up problems. When your self-image is limiting, when you’re not [...]
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Barriers to Success: Incongruence and a Bad Attitude

By chipscholz | Published: September 22, 2011
Clarity, Intention, Attention, Focus: That’s the way to create the life you want for yourself. But like any simple formula for success, there are all sorts of barriers along the path if you want to consistently implement clear intention, attention and focus. It can be simple, but certainly not easy. Even with the best plans on [...]
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Success: The Secret Energy Force Behind It

By chipscholz | Published: September 13, 2011
I’ve been laying out a success formula for life and career through Clarity, Intention, Attention and Focus. These are the four keys my co-authors and I talk about in our latest book, “Do Eagles Just Wing It?” By writing down specific intentions you get clarity, and then you identify the critical success factors and waypoints that [...]
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Attitude Is Everything in Summer of 2011

By chipscholz | Published: August 18, 2011
The Summer of ‘11: Some days you hardly know where to begin… the economy’s a rough roller coaster ride and the heat’s unbearable. You’ve gotta have a good sense of humor and plenty of optimism if you want to survive. Attitude is everything. How do you keep cool in spite of it all? I mean mentally [...]
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Why We Need to Manage with a 3:1 Positivity Ratio

By chipscholz | Published: May 26, 2011
I’m convinced that most leaders could improve their ability to inspire great work by communicating more positive emotions. When managers communicate appreciation for what’s working instead of focusing so much on what’s wrong, they get better results. There’s plenty of research to back this up (Fredrickson, Losada), but it’s also something smart parents use with their [...]
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What Do Positive Leaders Actually Do?

By chipscholz | Published: May 24, 2011
In 2005, results of a Gallup research study concluded managers play a crucial role in employee well-being and engagement. Six years later, most of the leaders I talk with are acutely aware of the costs and benefits of engaging their workforce at all levels. Active employee engagement has strong linkages to key business outcomes, including: Retention Productivity and [...]
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Positive Emotions: Can You Be Fired for Laughing?

By chipscholz | Published: May 19, 2011
If positive emotions are so essential for engaging employees and customers, how can you use that research as a leader? Do you encourage laughter at work? Some companies don’t… It’s not a joke: in the 1930s and 1940s, laughter at the Ford Motor Company was prohibited. British management scholar David Collinson tells the tale of a [...]
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Leadership Positivity: Yes, but…Productivity and Profits?

By chipscholz | Published: May 17, 2011
I read a study of CEOs that showed that positivity training could boost their productivity by 15 percent, and managers improved customer satisfaction by 42 percent. Positivity training programs have shown good results with tax auditors, investment bankers, and lawyers… and these are people who deal with a lot of negative emotions. Briefly, [...]
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5 Ways Leaders Can Reduce Negative Thinking

By chipscholz | Published: May 6, 2011
As if leaders don’t have enough on their plates, now we’re learning leadership success requires more positivity and less negativity. This isn’t as simple as it may seem, and it doesn’t come without well-documented studies. Research from Drs. Barbara Fredrickson and Marcial Losada shows that people go from average to flourishing when their positive emotions exceed [...]
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