Start your day in office with a Smile

WHEN you start work every morning, what is the first thought that comes to mind?

Does a tingling expectancy for facing the challenges of the day fill you or does listless ennui numb your senses with the long day looming ahead? If you have a boss or a colleague who cribs and yells at you incessantly, it could make work difficult and zest can be at a premium!

Dealing with people who are negative or drainingly passive can be very challenging. Just being around someone who is always complaining or whining can make you feel frustrated, angry and exhausted. This will negatively impact your productivity.

Having worked together for sometime you tend to have similar emotional reactions to situations with your co-workers. .

For instance if the boss is happy with the progress of your project, it will motivate you to work harder. If he is under stress and gets angry over trivial matters it will affect your work adversely. This emotional convergence can be beneficial or harmful to working relationships making them either more positive, stronger, productive and longer lasting; or negative, stressful, weaker and less productive. An employee has to be a productive member of a team and be a positive influence on others.

Dealing with attitudes in the right way is important as it:

Neutralises conflict between the co-workers and improves employee relations

Helps the employees to work in teams and shine

Helps the supervisors or managers to set the right ambience in the work place

Fosters positive feelings and boosts morale, which leads to higher productivity

Empowers people and lends enthusiasm and satisfaction to their work

So walk into your office with a bright, happy smile every morning and see how it changes the work atmosphere for you as well as your colleagues!