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Nov
04
Filed Under (Management) by Kert
Andrew Wood asked:
Unfortunately, negativity is a natural part of wokring in a business environment. There is often discontent in some form or another and a good leader recognises this. By developing an inclusive approach to leadership and involving your team in decision making processes it is possible that the likelihood of negativity arising is minimised, but you should be prepared to deal with it when it does appear as even the most effective leader will run into negativity at some point in their career. The big problem is that negativity can be contagious and once it rears its head, can be very difficult to manage.
Sometimes negativity will arise as a result of company processes or changes required to make an organisation more effective. It can also arise over time for what appears to be no obvious reason.
An organisation that is in the grip of negativity will display an increase in the amount of complaining, a focus on why things cannot be done, a ‘what’s in it for me’ attitude and a view that things will never get better.
When negativity arises, it can sap your energy as a leader and potentially pull you into its grasp. A great leader will use simple techniques to manage negativity in the workplace and ensures their own attitude remains positive and focused.
The following suggestions will help you to overcome negativity when it arises:
Acknowledge negativity
Negativity will not go away if you ignore it, in fact it will most likely get worse. If it is not acknowledged, you will lose credibility as a leader. Discuss the negative feelings with those concerned, show that you care and ask for suggestions on how you might overcome the issue.
Identify the positives in all situations
It is easy to be dismissive and ignore the input from our team members. Celebrate the small victories and where suggestions will not work, try and identify the elements that you can work on. Positive actions are often a result of lots of little actions rather than one big one.
This is something that is often overlooked and leaders can fall into the trap of considering the efforts of their team as ‘part of their role’. Everybody likes to be recognised for their success, so be prepared to acknowledge it at every opportunity.
Avoid colluding on negativity
This can be hard! We all like to have a moan about things. However, by remaining upbeat and positive, we put out the flames of negativity before they start.
Focus on issues, not personalities
When you are addressing negativity head on, you should remove the focus from the person and instead look at the issue at hand. Otherwise you risk undermining that person and might escalate the negativity.
Understand their feelings
Put yourself in the shoes of the person who feels negative. This does not mean for you to become negative too, but for you to understand how they might feel in this situation and resolve it accordingly.
Express your ideas and feelings
Don’t be scared to let people know how you feel and provide an insight into what you are thinking. Most negative issues can be resolved when everyone is open and honest about their feelings.
Be willing to compromise
As long as the new position is fair, you lose nothing by moving your stance slightly on an issue to ensure all parties are happy. Just because you are the leader, it does not mean that you cannot modify your position.
It’s not unusual for organisations to go through periods of negativity. How long that negativity progresses is often down to you as a leader. By displaying the correct attitudes and behaviours, you are likely to managing negativity and stop it from becoming an inherent problem. With an open and honest approach to the workplace, you might even remove the likelihood of negativity arising in the first place.
This article is taken from an excerpt in the training course materials, \’Great Leadership\’, which are available to buy from our website - Trainer Bubble training course materials. Visit today for this and many other great training courses. http://www.trainerbubble.com
THOMAS
Unfortunately, negativity is a natural part of wokring in a business environment. There is often discontent in some form or another and a good leader recognises this. By developing an inclusive approach to leadership and involving your team in decision making processes it is possible that the likelihood of negativity arising is minimised, but you should be prepared to deal with it when it does appear as even the most effective leader will run into negativity at some point in their career. The big problem is that negativity can be contagious and once it rears its head, can be very difficult to manage.
Sometimes negativity will arise as a result of company processes or changes required to make an organisation more effective. It can also arise over time for what appears to be no obvious reason.
An organisation that is in the grip of negativity will display an increase in the amount of complaining, a focus on why things cannot be done, a ‘what’s in it for me’ attitude and a view that things will never get better.
When negativity arises, it can sap your energy as a leader and potentially pull you into its grasp. A great leader will use simple techniques to manage negativity in the workplace and ensures their own attitude remains positive and focused.
The following suggestions will help you to overcome negativity when it arises:
Acknowledge negativity
Negativity will not go away if you ignore it, in fact it will most likely get worse. If it is not acknowledged, you will lose credibility as a leader. Discuss the negative feelings with those concerned, show that you care and ask for suggestions on how you might overcome the issue.
Identify the positives in all situations
It is easy to be dismissive and ignore the input from our team members. Celebrate the small victories and where suggestions will not work, try and identify the elements that you can work on. Positive actions are often a result of lots of little actions rather than one big one.
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This is something that is often overlooked and leaders can fall into the trap of considering the efforts of their team as ‘part of their role’. Everybody likes to be recognised for their success, so be prepared to acknowledge it at every opportunity.
Avoid colluding on negativity
This can be hard! We all like to have a moan about things. However, by remaining upbeat and positive, we put out the flames of negativity before they start.
Focus on issues, not personalities
When you are addressing negativity head on, you should remove the focus from the person and instead look at the issue at hand. Otherwise you risk undermining that person and might escalate the negativity.
Understand their feelings
Put yourself in the shoes of the person who feels negative. This does not mean for you to become negative too, but for you to understand how they might feel in this situation and resolve it accordingly.
Express your ideas and feelings
Don’t be scared to let people know how you feel and provide an insight into what you are thinking. Most negative issues can be resolved when everyone is open and honest about their feelings.
Be willing to compromise
As long as the new position is fair, you lose nothing by moving your stance slightly on an issue to ensure all parties are happy. Just because you are the leader, it does not mean that you cannot modify your position.
It’s not unusual for organisations to go through periods of negativity. How long that negativity progresses is often down to you as a leader. By displaying the correct attitudes and behaviours, you are likely to managing negativity and stop it from becoming an inherent problem. With an open and honest approach to the workplace, you might even remove the likelihood of negativity arising in the first place.
This article is taken from an excerpt in the training course materials, \’Great Leadership\’, which are available to buy from our website - Trainer Bubble training course materials. Visit today for this and many other great training courses. http://www.trainerbubble.com
THOMAS
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Oct
11
Filed Under (Home Business) by Kert
Joseph J. Wood asked:
The very first thing that comes to people’s mind while thinking about ways to make money online by working at home is the scare of a scam. The scare is rightly justified, considering all such stories are doing the rounds all the time. But the people genuinely interested to make money online have more other things to worry about than scams. Scams are not so very difficult to deal with. The genuine sign of any `work at home offer’ is that, it never asks for money to register so as to start with them. All legitimate opportunities to make money online are always registered it with BBB (Better Business Bureau) and have a 24*7 online support. The greater the time for which the program has been there is a sign of greater credibility
To start to make money by working at home one needs to choose a product that could fill a need in the market. One needs to find out what people are searching for on the internet. A very good tool for searching is the suggestion tool with Overture.com. Type the relevant phrases and one will know what people are searching for. It will help oneself to find out how big is the market of the product/services about which one is planning to market. Google is another such tool that gives us an idea about the size of your market.
The large number of websites already present should not be discouraging. One can out do their work with the right techniques and approach. The simple tools which anyone need to start a home business and eventually make money online are a computer, an email id, a telephone and internet access. However, it takes patience to learn something even as simple as making a website. But once on the road after joining the right affiliate program, it provides oneself with high quality products, training material and marketing tools free of cost. The next step is as to how to generate traffic and to get prospects to visit our site? This is one important aspect where people fail and give up the idea to work at home and make money online. You get to own a website with great and useful products.
There are many ways to market your website across the net. We need to research through all the methods available and then fix one and maintain it. Mastering the technique is important. More techniques can be added after gaining a level of expertise. The better the management, the easier it becomes to earn money working from home.
JAMEL
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The very first thing that comes to people’s mind while thinking about ways to make money online by working at home is the scare of a scam. The scare is rightly justified, considering all such stories are doing the rounds all the time. But the people genuinely interested to make money online have more other things to worry about than scams. Scams are not so very difficult to deal with. The genuine sign of any `work at home offer’ is that, it never asks for money to register so as to start with them. All legitimate opportunities to make money online are always registered it with BBB (Better Business Bureau) and have a 24*7 online support. The greater the time for which the program has been there is a sign of greater credibility
To start to make money by working at home one needs to choose a product that could fill a need in the market. One needs to find out what people are searching for on the internet. A very good tool for searching is the suggestion tool with Overture.com. Type the relevant phrases and one will know what people are searching for. It will help oneself to find out how big is the market of the product/services about which one is planning to market. Google is another such tool that gives us an idea about the size of your market.
The large number of websites already present should not be discouraging. One can out do their work with the right techniques and approach. The simple tools which anyone need to start a home business and eventually make money online are a computer, an email id, a telephone and internet access. However, it takes patience to learn something even as simple as making a website. But once on the road after joining the right affiliate program, it provides oneself with high quality products, training material and marketing tools free of cost. The next step is as to how to generate traffic and to get prospects to visit our site? This is one important aspect where people fail and give up the idea to work at home and make money online. You get to own a website with great and useful products.
There are many ways to market your website across the net. We need to research through all the methods available and then fix one and maintain it. Mastering the technique is important. More techniques can be added after gaining a level of expertise. The better the management, the easier it becomes to earn money working from home.
JAMEL
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