Management/ Changing Attitudes in the Workplace:
Negativity- A Corporate Epidemic. Have you been infected?
by Joe Galligan
We all know that person who never has anything good to say… everything is always bad and getting worse. Even a simple “hello how are you…” can start a waterfall of negativity. Heaven forbid this is you! Hopefully not. Either way there is a fix.
Negativity is contagious and, in some places, it has reached epidemic proportions. If you get infected with negativity, you’re likely to pass it on to someone else. Therefore, a cure for the contagious nature of negativity is essential.
The contagious nature of negativity can be analyzed in greater detail by studying the symptoms that occur when a person gets infected by contagious moods. To identify the symptoms, remember the following points.
Identify the source of negativity.
The source of negativity can be just about anything, from being disorganized to missing out on a promotion to being late for work. A person who is late, for example, can be in a bad mood, and spread his negativity to others.
How does a person become infected by negativity?
The carrier of negativity-again, let’s say it is the person who is late for work-will probably be in a bad mood when he arrives at work, and snubs a co-worker as he rushes to his desk.
What do people do when they become infected?
The co-worker who was snubbed by the late arriviste can take the negative behavior personally and become infected. In turn, she can spread the negativity on to others in much the same way. When people are infected by the negative behavior of other people, they brood, become unproductive, and pass on the negativity to someone else.
What are you doing to cure yourself of negativity?
Negativity is contagious and, in some places, it has reached epidemic proportions. If you get infected with negativity, you’re likely to pass it on to someone else. Therefore, a cure for the contagious nature of negativity is essential.
*The cure is to guard against the possible spread of this infection. Develop effective vaccines to counter this contagious infection. To begin with, avoid being a carrier of negativity yourself.
To arrest the spread of negativity, remember the following strategies. Use them when you are in danger of being infected by negative moods.
* Refrain from being a carrier of negativity yourself. Don’t make your bad mood someone else’s.
* Do not buy into the negativity of others.
* Preserve your own optimism, and work to infect others with your optimism.
The cure for the contagious nature of negativity is to develop a vaccine to counteract its effect on your outlook. Don’t let others infect you with their negativity. Instead, infect others with your optimism.
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