Monday, October 28, 2013

5.7 THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO BE A GREAT BOSS: Building a Positive Team

(EXTRACTION FROM TEAM MANAGEMENT: Developing Your Team at http://www.mindtools.com)
 
Helping Your People be Happy and Engaged
Teams that are highly motivated and positive are fun to be part of and able to accomplish far more.  Positivity can make a real difference to people's success and well-being.  Happy individuals are more successful in many areas of their lives.  Positivity is an essential ingredient for success!

Positivity also brings longer-term benefits.  The happier we are, the more creative we are.  Teams often become more positive because they have a positive leader.  Focusing on your own happiness, well-being, and emotional intelligence is the first step in creating a great team.

FIVE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS THAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO BE HAPPY
By Martin Seligman, a leading positive psychologist
PERMA Model
Positive emotion
Engagement
Positive Relationships
Meaning
Accomplishment /achievement

The office itself is something that has the potential to destroy motivation and positivity.  take steps to create a healthy workplace   for your team.  Other elements, such as life balance, employee recognition, and involvement, also play a big part in your team members' happiness.  Praise   your team members for the good work that they do, and ensure that everyone has a healthy balance of work and time off.


Positivity is a habit.  To cultivate long-term positivity is by reinforce it daily.  This takes focus and self-discipline.

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