Most of the behavioral issues I deal with in the workplace are because the person I am coaching has lost their perspective.  They focus in on a series of small hurts and dwell on them to the point they become bitter and negative.  In every situation without exception, the key core issue is they are no longer grateful for all the good in their lives.  This Fast Company post deals with why this is so important:

“Gratitude is absolutely vital in the workplace, says UC Davis psychology professor Robert Emmons, author of The Little Book of Gratitude: Creating a Life of Happiness and Wellbing by Giving Thanks, and a leading researcher on the subject. “Most of our waking hours are spent on the job, and gratitude, in all its forms, is a basic human requirement,” he says. “So when you put these factors together, it is essential to both give and receive thanks at work.”

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