Name: Profit from the Positive
Rating: 4.4 (13 reviews)
Author: Margaret Greenberg and Senia Maymin

What’s in it for me? Learn how to become an effective leader using the tools of positive psychology.

Have you ever wondered whether you’re a good leader? Have you asked yourself how to push your team or wondered whether performance reviews really lead to better work?

Profit from the Positive provides a complete system that will help you become a better leader and improve your team’s performance. You’ll learn how to get more work done without working more hours, how to control your emotions and improve a bad mood, how to avoid making hiring mistakes, and more.

The best part? You don’t have to be an expert, have a budget, or get your boss’ permission. Anyone can use these tools, whether you manage four or 40,000 people.

In addition, you’ll learn

how putting a pen in your mouth can make you happier;
why a bad mood can be as infectious as a cold; and
why asking someone to rate their own weirdness can save you lots of money.

To improve productivity, plan ahead and try to pick up positive habits.

If you’re a manager, you’re probably always on the lookout for new ways to increase both your own and your employees’ productivity. Let’s take a look at a few simple tricks for achieving that.

First of all, always take the time to formulate a plan before leaping into action.

The importance of this can be seen in a study by psychologist Peter Gollwitz, where he told his students to write a report on how they spent Christmas, and hand it in on 27 December. While half the students just got the assignment, the other half were also asked to identify exactly when and where they would complete it. It turned out that this “plan” made a huge difference: 71 percent of the second group submitted their reports on time, compared to just 32 percent who’d made no concrete commitment to getting it done.

This insight is easy to apply in other areas too. For example, saying, “Could you bring that report to the conference room after the 10 a.m. meeting?” is more effective than, “Could you hand it in tomorrow?” because the former creates a specific plan for the other person to follow.

Another way to improve productivity is tricking yourself into getting started.

Let’s say you’ve got a long, daunting to-do list and you’re having trouble getting started. Just pretend you’ve already begun! Jot down a few additional tasks that you’ve already completed, and then cross them out. This simple act will make you feel like you’ve already done something, which will motivate you to continue.

Finally, if you really want to be more productive, create positive habits and routines.

Consider Deborah. She used to check her email all the time, interrupting her other work. To improve her productivity, she decided to adopt a new positive habit: checking her emails only four times a day, at specific times, and not just whenever a new email arrived in her inbox. This allows her to better focus on her work, saving her time in the long run.

When things go wrong, be resilient and learn from your mistakes.

To be a true leader, it isn’t enough to be productive – you also have to be resilient. Because the truth is, we all experience setbacks and disappointments. What matters most is how quickly we bounce back.

So don’t quit just because something went wrong in the past. Rather, be grateful for these mistakes and learn from them. Use these experiences to help you confront current challenges.

Your mood will impact both your own productivity and your team’s performance.

We don’t always realize it, but our moods have a powerful effect on everyone around us.

That’s because emotions are catching, as explained by social contagion theory. Basically we humans are hardwired to mimic each other’s facial expressions and moods. According to the theory, just one person in any team of five can “infect” the other four.

To be a strength-based leader, know what you’re good at and hone in on solutions, not faults.

Now that you embody productive, resilient and contagious leadership, there’s another attribute you need to master.

You need to become a strength-based leader – someone who focuses on strength, not weakness.

To avoid hiring mistakes, take your time and don’t undervalue personal skills.

Every organization needs new people every now and then. The trouble is, how do you find the right people?

This question is a serious one because hiring mistakes are expensive: factoring in everything, each mistake costs a company around five times the hire’s salary!

Identifying and cultivating your employees’ strengths will boost productivity.

Here’s something you may find surprising: Focusing on what people do well, rather than their weaknesses, will boost productivity.

This means once you’ve assessed your own strengths, you should start focusing on what your employees do best.

Performance reviews are an opportunity to motivate your team and preview the year ahead.

Performance reviews can be an uncomfortable experience for managers and employees alike. But they don’t have to be.

Instead of going into a performance review to evaluate your employee, see it as a time to re-energize them.

For a productive meeting, get everyone to participate and pay attention to openers and closers.

Imagine a world in which your employees actually look forward to meetings. It might sound impossible, but you can make it happen.

How?

You don’t need anyone’s permission to use these tools. Simply start small, avoid jargon and expect resistance.

By now you’ve read about quite a few tools and ideas for effective leadership. But how can you actually apply them to the real world?

First of all, start small. You don’t need anyone’s permission to use these tools; you don’t need your boss or the HR department to get on board.

Zusammenfassung von Profit from the Positive

Profit from the Positive
in 9 Kernaussagen verstehen

What’s in it for me? Learn how to become an effective leader using the tools of positive psychology.

To improve productivity, plan ahead and try to pick up positive habits.

When things go wrong, be resilient and learn from your mistakes.

Your mood will impact both your own productivity and your team’s performance.

To be a strength-based leader, know what you’re good at and hone in on solutions, not faults.

To avoid hiring mistakes, take your time and don’t undervalue personal skills.

Identifying and cultivating your employees’ strengths will boost productivity.

Performance reviews are an opportunity to motivate your team and preview the year ahead.

For a productive meeting, get everyone to participate and pay attention to openers and closers.

You don’t need anyone’s permission to use these tools. Simply start small, avoid jargon and expect resistance.

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To improve productivity, plan ahead and try to pick up positive habits.

When things go wrong, be resilient and learn from your mistakes.

Your mood will impact both your own productivity and your team’s performance.

To be a strength-based leader, know what you’re good at and hone in on solutions, not faults.

To avoid hiring mistakes, take your time and don’t undervalue personal skills.

Identifying and cultivating your employees’ strengths will boost productivity.

Performance reviews are an opportunity to motivate your team and preview the year ahead.

For a productive meeting, get everyone to participate and pay attention to openers and closers.

You don’t need anyone’s permission to use these tools. Simply start small, avoid jargon and expect resistance.

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What’s in it for me? Learn how to become an effective leader using the tools of positive psychology.

To improve productivity, plan ahead and try to pick up positive habits.

When things go wrong, be resilient and learn from your mistakes.

Your mood will impact both your own productivity and your team’s performance.

To be a strength-based leader, know what you’re good at and hone in on solutions, not faults.

To avoid hiring mistakes, take your time and don’t undervalue personal skills.

Identifying and cultivating your employees’ strengths will boost productivity.

Performance reviews are an opportunity to motivate your team and preview the year ahead.

For a productive meeting, get everyone to participate and pay attention to openers and closers.

You don’t need anyone’s permission to use these tools. Simply start small, avoid jargon and expect resistance.

Kernaussagen in Profit from the Positive

Einleitung

To improve productivity, plan ahead and try to pick up positive habits.

When things go wrong, be resilient and learn from your mistakes.

Your mood will impact both your own productivity and your team’s performance.

To be a strength-based leader, know what you’re good at and hone in on solutions, not faults.

To avoid hiring mistakes, take your time and don’t undervalue personal skills.

Identifying and cultivating your employees’ strengths will boost productivity.

Performance reviews are an opportunity to motivate your team and preview the year ahead.

For a productive meeting, get everyone to participate and pay attention to openers and closers.

You don’t need anyone’s permission to use these tools. Simply start small, avoid jargon and expect resistance.

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