Get The Right Attitude Through Gratitude

by Harry Waldron

Each day offers the opportunity to start off in a positive way.  This is often referred to as “waking up on right side of the bed”.  As we work with others professionally & respectfully – it results in a “great day”.  Actively practicing gratitude & acknowledgment makes it “grateful day” also.  And those best leadership practices make our jobs & lives more meaningful.

 

Highlight the positive performance & accomplishments of others

Acknowledgment is effective when the timing & setting are well-planned  as    well as spontaneous

Virtual & global teams still need the human touch of grateful leadership

Energize your team of diverse individuals to work in harmony together

 

Atoms are held together by a central positive force & so are relationships

 

Give the gift of grateful leadership each day

Relationships are built slowly – but will dissolve quickly when neglected

Every workday is challenging & it’s better to “team-up” than go alone

Affirm others publicly & work privately on areas of improvement as needed

Trust is built slowly over time, based on our history in working with others

 

Acknowledgment highlights superior work & efforts publicly

Natural gratitude becomes habit-forming when we practice it daily

Develop creative ways to affirm & thank others in email & virtual meetings

 

Grateful leadership makes for a better day, even during stress & chaos

Receiving gratitude & recognition are areas we need to work on as well

Acknowledgment improves employee growth, morale & the bottom line

Time spent to better know one another is always “time well spent”

Each day the grateful leadership cycle must be rebooted like a computer

Find ways to use grateful leadership creatively & effectively

Understanding is improved, when we listen more than we speak

Let the sunshine in 1^st thing in the morning to brighten the day ahead

 

Devote some time beyond the tasks at hand, to the human side of project    management

Appropriate time to learning & practicing the art of grateful leadership

You have opportunities each new day – to make it “ great & grateful” J