Importance of attitude ppt
- 2. Our attitude determines how we look at a setback. To a positive thinker, it can be a stepping stone to success. To a negative thinker, it can be a stumbling block. Great organizations are not measured by wages and working conditions, instead they are measured by feelings, attitudes and relationships. When employees say, "I can't do it," there are two possible meanings. Are they saying they don't know how to or they don't want to? If they don't know how to, that is a training issue. If they are saying they don't want to,it may be an attitude issue (they don't care) or a values issue (they believe they shouldnot do it). www.shivkhera.com
- 3. We are not an arm and a leg, but a complete human being. The whole person goes to work and the whole person comes home. We take family problems to work and work problems to the family. What happens when we take family problems to work? Our stress level goes up and productivity comes down. Similarly, work and social problems have an impact on every aspect of our lives. Take any one of those items and extrapolate it into sophisticated adult terms and apply it to your family life or your work or your government or your world and it holds true and clear and firm. www.shivkhera.com
- 4. Are we born with attitudes or do we develop them as we mature? What are the factors that form our attitudes? If you have a negative outlook on life because of your environment, can you change your attitude? Most of our attitude is shaped during our formative years. There are primarily three factors that determine our attitude. They are: 1. environment 2. experience 3. education These are called the triple Es of attitude. Let's evaluate each of the factors individually www.shivkhera.com
- 5. Environment consists of the following: ¨ Home: positive or negative influences ¨ School: peer pressure ¨ Work: supportive or over critical supervisor ¨ Media: television, newspapers, magazines, radio, movies ¨ Cultural background ¨ Religious background ¨ Traditions and beliefs ¨ Social environment ¨ Political environment www.shivkhera.com
- 6. All of these environments create a culture. Every place be it a home, organization or a country has a culture. Have you noticed that sometimes you go to a store and you find the salesperson polite, the supervisor, manager and owner polite as well? Yet you go to another shop and you find everyone rude and discourteous. You go to a home and you find the kids and parents well-behaved, courteous and considerate. You go to another home where everyone is fighting like cats and dogs. In countries where the government and political environment is honest, generally you will find that the people are honest, law abiding and helpful. And the reverse is true too. In a corrupt environment, an honest person has a tough time. Whereas in an honest environment, the corrupt one has a tough time. In a positive environment, a marginal performer's output goes up. In a negative environment, a good performer's output goes down. Culture in any place always goes top down, never bottom up. We need to step back and look at what kind of environment we have created for ourselves and those around us. It is tough to expect positive behavior in a negative environment. Where lawlessness becomes the law, honest citizens become cheats, crooks and thieves.Isn't it time to evaluate the environment that we are in or we have created for others? www.shivkhera.com
- 7. 2.Experiences Our behavior changes according to our experiences with people and events in our life. If we have a positive experience with a person, our attitude toward him becomes positive and vice versa. 3. Education I refer to both formal and informal education, not just academic qualifications. Knowledge strategically applied translates into wisdom, ensuring success. I talk of education in the broader sense. It makes the role of the ; educator vital. A teacher affects eternity. The ripple effect is immeasurable. We are drowning in information but starving for knowledge and wisdom. Education ought to teach us not only how to make a living but also how to live. www.shivkhera.com
- 8. Just like an absence of ill health does not equal good health, an absence of negativity alone does not make a person positive. People with positive attitudes have certain personality traits that are easy to recognize. They are caring, confident, patient, and humble. They have high expectations of themselves and others. They anticipate positive outcomes. A person with a positive attitude is like a fruit of all seasons. He is always welcome. www.shivkhera.com
- 9. These are many and easy to see. But what is easy to see is also easy to miss. To mention a few, benefits of a positive attitude ¨ increases productivity ¨ fosters teamwork ¨ solves problems ¨ improves quality ¨ makes for congenial atmosphere ¨ breeds loyalty ¨ increases profits ¨ fosters better relationships with employers, employees, and customers ¨ reduces stress ¨ helps a person become a contributing member of society and an asset to their country ¨ makes for a pleasing personality. www.shivkhera.com
- 10. Our life is an obstacle course and we become our own biggest obstacle by having a negative attitude. People with a negative attitude have a hard time keeping friendship , jobs, marriage and relationship. Their attitude leads to ¨ bitterness ¨ resentment ¨ a purposeless life ¨ ill health ¨ high stress level for themselves and others They create a negative environment at home and work and become a liability to society. They also pass on their negative behavior to others around them and to future generations. www.shivkhera.com