Appreciation And Positive Energy Lead To Success

Appreciation is both energy and a source of power, good power. It increases success and well-being – and appreciation is transformative.

The Power Of Appreciation by Dr. Noelle Nelson and Jeannine LeMare Calaba has been a source of important information for me.

I also recommend The No Complaining Rule by Jon Gordon. It’s a simple, short, easy read, presented almost as a modern day fable. The book presents trouble in a company, many employees talking behind backs, an atmosphere with excessive negative energy, a lack of confidence and trust in company leadership, and a senior leadership group out of sync due to their own doubts and internal competition, which is evident throughout the company.

The CEO realizes the negativity in the ranks, hears the behind the scenes complaining, and acknowledges that his is not a company culture that will lead to maximizing success – neither the company’s, his people’s, nor his own.

The CEO places his trust in the head of Human Resources (HR). He asks her to quickly develop a plan to change the company’s working environment. He gives her a tight deadline of the following Monday. The message is clear: this is urgent.

After great thought, Hope, the head of HR, outlines her ideas for solution and presents them to her CEO, who immediately gives his approval for implementation of her plan.

Some of Hope’s key principles are:

• A positive environment and culture are everything;
• positive leadership is essential;
• we must relentlessly make our culture and our people a priority at all levels; people deliver our results, we must focus on our people, asking, listening, helping;
• our employees and clients want to know that they can trust us and that we care about them;
• we need positive communications, interactions, and conversations;
• we need to listen to our people and we need to empower them;
• and we need to become solution and innovation based.

Also, Hope and her CEO implemented a No Complaining Rule. Yes, there are times when complaints are legitimate. So, the rule was complain only if you also offer a solution.

The book additionally offers an implementation action plan, explaining the cost of negativity and complaining, shows that there can be justified complaints accompanied by a possible solution, a complaint/solution process, a process for celebrating successes and suggests a kick off with the designation of a no complaining week.

In the book, the company transformed into a solution-based company, thanks to the new, positive energy and enthusiasm of their people and senior leadership.

Can one “turn on a switch” to increase his/her company’s people’s sense of appreciation and the enthusiasm immediately? No, not immediately.

Can you “turn on a switch” to increase your own sense of appreciation, your own enthusiasm, become a spark plug, immediately? Yes, you sure can! You can make a positive difference for your company, starting today!