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Culture Bytes: Unpacking Workplace Negativity: Strategies for Change

Sue Tetzlaff Season 1 Episode 30

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In this episode, Sue Tetzlaff discusses the impact of positivity and negativity in the workplace. She explains that negativity is natural and ingrained in our brains as a way to protect us, but it can be problematic in relationships, teams, and workplace cultures. Sue emphasizes the need to balance negativity with intentional acts of positivity and offers up easy- and quick-to-implement tactics that have been shown to increase the experience of positivity in the workplace.

  • Negativity evolves as the predominant vibe in a relationship, team, department, or entire organization when there isn’t enough awareness and fostering of what is positive.
  • Negativity is natural and ingrained in our brains as a way to protect us, but it can be problematic in workplaces if it is unproductive and predominant.
  • Practical strategies to increase positivity include practicing the three good things exercise, tracking the three-to-one ratio of positive to negative experiences, auditing emails for positive tone, and starting meetings with positivity.

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