Benefiting at work from Brain Based Insights

Since the flip side of critique is to celebrate, it only makes sense to cheer on what works and fix the rest. Do we though?

Think about polar opposite effects of these two reactions though …  where one person suggests alternatives that would improve productivity, and another attacks flaws in fellow workers.

Research shows people leave jobs most often because critique is too high and celebration too low.

Support offers blueprints for improvements, whereas critiques tend to drag down and obliterate any hope for change. People do better when co-workers offer ideas and submit insights – and yet critiques push people into downsizing and desperation.

Have you noticed low morale lately or listened to words spoken at mainstream departments? People seem down and despondent throughout medical centers, universities and business organizations?

Leaders increasingly tell you they hang on at work … only to pay their health insurance … while morale is chipping away at their mental health.

Other workers admit they’re merely waiting out retirement. Am I the only one who sees more critique than celebration lately?

Problems of lost interest and faded visions seems exacerbated by practices that drag down … without supporting or suggesting what builds up.

Common critiques seem less visible in firms when people celebrate visions for growth. Have you noticed that one of these approaches precludes the other?