Do Your Executives Give Off Positive Vibes?

If company culture is important to you, then look to your executives to give off the right vibes.

Do your executives give off positive vibes? Or do your employees get nothing but negativity from the people you've put in place to run your organization?

Here are some ways for the executives in your company/organization to be positive thinkers, setting the tone for the rest of the group.

Be Generous with Praise

Oftentimes, business goals are long-term projects, with the payoffs being far in the future.

Rather than wait for the entire project to be completed before congratulating the sales team, break the larger project into smaller goals and milestones.

Reward employees who help to reach those milestones, with public displays of gratitude or praise.

Offer Tangible Rewards

Even small rewards for a job well done can make a positive impact. Reserve a stash of rewards to be given out as your executives see fit.

Depending on the financial wealth and size of your organization, give out tickets to the symphony, movies, local restaurants or concerts.

Your staff will have tangible proof of their value to the company, and they can share the reward with their friends or family.

Reserve Time to Meditate

Meditation offers measurable result on positive thinking and the condition of the mind.

As the following article looks at, if you're wondering about the importance of positive thinking for executives, think about how awful it is when others take out their bad mood on you, or when others are skulking around in a funk.

Provide time and space for your executives to meditate or simply to escape the demands of corporate life during the workday. Your employees will thank you for it.

Enforce the Concept of Work Family

Enforce may sound like a harsh word to use, but if you don't think of it like this, it's easy to let this concept fall by the wayside. 

Give executives the power and resources to help employees feel like their colleagues are more than just co-workers.

Provide the budget and freedom so your executives can authorize company outings, fun and competitive sports leagues around the office and other events that will make employees feel more engaged with the company and with each other.

Keep Holidays

Don't miss the opportunity to keep holidays in the manner in which they were intended.

Employees love special days, and when the company honors holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah, St. Valentine's Day and more, it gives them an opportunity to have a little fun and smile.

It also provides a premium opportunity for your executives to indulge in some gift giving around the office. Even if everyone doesn't celebrate Christmas or the same New Year's, it's fun to play "Santa," or share resolutions with others at work.

It promotes camaraderie, instills playfulness and happiness, and simply makes people feel good to give and get gifts.

When your executives exhibit a positive attitude, your entire organization can benefit.

About the author

Kate Supino writes about best business practices for small to medium sized businesses.

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