Once you determine the actions that are needed to bring about the desired change, you can address someone's negative attitude at work. With clear communication about expectations, the employee will have the opportunity to change the behaviour and improve performance.Hence, the trick is to never quit and keep on pushing, give them a chance to improve their behaviour. If they do not, it can be the indication that you may transfer them to another department which might suit better to their interests and skills.

2. Six Ways How a Leader Can
Transform Negativity to
Positivity

3. Some of the ways in which a
leader can transform the
negative behaviour to
positive behaviour are
discussed below.

4. 1.Be a True Observer
 In order to successfully tackle negativity the
manager/business head should rely more on
observation rather than being judgmental. Observing
people will lead to important clues and the root cause.
Sometimes, you may find employees indulging in
negativity due to particular work load, a particular
stress-giving co-worker or personal problem at home.
If the stress is caused by a typical work process or a
new rule imposed, you should try to modify it
according to the workers affected by it. If that is not
possible, for valid reasons, talk to the employees about
the nature of the problem and devise other ways to
combat it.

5. 2.Counsel the Employees
 Employees with a negative attitude can spoil the whole
atmosphere of your business and demolish morale.
These people in fact, display contagious practices in
form of unkind jokes, criticism behind or on
someone’s face which ultimately leads to negativity. It
would do a lot of good if you could call and talk
sympathetically to the employee and do whatever is
possible within your means to help him. Your
counselling will help the employee to concentrate
much better and be productive. And if the problem is
urgent, granting the concerned employee leave would
be more prudent.

6. 3.Be positive with negative
people
 Some people have negativity built in them and for
some reason or the other it is just not possible to
simply get rid of them. Keeping such people in mind,
explicit rules regarding acceptable and non acceptable
behaviour at the workplace should be made clear to all.
While imposing behavioural rules on the staff, make
sure to lead them by your exemplary behaviour. Don’t
shout or talk rudely yourself and maintain your
attitude when under stress. “Being positive in a
negative situation is not naïve; it is leadership”.

7. 4.Combat Negativity
 Every person is a unique individual, and he will have
unique motivators that help create a positive attitude.
As a leader, one needs to find motivators for your
employees. There are employees who are goal oriented
and expect quality recognition to feel that they have
accomplished their goals. Others may be motivated by
monetary rewards or with certain challenging
assignments. Find what works for each of your
employees and implement strategies to get your
workforce motivated and positive.

8. 5.Be open to direct feedbacks
from employees
 Get direct feedback from employees on how to make
the workplace more enjoyable, less tense, and highly
productive. Consider using a suggestion box or
anonymous survey. By utilizing employees' ideas on
what gives them job satisfaction, you may be able to
turn their negative attitude about their jobs into
positive ones. In fact, as a manager, you can also
directly invite employees to visit your cabin if they
have specific concerns about negative attitudes.

9. 6.Give Feedback Positively
 Feedbacks need not to be always critical; accolades are
equally important. Managers should be very careful as
constant criticism and negative feedback breeds
further negativity. It is important for a manager to
handle praise and criticism delicately. Managers need
to remind employees that their mistakes and failure
can act as the key information about how to improve
themselves. As a manager you need to make the
employee understand the feedback and what different
they need to do in order to achieve the standards.

10.  Once you determine the actions that are needed to
bring about the desired change, you can address
someone's negative attitude at work. With clear
communication about expectations, the employee
will have the opportunity to change the behaviour
and improve performance . Hence, the trick is to
never quit and keep on pushing, give them a
chance to improve their behaviour. If they do not,
it can be the indication that you may transfer them
to another department which might suit better to
their interests and skills.

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