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 Doctors have long known that attitude can affect physical health. A patient can contribute to her own recovery from illness by changing from a pessimistic to an optimistic outlook. The same approach works on the job, too. It’s been proven that positive attitude does produce personal power. It has helped a number of people.

In many job situations, proper attitude is at least as important as technical ability. Some employees may even have multiple business degrees or a Ph.D., but their attitude still prevents them from becoming effective employees. They refuse to complete tasks because they resent suggestions given by supervisors. They sometimes argue, “We didn’t do it this way at my last employer.” They criticize management decisions to subordinates. When they are with the superiors, they criticize the work of their subordinates. Because of their constant criticisms, they become a disruptive influence. This negative attitude overshadows the functional value of their department. They refuse to recognize failure on their part. Instead, they spend time looking for reasons to blame others. Many failures are direct results of negative responses to changes that maybe required of a new work environment. There is little doubt that, with a cooperative attitude, any career can prosper more.
Do you have a form of insecurity that causes you to resist change? Do you feel threatened by change and regard people who promote it as personal enemies? Control these feelings. Generate an attitude that welcomes change. An open mind will shape your responses and increase your chances of success.

Self- Expectancy
You may have noticed, in your relationship with others that most people respond to pretty much according to what you expect from them. This is called “self-fulfilling prophecy.” It says that a person’s level of performance is largely determined by the person’s understanding of what is expected from him or her.
This kind of correlation is even truer when that person is your self. Many of us fail simply because we expect failure. If our subconscious self-image is one of a loser, our actions automatically set up loss situations to help us satisfy our self image. Turn that around. Expect a lot from yourself.

A pessimist is defined as a person who, when opportunity knocks complains about the noise. To capitalize on opportunity, you must use all your capabilities. A job doesn’t have to be monotonous. You don’t have to settle for whatever happens to come along. Find out what you are, decide what you want to become, and develop an attitude to achieve it.

What kinds of things do you enjoy? What are you good at doing? Do they frequently happen on your job? If they don’t get busy and define a job that fits your talents and interests. Help your mind develop the positive attitude you need to get what you want.

Proper attitude will help you overcome the toughest problems you will face. Discipline your mind. Plant positive thoughts, take positive actions, have a positive attitude, surround yourself with positive people, then harvest positive results. Another day starts tomorrow. What can you lose by making a positive step once you get out of bed?

 


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A company resident reviews a feasibility study for an environment protection project in a small community where the company’s headquarters building is located. A personnel manager discusses with union leaders the forthcoming collective bargaining agreement. A marketing manager reviews videos of proposed media campaigns. A group of employees discuss the latest changes in the top management over coffee at the cafeteria.

If corporate communication is not generally well understood, it may be because corporate communication is still evolving. The concept is an offshoot of the growing recognition by top management of communication as a strategic resource in achieving corporate goals and objectives.
As the term implies, corporate communication encompasses all the communication activities undertaken within the corporate context, whether formal or informal, regardless of direction or flow of information (i.e. top-down, bottom-up, horizontal).
What corporate communication aims to achieve is to integrate the various communication activities within the corporate organization and recognize them as key management functions. It seeks to upgrade public relations. It seeks to upgrade public relations, organizational communication, and advertising into the level of scientific discipline quite removed from the level of gut feel. As the International Management Magazine (June 1985) noted, corporate communication-related activities a common direction or framework.
The growth of corporate communication can be attributed to the trend among progressive companies to appoint a communication man to top managerial positions (and even in the executive board). Corporate Executive Officers (CEOs) are beginning to realize that the success or failure of corporate strategies depends on how communication resources are harnessed.
Communication: The Nervous System of Organizations
A review of definitions of the term organization indicates how critical communication is the very existence of an organization. Koontz and O’Donnel define organization as a communication decision-making network. Peter Drucker states, “The organization is above all, an information decision-making system.” Communication is not a secondary or derived aspect of an organization, but rather the essence of organized activity and is the basic process out of which all functions derive.
It is quite clear then that communication links the various parts of an organization; it is the principal tool of managers. Through communication, the manager receives the information needed in making the right decision, and once the decision is made, manager must communicate it to others.
Perhaps you often hear managers saying, “Our problem is communication.” Indeed, many managers use communication as an excuse if they are not able to achieve their goal or objective. While it is true that communication is a vital skill of managers, it would be wrong to conclude that an effective communicator alone makes a good manager. An effective communication for a wrong decision will not do any good to the company. Conversely, for a manager to be an effective planner and decision-maker is not enough. A good decision (or action plan) must be translated into action.

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