By
Mike Krutza
Hope Works In Business, Too
"Hope" isn't
just a "feel good" mumbo jumbo. "Hope" - when you believe that things
could get better and that you can do something to make them better-
works for companies, too. Shanee J. Lopez, a Gallup senior scientist,
Ph.D. professor at the University of Kansas School of Business and a
leading researcher on hope says that faith and optimism can help
companies prosper.
What does hope really mean? A leader has to
first understand what hope is to be able to unleash its power in the
workplace. "Hope" in business boosts a leader's confidence to launch a
new venture that is apt to thrive. New products that are bound to sell
can be dreamt up and people inspired to be more ambitious and
successful. In fact, leaders and managers owe 14% of productivity in
their workplace to "hope".
Make Your Goals Meaningful
In
the business world, you can take advantage of hope by creating
meaningful goals and plan for "what ifs". Employees themselves have to
understand how they can use hope to make the workplace better, too.
What
outcome do you want to achieve? Make your goals meaningful. Communicate
to employees. What makes your people excited in what they do and in the
workplace? Foster employee engagement- engaged people are most often
inspired if they work for goals that are meaningful to them.
As
people hope, their desire to become part of something bigger is stirred.
They become more inspired, motivated and their excitement brews. It
produces more drive for work, commitment and engagement.
One way
leaders can make their business hopeful is to explain to employees and
customers how their products and services make life better for
themselves and for others.
Paint A Picture Of Hope
What
are the attractive and promising possibilities for your business? Paint
a picture of a brighter and sweeter tomorrow for your people to see...
Create hope. Fill their minds with a rainbow of strategies that will
bring forth a picture of a lively spring of renewal for your business.
Turn your people's excitement into practice. What are their thoughts?
Convert them into plans.
Hope can only find its rightful and
comfortable place in your business if you first empty the trash.
Primarily get rid of the distracting and destructive clutter and remove
stuff that simply don't make sense.
Prepare for "what ifs"...
visualize what could be different and better than what is happening
today. This is how you, as a leader, can awaken hope in your people, and
turn it into reality.
By the way, do you want to learn more about leadership in your company? If so, download your FREE ebook here: Guide to Elegant Courage Leadership
Jodi and Mike specialize in executive coaching with individuals and teams. http://lighthouse-leadership.com
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