In the case of the office – and life – we’re more likely to identify headwinds, the issues we face, the tough colleague, or the damaging staff tradition.
Sadly, like tailwinds, we’re a lot much less more likely to discover the great issues, when issues are going nicely.
This phenomenon has been coined by researchers as our deficit perspective or our deficit bias. Adverse feelings, experiences and occasions present up and impression us considerably greater than optimistic ones.
So what does this imply?
It signifies that with regards to workplaces we have to be extra intentional in recognizing, appreciating and nurturing the optimistic behaviours, cultures and leaders that now we have at work.
Figuring out and nurturing ‘office tailwinds’ is what these within the fields of Constructive Psychology, Constructive Organisational Scholarship, and Wellbeing Science assist groups, leaders and organisations to do.
So my problem to you (and us all) is to concentrate on, and work with, your deficit perspective.
You possibly can’t defeat it by will energy alone. However by way of intentional apply you may get higher at recognizing, working with and catching tailwinds. Supplying you with and your colleagues extra spring in your step.
Rob Baker is the Founder and Chief Constructive Deviant at Tailor-made Considering.
