If you happen to visit any office, it is common to observe employees experiencing a wide range of positive as well as negative emotions. Emotions are not only an integral part of our work life – be it in office or in business – but these do have a substantial impact on one’s job performance. For example, when an employee is in a bad frame of mind, upset, unhappy, angry or frustrated, the negative emotions tend to “colour” or “blind” his or her rational mind. As the Roman poet, Horace (65-8 BC) rightly puts it, “Anger is temporary insanity.” Impairment of the rational mind has an all-pervasive impact on employees’ job output, reasoning power, decision-making skills, team work, etc.
Studies suggest that negative emotions do have an adverse effect on a person’s output. Misunderstanding, jealousy and conflicts with fellow employees at the workplace lead to frequent fights which in turn result in dirty politics and unproductive and undesirable acts. Studies suggest that people living with positive emotions have better cognitive abilities and they tend to perform better at the workplace and with much greater accuracy. Further, positive emotions foster increased creativity and co-operation amongst employees.
Feelings of jealousy and anger lead to poor relations with colleagues whereas positive emotions induce a helping attitude in people. Positive emotions like enthusiasm and motivation matter a lot as these drive one’s performance. Positive emotions and cordial relations also help in reduced absenteeism from office and fewer employees leaving the organization. Thus, positive emotions are essential to attainment of organizational or business goals.
This Excerpt is taken from the book ‘Positive Self-Talk’ by Shammi Sukh. For more information about the book : Click Me!
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