February 20, 2012 by Dan Wisniewski
It sounds like a bunch of new-age hooey: Employees with positive mindsets perform better at work. But new research shows that workers with a good attitude are more productive, more engaged and have better morale.
Researcher Shawn Achor, writing on the Harvard Business Review blog, discussed research where he asked workers to take part in what were called “positive habits.” The activities included:
- jotting down three things they were grateful for
- writing a positive message to someone in their social circle
- meditating at their desk for two minutes
- exercising for 10 minutes, and
- taking two minutes to describe in a journal the most meaningful experience of the past 24 hours.
After three weeks, the workers scored high on a “life satisfaction” scale – a measure of their outlook on life.
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