When there’s a dark cloud hanging over your work environment, the best thing you can do might simply be to adopt a positive attitude with your colleagues to brighten things up.
In our last quick poll, we asked our readers what first step they would take to change their work environment for the better. Here are the results!
If you could create a healthy, productive work place, what first step would you take?
| Smile, be pleasant… treat others the way you want to be treated | 35% |
| Reward and encourage teamwork | 17,5% |
| Question your assumptions and suggest others do the same | 10% |
| Promote clear lateral and top-down communication | 10% |
| Acknowledge the efforts of others | 7,5% |
| Give positive, constructive feedback | 7,5% |
| Create opportunities to engage as fellow coworkers… like over lunch | 7,5% |
| Being real creates trust – encourage others to be themselves | 5% |