From the course: How to Be a Positive Leader (Blinkist Summary)

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Improving morale and productivity

Improving morale and productivity

From the course: How to Be a Positive Leader (Blinkist Summary)

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Improving morale and productivity

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- [Instructor] Blink number seven. Companies should encourage their staff to be virtuous as it improves morale and productivity. Some people think that for an employee to be successful in the corporate world, they need to be ruthless and highly driven. But in fact, one of the most important characteristics of a great employee is virtuousness, a quality often ignored by companies. Virtues like gratitude, honesty, love, and forgiveness have many benefits for both employees and organizations. For individuals, the main benefit of virtuousness lies in its inherent worth. People feel good about themselves when they do something virtuous, like helping someone else. This makes them happier, more committed and more productive, all of which benefits the company in turn. So how can virtuousness at work be increased? One of the easiest virtues to encourage is gratitude. Studies have shown it brings substantial benefits like improved…

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