How to Minimize Employee Negativity In Your Office
Originally published: 15/11/2019 16:17
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How to Minimize Employee Negativity In Your Office

Negativity is seen as an indictment of bad managers, but I believe it is also an indictment of employee whiners as well.

Introduction

Throughout my career in small companies and large, I’ve always been appalled by the number of people who have a negative attitude or complain all the time. These people don’t seem to realize that they are hurting themselves, as well as other people’s productivity, and jeopardize the future of the company they are working for.


I’ve always thought that I might be overly sensitive, until I saw an article about bad bosses a few years ago by The Business Journals, which claims that many employees spend 10 hours a month complaining or listening to others complain, and 75 percent say their boss is the most stressful part of their job. No business can afford that huge cost in emotional capital, as well as lost productivity.


In every report, negativity is seen as an indictment of bad managers, but I believe it is also an indictment of employee whiners as well. Ten hours a month is a lot of time to waste, not to mention the indirect time lost of the listeners, and the morale impact.


What does all this mean, and how do you correct it, or prevent it in your business?

  • Step n°1 |

    Executives have to be the role model.

    If you as the founder, or other members your executive team are chronic complainers, the disease will spread rapidly through the rest of the organization. Don’t play the blame game, give negatively charged emotional speeches, berate employees in public, or wear an angry face at the office.
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  • Step n°2 |

    Use the hiring process effectively.

    Too many startups give short shrift to the hiring process, because they are too busy, don’t want to pay market prices, or have no experience. It’s actually easy to spot whiners during the interview process, by listening to them run down previous employers and not accepting accountability. Don’t hire them.
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