Do employees work hard because of positive attitudes and work poorly because of negative attitudes?
Positive attitudes alone are not responsible for productive employees, but they are definitely a prerequisite. With a positive attitude, a leader can work with the them to reach their full potential. Now if the employee has a bad attitude, you don’t stand a chance. Bad attitudes rub off a lot quicker than positive ones and spread like a disease. Before long the employee is insubordinate and very low in productivity. In the words of Pat Croce, “Players with a good attitude don’t guarantee success, but players with a bad attitude guarantee failure.
