What Constitutes “Positive” Energy?
Think about what makes you happy as a person. Is it having friends, spending time with your family, creating something that shows your talents, having quiet time, traveling to new sites, laughing, hearing music, feeling joy, seeing something beautiful, spending time in nature? All of those things can be translated into positive aspects of successful, energetic workplaces. Some examples of positive energy dynamics: • Spending time with people you care about – your co-workers – on a project that you feel is worthwhile makes everyone feel good. • Creating a new ad campaign, a new logo, a new system, a new product or a new way of serving customers are all expressions of employees who feel empowered in their work. • Spending time quietly contemplating a workplace challenge and having an environment where people can have a few minutes of quiet time contribute to and employee’s ability to be stress-free at work. Some companies do this by having a campus-like setting, having a waterfall in the