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May 29, 2006

"It's not true that nice guys finish last. Nice guys are winners before the game even starts." --Addison Walker

Be Nice -- It's Good For Business!

Negativity costs the U.S. economy an estimated $300 billion a year! On the flip side, research shows that positivity pays -- quite literally! Donald O. Clifton was one of the first psychologists to study the link between profit, productivity and positivity. Diagnosed with cancer, he raced to finish the story of the research behind his famous Theory of the Dipper and the Bucket, along with practical suggestions for using it. Shortly before his death, "How Full Is Your Bucket? Positive Strategies for Work and Life" was published. Thousands of companies have benefited from Clifton's work, which mentions certain helpful, general rules. An example: the 3:1 rule -- which maintains that it takes three positive interactions to cancel every negative one at work. That's three smiles for every scowl! Find out more about the Dipper and Bucket theory and how to apply it.