Creating and Sustaining Positive Organizations

– BY SCHON BEECHLER

In my blogs this week I am going to tackle the topic of negativity and positivity in our lives. Today, I characterize what I see as a major problem in our lives, and in tomorrow’s blog I offer up 10 simple ideas how to bring some positivity back into our day to day existence.

I have circled the globe in the past 14 days. Economies are on the precipice of chaos, countries are teetering on the brink of war, and political uncertainty and turmoil roil across all the continents as unemployment edges up higher and higher, patience wanes, and tempers run hot.  In one poignant indicator of the state of the world, here are the titles of all the top stories on the front page of the New York Times this morning: “As Scorn for Vote Grows, Protests Surge Around Globe,” “Christians Fear Future in Syria Beyond Assad,” “Health Insurers Push Premiums Sharply Higher,” Rights Collide as Town Clerk Sidesteps Role in Gay Marriages,” and “Even Those Cleared of Crimes Can Stay on FBI’s Watch List.”

Scorn, Contempt, Protests, Fear, Upheaval, New York Battle Looms, Terrorist Watch List – these are the stories, the words, the sentiments that slap me in the face as I start my day. What are we doing to ourselves?  (more…)