Organization Behavior - The Power of Being Positive

Life is getting hectic and busy...love it! And i'm still in progress of doing the CALMAT MBA internship report and assignments.

Found an interesting article regarding one of the organization behaviour or human factor that closely related to one of my earlier posting of "Make the positive difference". and also on the Project Management/ Organization Behavior Final Presentation posting.

Let's take some time to review below thoughts ...

Strategies to Harness the Power of Positive Thinking.

The way to experience happiness, prosperity, success and health is through the doorway of positive thinking.

The power of positive thinking allows you to take control of your thoughts and guide them in the direction you want your life to go.

Below are the Being Positive/ Positive thinking strategies :

1. Smile and be thankful. Each day, some things will go right and some things will go wrong. If you pay more attention to the things that go right and dwell on those things, you’ll experience more happiness.
   * Smile and greet everyone you meet warmly. Smiles are contagious, and you’ll instantly begin to feel a difference inside yourself.
   * Pause throughout the day to think about things that you are grateful for. The more you practice gratitude, the better you’ll feel about life and about yourself.



2. Surround yourself with positive people. Most people who soar to incredible heights of accomplishment in their lives do so because they surround themselves with positive, encouraging people. It’s hard to have a positive outlook when everyone around you is complaining all the time.
   * If you surround yourself with people who routinely seek the good inside of you, you’ll begin to do the same. Spend less time with negative people and more time with those who speak words of support into your life. If you do, you’ll experience greater power, self-confidence and joy.
   
   
3. Think constructively. For positive thinking to truly make a difference in your life, you must replace negative thoughts as they occur. Most important, however, is the need to get whatever benefits you can out of the negative thought before you erase it from your mind.
   * Instead of ignoring your negative thought and hoping it will go away, ask yourself if the critic inside of you is trying to teach you something valuable. Take note of the lesson, and then quickly discard the negative thought. Replace it with a positive perspective on the same situation.
   * Whenever you experience negative thinking, ask yourself: “What else could this mean?” If someone treats you unfairly, it could mean that they don’t like you very much. But it probably means they’re just having a bad day. How can you help? Do you see how this question can change your entire outlook?
4. Use positive affirmations. Often, when faced with a stressful situation, we resort to a pattern of thinking and behaving that has become a habit. How do you create new habits that support your success instead of sabotaging it? Positive affirmations are the key.
   * Write out the things you want in life and the qualities you want to possess. Write these statements in the present tense, and use positive language. Repeat these statements to yourself over and over again. Do this every day, and before long you’ll strongly believe the words of the affirmation you’ve created for yourself.
   * If a habit of thinking is holding you back, what’s stopping you from creating a new habit?

The negative thoughts of the critic inside of you serve a valuable purpose. Things aren’t always rosy, and it’s important to learn from your experiences so that you don’t make the same mistakes. However, you can begin to harness the power of positive thinking today. Apply these simple strategies to move closer to the joy and success you deserve.

Sources from http://beingpositive.net/706/power-positive-thinking/

What's your thought?

I totally agree with it and Being Positive is actually the key element of 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People' (briefly explained in one of my old posting too) which is good for any leader or manager to practise it.

Alright.... time to continue back the CALMAT MBA internship report and assignments. ...just wanted to refresh my mind and also seeking for ideas for my homework...

BUS 528/ 520 Project Management/ Organization Behavior - Final Group Project

California University of Management and Technology (CALMAT) MBA

BUS 528 Project Management

BUS 520 Organization Behavior

Final Group Project

Prepared by Pei Jung Chiang (Cherri), Jianqiang Huang (Jenny) and Edmond Low

BUS528/ 520_Project Management_Organization Behavior_Project_presentation_2010_jce_rev_16

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BUS 520 Week 7 Reflection: Strengthen Others 2

Scenario 2: Now think of a time when you felt powerless, weak, and insignificant as a result of something a leader said or did. What specifically did he or she do?

Tough one... Most of the time, i will feel uncomfortable with bad leadership personnel or leader with bad personality. Lost respect to these type of personnel that does not have the courtesy of greeting 'hello' or offerring a 'smile' when passing by or meet up or fail to say 'thank you,' or other little things that mean so much.
A leader that behave rudely and aggressively yelling at people also demotivate and weaken the sub-ordinates and setting bad examples.
A leader that practices double standard putting themselves first then secondly only the sub-ordinates.
And usually, these bad leaders are easily forgetten as they are not something that i will remember for life. There's more role models of leader with positive attitudes that i can learn from than these bad leaders.

BUS 520 Week 7 Reflection: Strengthen Others 1

Scenario 1: Think of a time when, as a direct result of something a leader said or did, you felt personally powerful and capable. Write down the actions the leader took that contributed to your feeling powerful, strong, capable, and effective - the master of your own experience. Be as specific as you can.

....Once upon a time, during my high school time - like others youngster, we are kind of playful and have no direction and academic might not be very important.
Until one fine day, my school principal Mr. Phua Seng Tiong who is also my class English Literature teacher initiate a phrase/ motto for all the students/ teachers that create a great impact in my life till today -

" Make the positive difference"

I may not be a high achiever but i certainly make the positive difference out of my life for each decision i made. Staying positive helps to strengthen my personality and also my mindset.

I'm able to eliminate as much negative effect (laziness, indecisize, uncertainty) as possible and stay focus on positive things.

A positive attitude will reflect to other people and make them see things in a better and brighter ways.

I also want to make a positive difference in as many lives as I can and anyway I can. It is as simple as a smile and the smile is meaningful to people. And when people have great time and feel good with the smile, they will eventually smile back to you and be there for you.

This is what drive me in accomplishing goals after goals, I will continue to strive and make the positive difference.

BUS 520 Week 3 The Leadership Challenge

The Leadership Challenge.


Leader I admire: Oliver Kahn - A great goalie, a really spirited skipper (captain/ team leader) too

In conjunction of World Cup season (actual sports name is football, USA called it as soccer),
I would like talk about Oliver Kahn, the football goalkeeper leader that i admire much.

He is the greatest goalkeeper of all time. Nicknamed "King Kahn" or "The Titan" due to his formidable presence and influence, he is the only goalkeeper in the history of football to win the FIFA World Cup Golden Ball (in World Cup 2002).

It's not easy to establish one as the goalkeeper choice in a team. With is talent, determination and patience, Kahn established himself as a quality goalkeeper in three years joining his first professional football team in Karlsruher SC as a reserve. He was a key player in the fondly-remembered KSC team during that time.

He then joined Bayern Munich with a record fee for goalkeeper as he continue to establish himself as the first choice and also the skipper (captain) in the team. He won multiple honors, both at the domestic and international level.

He shown great sportsmanship by receiving the UEFA Fair Play Award for a match in Champion league final 2001 after he walked up to a devastated Santiago Cañizares after the penalties and attempted to comfort him.

He encounter up and down through out his career too, injuries and lack of motivation. However, his performances continue to improve and he has re-established himself as a reliable shot stopper in 2004.

In 2002 World Cup, Kahn’s shot-stopping prowess and leadership that carried the team to a surprise appearance in the finals, and allowed only three goals in the course of the competition, two of which were in the Final. He never fail to disappoint.

At the age of 39, he retired but before that he continue to cultivate the young rising star in his team to step up and take his position.

Now, referring to the key word bold above, these are all the important factors to success for myself to establish as a leader = "One"

• One need to be patience and hardworking.
• One also need to be able to master the skills set or cultivate the talent.
• One need to have quality that will influence others and make present felt.
• One need to prove and go beyond the limit to earn the first place/ leader position.
• One need to be humble with great behavior to gain respect from others.
• One can never stop but continue to improve.
• One need leadership skill to lead a team to success.
• One can never fail to disappoint.
• One need to learn from mistake.
• One need to have direction.

Alright - times up! Who will win this year World Cup 2010? Answer & Comment please!