The Power of Positive Leadership, Practices, Thinking, and Contribution

In today's world,?banks, financial institutions, and organizations in general,?heavily rely on technology, but it is essential to understand the power and significance of positive leadership, practices, and dynamics. By promoting positive practices, leaders can enhance their employees' well-being, engagement, and motivation. In this article,?I want to tell you more about?the importance of positive leadership, practices, and thinking, and how they can transform individuals and organizations.

The Significance of Deviance Continuum

To understand the importance of positive leadership, it is crucial to comprehend the concept of the deviance continuum. Deviance is an aberration from the norm, unexpected, and not normal behavior. All organizations aim to eliminate deviance because the purpose of organizing is to eliminate unexpected, aberrant, and not normal behavior. Organizations aspire to move towards the middle of the continuum, avoiding any behavior that deviates from the norm. However, positively deviant health and phenomena are under-researched and ignored, leading to a lack of understanding of the right-hand side of the continuum.

Positive Leadership and Practices

Positive leadership and practices focus on what individuals and organizations do right, rather than what they do wrong. Some examples of positive practices include:

●???????Encouraging and promoting a positive work culture and values

●???????Building and strengthening positive relationships with employees

●???????Providing employees with a sense of autonomy and control in their work

●???????Fostering an environment of trust and transparency

●???????Encouraging and rewarding innovation and creativity

Positive practices lead to positive dynamics in the workplace, resulting in increased job satisfaction and productivity. Positive leadership and practices can also benefit individuals outside of the workplace, including parents, friends, and colleagues.

The Power of Positive Thinking

Positive thinking has been linked to numerous health benefits, including longer life spans and improved mental and physical health. The human body and DNA are designed to learn from positive experiences. This is known as the heliotropic effect. A person's DNA has an inherent inclination toward positivity, which is why positive thinking is so powerful. Some studies demonstrate how positive thinking can change outcomes for the better. For instance,

●???????A study of nuns showed that the group that kept journals filled with positive thoughts had significantly fewer deaths.

●???????In a bowling challenge, the group who watched positive videos performed better and received the incentive money.

●???????Students who kept a gratitude journal reported an improvement in their mental and physical health.

The Power of Contribution

Research shows that contribution, rather than receiving support, leads to a better sense of well-being. The act of contributing provides a sense of purpose and meaning, and it has a positive impact on the contributor's mental and physical health. This feeling of being cared for and providing support can be incredibly beneficial.

Conclusion

Positive leadership, practices, thinking, and contribution have significant potential to transform individuals and organizations. By focusing on what individuals and organizations do right and encouraging positive behaviors and practices, leaders can foster a culture of trust, transparency, and productivity. It is important to understand the right-hand side of the deviance continuum and positively deviant phenomena. In today's ever-changing and fast-paced world, it is crucial for leaders to embrace positivity and its transformative impact. By doing so, they can enhance their employees' well-being, engagement, and motivation, leading to increased job satisfaction and productivity, and contribute to a better sense of purpose and meaning.

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Morten Kriek is the founder of?Wisselbanck ?? , co-founder of?The Banking 50 , and holds a Masters Degree in Positive Leadership and Strategy from?IE Business School ?in Madrid. He also completed on-campus executive programs at some of the world's leading business schools including?Columbia Business School ,?Yale School of Management ,?The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth ?and?Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management . Morten is also a certified Positive Psychology Coach from the?Wholebeing Institute .