The Attitude Virus is contagious, it spreads quickly within the workplace, and it causes negativity in all aspects of work life. This new workshop focuses on how team leaders and members can effectively combat bad attitudes and negative feelings before productivity and morale is damaged.

This program includes an excellent video that identifies several types of bad attitudes, such as the "Not-My-Job-er", the Rumor Monger, and the Pessimist, and class discussion centers on practical ways to deal with each attitude. Emphasis is also placed on taking responsibility for one's own attitude, and how help a teammate diagnose a negativity problem.

As a result of attending this program, participants will:

• Understand the consequences of a negative attitude in the workplace and the benefits of promoting a positive, healthy environment.
• Be aware of the different types of negative attitudes.
• Know how to diagnose an attitude problem in themselves or their colleagues.
• Be sensitive to underlying causes leading to negative attitudes and respond to them in a productive way.
• Be able to help team members clarify their feelings and relate them to team goals.
• Learn how to replace old, ineffective reactions with adaptable, productive responses.
• Know how to follow through in order to reinforce new, positive behavior.