Signs of good morale:
- Optimism
- Realism
- Cooperation and mutualaid
- Hard work and sacrifices
- Constructive criticism
- Confidence in self and leaders
How is the morale is your team or organization?
- Do you sense that people in your company have hope?
- Is the language they use optimistic and hopeful, or pessimistic and despairing?
- Are people making plans for the future with themselves in the plans, or are they instead making plans to abandon ship?
- Do people have a lot of idle time, or are they working on ways to continually improve the organization and its performance?
Richard Martin is a consultant, speaker, and executive coach. He brings his military and business leadership and management experience to bear for executives and organizations seeking to exploit change, maximize opportunity, and minimize risk.
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