A positive outlook drives good business
Four out of five CEOs of small and medium-sized businesses who were surveyed for an April report by the Institute of Leadership and Management are optimistic about the future - so it is unsurprising that a significant proportion of them also identified a positive outlook as the single most important personal quality in helping them survive recession.
The report, called Delivering in a Downturn, said they want "managers to be confident, optimistic, positive and have a can-do attitude, and believe that there is a strong association between positivity and solution-driven hard workers with a winning mentality - people who are more likely to fight for a company's survival."
Equally, the CEOs highlighted the dangers of pessimism. As the report says, "It paralyses organisational decision-making processes and hinders chances of survival. Optimistic organisations are better positioned to take advantage of opportunities presented during a recession."
So the message is clear - a positive attitude about the future feeds the energy and enthusiasm that enable challenges to be overcome and ambitions to be achieved.
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