By William Seidman
We have observed that there is a noticeable change in the speed and quality of learning when people are feeling good about themselves. Kim Cameron in his book Positive Leadership: Strategies for Extraordinary Performance supports this.
Now there is more specific research that shows that a good mood makes learning more effective . A University of Toronto study by Drs. Taylor W. Schmitz, . Eve de Rosa, and Adam K. Anderson, “Opposing Influences of Affective State Valence on Visual Cortical Encoding,” strongly suggests that “seeing the world through rose-colored glasses is more biological reality than metaphor.”
The study team used functional magnetic resonance imaging to look at how the visual cortex processes information when the subject is in a good, bad, or neutral mood. Good moods enhance the size of the window through which we see the world. A bad mood shrinks creativity and productivity. This information is critical in terms of creating an organizational culture worth having.
For the good of your organization, learn to think positively!
