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Date: September 12, 2023

Post by: Admin

 “Hope goes into the future and invites us to join it there.”

Hope is a belief and expectation that generates confidence in the future and is necessary to move employees out of survival patterns into thriving states. Hope is an antidote against stress and is a confidence and resilience booster.

A lack of hope = stressed and unproductive employees since the brain under stress loses the capacity to problem solve and be creative. Frustration and lack of productivity are the markers of employees who feel hopeless, leading to the erosion of self-confidence and disengagement.

Ongoing hopelessness at work is pervasive and breeds an emotional despondency that filters out into all expressions of life. A hopeless work situation can affect an employee’s mental well-being, physical health, and relationships.

Leaders who cultivate and leverage the power of hope see more engaged and satisfied team players emerge. A workplace can only become an incubator for possibilities if everyone is committed to promoting hope.

Ways to Cultivate Hope:

• See yourself as a solution – be accessible and be a sounding board.   
•  Hybrid focus – be present to offer stability for everyday demands and inject seeds of hope for the future – discuss possibilities.
•  Offer Encouragement – so that goals can be set and accomplished.
• Validate – show confidence in the other to overcome challenges and meet expectations.
• Prepare – create plans using data from past victories to frame future wins.

Hope is a source of motivational energy; if utilized well, it will move you and others on your team forward in harmony and is the invisible compass to visible benefits.