The document discusses the significant impact of positivity on work performance, highlighting that a positive attitude can enhance productivity, quality of work, and opportunities for career growth. It explores concepts such as positive organizational behavior, the PERMA model of positive psychology, and self-efficacy, emphasizing the importance of fostering a supportive work environment. Ultimately, a positive mindset not only benefits the organization but also promotes individual well-being and goal achievement among employees.

1. Does Positivity Enhance Work Performance
Submitted by
Arpita Tripathy

2. Negative Thinking
 Hindering you from
achieving something that
you want
 Make you feel worse
 Adding negative value to
your life in some way
 Less peace of mind
 Less health benefits
 Less happiness and
enjoyment
 A less worthwhile life

4. Negative Vs. Positive Thinking

6. Positivity and it’s effect on work performance.
 Optimistic attitude.
 Positive effect level of
performance.
 Ability to complete more tasks.
 Improvement in quality of
work.
 Enhanced work performance,
 Bigger opportunities for career
growth and success.

8. • Attitude is a mental position to a
way of thinking .
• Positive attitude helps to cope
more easily with the daily affairs of
life. It brings optimism into your
life & makes it easier to avoid
worry & negative thinking.
Benefits of Positive Attitude:-
• Helps achieving goals & attaining
success
• More success
• Greater inner power & strength
• The ability to inspire & motivate
yourself and others
• The ability to surmount any
difficulty

9. Few Examples of Person with positive attitude which
made them successful and enhanced their Work
performance

11. Positive Organizational Behavior

12. Positive Organizational behavior
• POB was coined and defined by Luthans
“the study and application of positive
oriented human resource strengths and
psychological capacities that can be
measured, developed and effectively
managed for performance improvement
in today’s workplace”
Objectives of POB:-
• Positive psychology
• Self efficacy/Confidence
• Optimism
• Hope
• Resilience
• Psychological Capital(PSYCAP)
• Organizational Culture
• Organizational Behavior(Individual
Level)

13. Positive Psychology
It is about scientifically informed
perceptions on what makes the life
worth living. It focuses on aspects of
the human conditions that lead to
happiness, fulfillment & flourishing.
Positive Psychology Theory
Dr Martin Seligman known as the
Father of Positive Psychology. He
spent years developing a theory of
well-being he called PERMA model.
The model comprises 5 elements,
that create the foundation of a
flourishing life:
• Positive Emotions
• Engagement
• Relationships
• Meaning
• Accomplishments

16. Self Efficacy/Confidence
Self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in his or
her capacity to execute behaviors necessary to produce
specific performance attainments . Self-efficacy
reflects confidence in the ability to exert control over
one's own motivation, behavior, and social
environment
Optimism
It is a major construct in positive psychology. There is
a positive impact of optimism on physical and
psychological health which leads to academic, athletic,
political and occupational success.
Hope
Snyder (1991) defines hope as “a positive
motivational state that is based on an interactively
derived sense of successful (a) agency (goal-oriented
energy) and (b) pathways (planning to meet goals).”
This meaning of hope consists of both the “willpower”
(agency) and the “way power” (pathways).

18. Psychological Capital(PSYCAP)

20. Synthesis of understanding organizational culture is the totality of values, symbols,
meanings, assumptions, and expectations that can provide solutions to the growing factors
outside the organization and able to be the glue for its members. Based on the typology
proposed by Etizoni organization, then Google including normative organization because all
members of the organization have the same vision with Google, which is trying to promote
innovation and passion to advance the organization become a leader in the world of dot-com.
While the type of corporate culture by Cameron and Quinn, Handy the prevailing corporate
culture at Google is People Culture.

21. The Art of Building a Positive Organizational
Behavior(Individual Level)
• Keep the employees engaged
• Make them feel important
• Cater to the professional & personal needs of
the employees
• Recognize effort
• Treat employees equally across divisions
• Make the employees see the big picture
• Build the culture by emphasizing omn things
such as the humble beginning of the
company & its founders.

22. Initiative to build Positive Psychology in an Organization
Celebrate
festival,birthdays,ethnic
days etc
Sports Tournament

23. Team Outing Equal Rights

24. Work culture
Reward For Employee

25. A positive attitude and psychology in the
workplace helps employees to accomplish
tasks faster and in a better manner. The
performance of employees to a great extent
depends on the good relationship they share
with their colleagues. A good relationship
can be established only when employees
demonstrate a positive attitude & thinking
towards their work and colleagues.
Through positive energy, work becomes a
pleasure and employees find it easier to
achieve their goals. a positive attitude at
work is beneficial not only to the
organization, but also to the employees on an
individual basis.
Conclusion

27. References
• https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/psycap/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabh_Bachchan
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._K._Rowling
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney
• https://www.livestrong.com/article/148267-define-a-positive-attitude/
• https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/founding-fathers/
• https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/founding-fathers/
• https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-optimism-definition-lesson-quiz.html
• https://www.jstor.org/stable/1448867
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_resilience
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_psychological_capital
• http://wbu.gmu.edu/resilience-model/

28. References
• https://positivepsychologyprogram.com/psychological-capital-psycap/
• http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/timothy-so/200903181667
• http://www.thepositivepsychologypeople.com/hope-theory-and-goals-at-work/
• http://smallbusiness.chron.com/examples-illustrations-positive-organizational-
behavior-81818.html
• https://www.jstor.org/stable/4165814
• http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0149206307305562
• http://positivepsychology.org.uk/optimism-pessimism-theory/
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22489443
• https://www.successconsciousness.com/negative-thinking.html
• http://99u.com/articles/7232/the-power-of-negative-thinking
• http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042812012402
• http://positivepsychology.org.uk/self-efficacy-definition-bandura-meaning/
• https://wikispaces.psu.edu/display/PSYCH484/7.+Self-
Efficacy+and+Social+Cognitive+Theories

29. References
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kO1kgl0p-Hw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD74GxMccVc
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FBxfd7DL3E
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHBawTPwqK4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuQuwrx1JxU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAd9qTn2WgM
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksqDmumtxHA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE3e4-N9OJw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUtEeWPW37c