Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich

Author:Barbara Ehrenreich [Ehrenreich, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: General, Sociology, Social Science, Large Type Books, Self-Help, Personal Growth, Movements, Anthropology, Cultural, Psychology, United States, Motivational & Inspirational, Self-Confidence, Success in Business, Optimism, Self-Esteem, Happiness
ISBN: 0312658850
Google: 8awLQwAACAAJ
Amazon: B002SKDGQ0
Publisher: Gale
Published: 2009-01-01T23:00:00+00:00

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As for the connection to old-fashioned, Peale-style positive thinking, the literature and coaches emphasize that a good “team player” is by definition a “positive person.” He or she smiles frequently, does not complain, is not overly critical, and gracefully submits to whatever the boss demands.

Sometimes the motivational effort backfired, especially when combined with ongoing layoffs. In the mid-1990s, while shedding 20 percent of its workforce, NYNEX initiated a “Winning Ways” program aimed at instilling employees with “the mentality of a winner,” but the employees sneeringly relabeled it “Whining Ways.”

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