The Resiliency Advantage by Al Siebert

Author:Al Siebert [Siebert, Al]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2010-12-02T13:00:00+00:00

Leave My Attitude Alone!

We also have the issue of whether or not people want to cooperate in having their attitudes changed. Let’s say the leader of a work team you are on takes you aside and says they have decided to make you change your negative attitude about the new software program the company just purchased into a positive one. Or maybe someone tells you he’s going to make you change your attitude about a political party. What would your response be? Do you believe that anyone can make you change one of your attitudes if you don’t want to cooperate? It isn’t likely; no more than anyone can make another person stop smoking or swearing if they don’t want to cooperate.

No one can talk another person into changing an attitude, no matter how hard one may try—as many sales managers, parents, and spouses know full well. It takes a long time to develop an attitude, and it takes conscious, applied personal effort to undo or change an attitude—as with any habit.

So, when it comes to the matter of attitudes, think “habits.” Then you’ll have a realistic understanding of what it takes for a person to change an attitude. He or she must want the change to occur, and as with any personal habit, the practiced effort will take many weeks or months before the new way becomes established. Old attitudes can be replaced with new ones if a person decides to make the change, believes change is possible, and will stick with the plan. The key question is, do you control your attitudes or do they control you?11

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