Empowering you to
Stop gossip and negativity through insight and understanding, to create a productive and positive workplace
High price of negativity
There is a high price to pay for negativity. High turnover, low productivity, wasted time and resources.
7 Habits
Negativity can be a habit, and like many habits we may not even realize we are engaging in negative behavior. Learn to spot and fix negative habits.
You Will discover
How to deal with negativity and stop gossip. Get practical tools to stay productive & positive while working to create a positive workplace.
About April Callis Birchmeier
Organizational Change Management and Positive Workplace expert.
Popular speaker and workshop leader helping people and organizations create a productive positive workplace. Featured in Time Magazine, The New York Times and Yahoo Hot Jobs! Author of "Springboard to Success: Strategies to Keep Business Casual from Making Business...Casual." April uses Agile change management to help organizations and individuals prepare for and thrive through change.
$13 billion a year
Amount that could be saved in productivity with increased positivity annually, according to The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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A positive workplace means cost savings, reduced stress, and lower health care costs
Significant Improvement
The latest in companies showed an 8% increase in productivity
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Learn to identify negativity traps and boost positive self-talk to create and maintain your positive workplace.
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Time is Money: Nearly Half of Workers Would Take Extra Vacation Time over a Pay Raise
How priceless is time away from the office for today’s workers? Markets Insider reports, “According to new data from the 2017 Emerging Workforce® Study (EWS) commissioned by Spherion Staffing, nearly half (41 percent) say they would accept more paid vacation time in lieu of a pay raise if given the choice.” “As businesses face greater[…]
Transforming Anxiety into Personal Purpose
Humanity stands at the intersection of the most exciting time in human history and equally the most uncertain, unpredictable and volatile. Dawnah Jones writes for the Huffington Post, “Aware or not, every single person absorbs fear (and other emotions) broadcast through media or interpersonal communication or distant threats of violence or aggression. When your personal[…]
A four-step plan to help you make hopeful decisions
On a typical day, what do you hope for? Bill Howatt writes for the Globe and Mail, “Take today, for example. When you woke up, what did you hope would happen? We typically don’t think about the day when asked this question; we tend to focus on a situation. For example, “I sent her a[…]
Proof Positive for Happiness at Work
Many corporate leaders have accepted the behavior of the grumpy employee scowling at her computer all day and running out the door at 5 p.m. — if the results are there. But pushed to boost innovation and maximize productivity, some bosses see the need to take a more active role in promoting happiness in the[…]
Study: Millennials are an asset to your business. Here’s why.
“The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.” These inspiring words are by President John F. Kennedy. But do they apply to the current millennial generation? Amanda Shagane writes for the Lexington Herald Leader, “Unfortunately, much of the focus on the millennial generation has been based[…]
Benefits of bringing your dog to work: Why pet-friendly workplaces attract millennials
We all know puppy cuddles can help to heal everything from a broken heart to a bad haircut. Tianna Nadalin writes for the Herald Sun, “According to the latest research, they might even be able to spare you from a bad day at the office.” “With stress levels and employee burnout at all-time highs, businesses[…]
Meeting exclusion
Of course, we cannot invite everyone to every meeting. To do so would defeat the purpose of most meetings – to come to a decision or to create a plan of action. When everyone is responsible for everything, no one is accountable for anything. That is why we must limit meetings to the stakeholders or[…]
Workplace Doctor: Meet your client’s expectations halfway
Meeting clients’ requirements sometimes feels like reaching for the moon. As much as you try, it can sometimes feel like what you are doing is just not good enough. Alex Davda writes for The National, “It is even trickier when the client has unusually high standards and you are aware of the practicality of working[…]
Poor attitudes, office gossip, and social media addiction: UK bosses’ top workplace bugbears
The Yorkshire Evening Post writes, “Employees with a negative attitude, bad manners and an addiction to social media are most likely to land in trouble with the boss, a study has revealed. Gossips, poor grammar and spelling and constantly asking for help are also likely to put you in management’s bad books. Other sure-fire ways[…]
Monday Motivation Hack: Avoid Negativity
After a couple of days away from your responsibilities, Monday can come crashing in like a wrecking ball. Karen Hertzberg writes for Grammarly, “When negativity threatens to wreck your Monday and make you less productive, you can try a few subtle things to help you make a major change in your attitude.” 3 Quick Ways[…]